by caraS | Jan 22, 2020 | family, latest sessions, Misc.
If you follow this blog regularly, you’re well-aware that I spend a significant amount of my professional time photographing newborns and families in the Boston area. I strive to be a fun family Boston photographer, and sometimes, thanks to an extra family member tagging along, it’s pretty hard for me to fail.
Fun Family Boston Photographer
Oh yes, I’m talking about that baby no one really thinks about when they’re planning a family photo session, but who, of course, everyone wants to include when the day comes. The Fur Baby!
Family pets are simply adorable (in photos). I love the top image of this post so much. The pup is bigger than the toddler! Look at how she daintily holds his big leash. What a sweetie pie the pup is….sitting and posing for my camera.
For sure, typical pets like dogs and cats find their way into my sessions, but these young ladies offered me a surprise: chickens! We couldn’t resist bringing a handful of feed over to them. I love the little burst of red in this image.
As usual with my sessions, less can be more. I want to photograph your family in your real life. While we’ll always snag some fantastic posed images, my goal is to capture your family being themselves. So if your toddler drops food to the family dog during snack time, so be it. Now we know why he’s lingering nearby. Turns out it’s not because he dreams of being on film.
This kitty isn’t totally convinced that he wants to participate in my session, but his preschool owner is making sure he stays. So there you go.
Capturing an image of a young boy expressing his true love for the family pet is so heartwarming to me. This pup definitely had something else besides the hug on this mind though, right?
But indeed, I’m here for all of you. Your whole family. Adults, children, and more. I do think this little guy appreciated being center stage in one of the images.
Whether you’re planning a newborn session, family session or an extended family session, trust that I’m there to ensure you get the images that cement memories of that very day. This very moment in your life. If your fur baby (or babies!) are part of the picture (no pun intended!), bring them along. I promise they’ll smile.
Cara Soulia is a Fun Family Boston Photographer who specializes in capturing the relationships between ALL family members. Get in touch to schedule your family session for 2020!
by caraS | Jan 15, 2020 | latest sessions, little ones
You’d think that being about-to-pop pregnant with your fourth child would make a mother frantic and scattered, but that wasn’t the case with the mom in this newborn session. As a Boston Baby Photographer, I was knee-deep into my busy fall season of photo sessions when we connected, and her baby’s due date was quickly approaching – right before the holidays! But, she had a plan, and if all went well, mom and baby would be home before she knew it.
Could we schedule a session within the first week? Of course!
Boston Baby Photographer
Is there anything better than receiving a new sibling as a holiday gift? I think not!
Evelyn, entered the world in mid-December, joining three older siblings. With four children under age 7, the house is bustling more than ever. Aren’t they gorgeous?
Evelyn didn’t seem fazed to have mom, dad, three siblings, and her grandmother scurrying around. She was calm throughout the entire session, just taking it all in.
It was so fantastic to have Evelyn’s grandmother in town (lending extra hands, arms, and more, I am sure!) for the photo session. Organizing extended family photo sessions can take a lot of planning and they rarely happen with a newborn. Capturing images of baby Evelyn, so young, with her grandmother is something that this family will treasure forever.
I’m thrilled that the family loved their images, as Mom noted in her follow up to me:
“Thank you so much! I’m so happy to have so many pictures of our family, especially shots with me in them! I know we will love looking back at this moment in time and appreciate the chaos and the sweetness.”
The pleasure was mine!
Cara Soulia is a Boston area newborn photographer who specializes in capturing beautiful and natural images of those amazing first early weeks with your baby. Get in touch to schedule your newborn session for 2020!
by caraS | Jan 8, 2020 | latest sessions, little ones
The new year has arrived, and if you’re anything like me, you’re walking around full of dreams, aspirations, and goals that you hope will occur in the months ahead.
And if you’re reading this, perhaps a new baby is part of that list.
A big part.
OK, likely the biggest.
Boston Area Newborn Photographer
If you’re expecting in 2020, congratulations! I know you’re flooded with emotions. I’ve had three children myself, and preparing for each one was exhilarating, scary, and exhausting at once.
And if you’re already expecting, time might feel like it’s already flying by quickly. You’re organizing a nursery, learning about necessary supplies (and how to use them!), and potentially preparing for time away from work. Life is going to change.
I’m here to help ensure you capture the sheer joy of the early weeks.
As a Boston area newborn photographer, I am so lucky to meet dozens of families every year shortly after they welcome a new baby.
And each family tells me the same thing: Photographing the early days with a new baby is a singular and glorious opportunity.
Thank goodness they planned ahead for their newborn session, because it’s pretty hard to accomplish, well, anything, during the first several weeks ahead a baby is born.
If you’re hoping to photograph your little one (or your twins!), rest assured I will make it the easiest and loveliest experience you can imagine. So easy that I’ll even take the issue about when and how to plan for it off your plate.
