Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Our Newborn Photos: Andrew Moose
Cydnee Jex is the lovely woman who took both Chloé and Andrew's newborn pictures. I wanted to write a post and praise her work because she has given us pictures (now twice!) that we will treasure forever.
Pictures for me and really important so I was wanting to find someone that would fit our budget and also do beautiful work and Cydnee was that person for us.
Some things that I love about her new in-home studio:
+ She has a HUGE assortment of blankets, props, swaddles, and backgrounds to make your creative vision come to life. Also NO NEED to buy lots of hats and headbands... she has you covered. (See below!)
+ She has a connecting bathroom complete with a changing table, wipes, pads for Mom (since you are likely 7 to 10 days postpartum) and anything else you could ever need!
+ She keeps the room really warm and has a "Shhh!" machine to help keep the baby comfortable and asleep.
Some things I love about working with HER specifically:
+ She likes to meet with clients at least one time before the shoot to get to know you, the nursery theme and colors, and any Pinterest-inspiration you may have for her to tailor your shoot.
+ She is SO calm and LOVES babies. I was SO stressed that morning (especially when Andrew started crying) and she never got phased or made me feel rushed or upset. She let me nurse him for awhile until he was good and full and went back to making the magic happen. She literally spent 45 minutes calming him down so we could get a certain shot I wanted for the birth announcement.
+ She has an assistant on set to help her so that you can relax or take care of the other kiddos!
+ She does ALL family photos first so that if you do have toddlers, you can get them over with and let them go play while she finishes the shoot.
+ The Photo REVEAL! She had me come to her studio for the reveal and had all the pictures printed out and matted/ displayed on the wall so I could see them, touch them, and choose my favorites. I got to go home with the printed 5x7 images and she later uploaded the online gallery to share with my family and friends.
+ She has packages for every budget.
A few other facts:
+ She has the option for you to bring in one of her hair/ makeup ladies to prep you for pictures. Likely since you are sleep deprived, you may not have the time and energy to spend on yourself.
+ She is located close to Little Elm so although it was a bit of a drive for us to get there, it was worth it!
+ She has GREAT printed options such as leather books, photo memory boxes, and some various rustic and modern frame options. All really high quality.
+ She has built a really impressive portfolio of MATERNITY sessions and has lots of beautiful gowns to choose from if you want to look into her using her for that! You can also use her gowns for your postpartum shoots as well since they are very loose and forgiving.
Below are a few of my favorite images. I am saving the Birth Announcement images until we get them printed and mailed out because its my FAVORITE one! It was really hard to choose.
Thank you Cydnee for these priceless images. So appreciate everything you have done for our little family.
You can find her here:
Website: http://www.cljphoto.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cljphotography/
Instagram: @cljphoto.tx
Email: cljphoto.tx@gmail.com
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