Precious Lucy was 15 days old when I went to her grandma’s house to photograph her on Saturday morning. She was perfect. Tiny. Smooth skinned. Her mama was glowing and exhausted and so.in.love. with little Lucy.
When I come to a home for a newborn session, there is something so refreshing to me about the newness of life and being so fortunate to be so close to it as often as I am. We stepped inside and went upstairs to a room with a big, bright window that allowed the morning sunlight to pour in. Give me a good window and we can make beautiful images. And I LOVE how these images turned out of sweet Lucy.
Welcome to the world, precious girl.
I drove to a beach session in the rain once.
The whole hour down, I was watching those clouds like they personally owed me something. The family only had a few days at the beach house - no rescheduling, no backup dates. We had an indoor plan ready just in case, but I was really hoping we wouldn`t need it.
And then, right as I was pulling in, the sky cleared.
Just like that.
We walked out onto the sand and the session unfolded the way the best ones do - easy, relaxed, full of real moments. That soft post-storm light hit everything just right.
I think about that drive a lot. The backup plan was real and we would have used it if we needed to. But the thing I keep coming back to is this: flexibility and a good attitude matter more than perfect conditions.
When families come in willing to roll with whatever happens, the photos almost always reflect that ease right back at them.
The clouds cleared. They almost always do.
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This is the part I don`t think gets said enough:
You don`t have to have it all figured out before you reach out.
You don`t need to know exactly what your kids will wear, or whether everyone will cooperate, or whether the weather will behave. That`s my job to help with.
What you do need is the trip on the calendar and the people you love showing up.
I`ll handle the rest.
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If you`ve been quietly thinking "I really need to get good photos of my kids" — this is your sign.
Not next year. Not when things slow down. This summer.
Our country turns 250 this year, and something about that number made me stop and think about legacy. About the portraits that get passed down. About the ones that make your grandchildren say, "Wow, look at who you were."
That`s exactly why I`m offering Heirloom Portraits this July — including for my own four kids. Simple. Timeless. Completely focused on who your child is right now.
July 12th spots are filling fast. If this is something you`ve been wanting, link in bio has everything you need.
This sweet boy, his adoring parents, and extra love from ones who love like family. What a blessed baby boy. ❤️
`Just be yourselves!`
Great advice.
Except when you`re standing there, staring at a camera, and your husband looks at you and mouths `what does that mean` while your kid has already asked for snacks twice and you`re all just kind of... waiting.
What I actually do instead is give people specific things to do. Real prompts, actual activities, things that are designed to make at least one person break into a genuine laugh - because once that happens, everything else follows.
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Sarah Gray creates timeless and joyful images that are designed for living room walls and photo albums. A tallahassee photographer, Sarah Gray also serves Thomasville, Crawfordville, St. Marks, Gainesville and throughout the panhandle of north Florida and south Georgia.
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telephone (850) 321-0208
located in tallahassee, florida