You should schedule your newborn photo session when you plan your nursery. Add it to your tasks of things you can do ahead of time.
Rest assured, I know a car seat and a comfortable and safe place to sleep are more important than photos, but I also know you’re going to be delirious with joy and interrupted sleep for many weeks, so I’m telling you now: Cross this off your list. Call me or email me and say: “Cara, I am due February 15.” We’ll swap details and you’ll file me away. Then, once the baby arrives and you’ve figured out how to fit a shower into a day, you’ll send me another note and we’ll book a time.
Your only to-do will be telling me when to come.
It is that easy.
And I promise you. It doesn’t matter if the house is a mess. It doesn’t matter if your shower is actually two days of dry shampoo. It doesn’t even matter if your baby is cranky.
I promise to be quiet, kind, gracious, and loving. I promise that having a newborn session is a fantastic experience. Do you want more details and specifics? Check out my recent post on Tips for a Simple and Sweet Newborn Session.
Here’s the good news: I’m not coming to photograph you for a magazine profile or a fancy lifestyle Instagram feed. I’m coming to capture your new real life. The days when everything changed. I’m here to make sure you have the chance to remember them in the years ahead because you took the time to book that session.
So, go ahead, change a diaper. Nurse a baby. Bathe your child. I’ve done it all and I’ve seen it all. Let’s capture it for you.
Oh, and I *love* siblings. And pets. So bring it on. I promise they’ll be laughing and enjoying the time we spend together.
Cara Soulia is a Boston area newborn photographer who specializes in capturing beautiful and natural images of those amazing first early weeks with your baby. Get in touch to schedule your newborn session for 2020!
by caraS | Dec 31, 2019 | children, family, latest sessions, little ones, maternity
I can hardly believe I’m already sitting down on the last day of the year (and the decade!) to write my most beloved blog post of the year — the “Best Of” 2019! This post takes me an exceptionally long time to compile because I spend hours looking back at each and every session, reviewing all of the best moments from the past year, remembering each family and each story. It is always incredibly hard to choose my top images of the year.
This year, it feels more important than ever to choose the images that truly set me apart as a Boston family photographer. To be quite frank, any photography hobbyist with a good camera, or really any regular person with the latest iPhone, can take a decent photo these days. And as more and more photographers pop up in the Boston area, it feels crucial to express why I am not just good at taking standard family photos.
When you decide to have a photo session with me, you are investing in my years of experience with babies and children, my knowledge of light, my innate sense of composition and my unique point of view. You are investing in ME.
Best Family Photography Boston
The following set of images is not a typical group of well composed, well lit photos of happy people looking into the camera.
Some of these images are split second moments that illuminate the essence of an environment, a season, or a personality, or an emotion.
Some of these images capture subjects in a unique and artistic way.
Some of these images tell beautiful and emotional stories.
All of these images are the ones that set my heart on fire.
These are my top 19 of 2019.
Cara Soulia is a Boston area newborn and family photographer who specializes in capturing her subjects in a unique and beautiful way. See more of Cara’s work on the blog or on Instagram or get in touch to schedule your session in 2020.
by caraS | Dec 18, 2019 | family, latest sessions, little ones
I had the pleasure of meeting Alma, just four weeks old, back in October. Her parents were still glassy-eyed in love with their first child, a feeling that never goes away, right?
Read on to hear about why there is no “must-do” pressure when it comes to timing a newborn photo session and to meet some of Alma’s furry siblings.
Newton Newborn Photographer
Alma’s parents were concerned that they’d been – understandably! – busy planning for Alma’s arrival and were a little late in scheduling a session that would capture Alma as a newborn. And, as anyone with a new baby knows, trying to get anything accomplished during the first few weeks after a birth is nearly impossible.
Never fear. I’m here. Camera in hand.
Alma was 4 weeks old when we connected and she was already changing and growing by the moment. Isn’t she beautiful?
Alma’s parents were so full of joy, of course. What a happy and loving home! As a photographer, I appreciated the brightness and light that filled every room. The same light was evident in each person – and pet – that resides there.
Alma, join the family! (a fur family, that is!) Aren’t her pet siblings adorable? Chloe is the white dog. Buckley is the larger one. They were so sweet during the photo session. The photo of Alma and Chloe almost kissing is priceless. Maybe this family will be able to snag photos of them doing it again as Alma grows? Adorable.
Did you just welcome a new baby? Or, do you know someone who did? Yes, you’re overwhelmed and exhausted. Don’t overthink when and how to have images of your new baby taken. Day 5, Week 2, Day 57. Any day is perfect, and with a photographer who understands how to make the process simple and beautiful at once, you’re in good hands. And you’ll love the outcome.
Cara Soulia is a Newton Newborn Photographer who loves capturing the early days of a new addition. Get in touch to find out about scheduling a Newborn Session in 2020.
