Mount Pleasant Lifestyle Newborn Session

I really enjoyed photographing this lifestyle newborn session in this family's beautiful Mount Pleasant home. Their sweet baby girl, only 9 days new, was a dream to work with - from her beautiful blue eyes to her gorgeous, full head of hair.  Her big brothers are really enjoying their new role and showed so much enthusiasm... especially when jumping on their sister's bed.

Special things happen when heirlooms are captured in photographs, like her tiny pearl bracelet and this beautiful "big girl" bed in her nursery (it used to belong to her mother).

We ended the session with just mom, dad and their newborn baby girl and captured some sweet, quiet moments of the three of them when she is this tiny and this new. Before long, she'll be jumping on the bed with her big brothers!

Lifestyle Newborn Session - Charleston, SC

Lifestyle images tell the unique and beautiful story of your newborn, your family and the place you call home.

I love what I do.

This baby girl was WIDE awake and adorably alert for most of the time, but I was able to catch her during a couple of winks.
Congratulations, {W} family! Here are some of my favorites from their session:

Welcome home, little sister!

My girls are over the moon for their little sister. They literally cannot stop kissing her
(and we can't either... we are absolutely smitten!)

What kind of legacy will you leave?

During my pregnancy, I would lie awake at night (when the baby was most active or hiccuping), mulling over ideas for my baby's newborn photos. What memories do I want to have captured? What kind of legacy do I want to leave? 

Years from now, what images do I want her to look back on as an adult? What photographs do I want her to show her grandchildren? I knew I wanted photos with my husband and myself, but I also wanted her in the frame with my parents. It's not often enough that the youngest and the oldest members of the family are captured together. It gives me chills thinking about the time that spans their respective lives - all the things that have been, and all the things that remain to be seen.

I also thought of this sweater.

My grandmother had knitted it especially for my dad for his birthday, many, many moons ago, with a pattern that was specific to her family's home in Ireland.  Legend has it that it helped bring home those who met their fate at sea and washed ashore wearing their "identity" in the sweater's pattern.

I asked my dad to bring the sweater along to her photo session with my photography friends (and mentors) Tamara & Danielle (Bump Meet Baby Studios). Patiently, these master baby "ninjas" posed her and soothed her back to sleep, and I was able to snap these images before she woke up. (As an aside, I felt a bit guilty for asking my dad to wear this thick sweater in a sweltering newborn studio... but, I think he would agree that it was worth it.)

This is our family heritage:  Her great-grandmother who painstakingly crafted this sweater (and many others like it), her great-grandfather who gave the world's best hugs, her namesake (grandmother), her look-alike (grandfather) and all her guardian angels. All people she will sadly never meet on this Earth - but we have the stories (oh... the stories!) and the old photographs to look back on. 

And today, she has her grandparents and so many family members who love her and hold her dear. 

Only now can she be this tiny and can take a nap in the crook of your elbow or the nook of your neck.  

The winner of the New Year, New Website Giveaway is...

The results are in!
The winner of the FREE mini session and 8 x 10 canvas is...
Stacey Godwin Gamble
Contact me to schedule your session!

New Year, New Website Giveaway

The new Jody Mack Photography website is live! There you will find lots of new photos in the portfolio section (Newborn, Maternity, Family, Child) and lots of helpful information about sessions, including a new FAQ page and Testimonials from previous and current clients.

To celebrate the new website, I will be giving away a FREE 30 minute mini-session (a $250 value) and an 8 x 10 gallery wrapped canvas (a $140 value) from your session! Current 2014 clients who have already booked a full session can also enter for the free canvas and a bonus 30 minute mini session!

Here's how you enter:

"Like" Jody Mack Photography's Facebook page, share this post on Facebook (see link below) and add a comment below this post as to why you want/need a photo session with me in 2014. Participants will be entered in a random drawing (powered by Random.org). The winner will be announced on January 15th! 

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Sharp Dressed Fam - Lifestyle Family Beach Session

Love the colors, the warmth and the joy that this family brought to their beach session! Their little boy was so happy and energetic (although, he was a bit distracted by the concurrent Santa mini-sessions going on nearby - but who could blame him?)

I love the moment where he looks like he's going to throw a rock at the Morris Island Lighthouse (bottom left). Go for it, buddy! You never know until you try!

This beautiful mama is expecting a sweet little bundle in March that I can't wait to meet and photograph.

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes {D} family!