Sarah Morgan Photography Blog

Sarah Morgan Photography introduces BumbleBébé!  The ultimate in newborn art.  Our BumbleBébé sessions lavish your newborn child from head to toe with adorable accessories and carefully chosen props.  Baby is the primary focus ~ only to be accented with special touches.  Our accessories are completely complimentary and can be combined with your personal treasures as well.

We hear from our new moms that the best part of our BumbleBébé sessions is that mom doesn’t have to fret about outfits for herself or baby, she doesn’t have to worry about her hair or makeup.  She just bundles up the little one and arrives at our home studio to be pampered with fresh baked cookies, a beverage of her choice and a much needed break while we photograph baby.

A few things we’d like to emphasize about our BumbleBébé Sessions….

Preferably, babies should be under 10 days old.  They are the tiniest they will ever be, very bendy and sleepy at this age.  However, if you’ve missed this time frame, don’t worry ~ with our expertise and patience we will still capture outstanding images of your baby.  We understand a new family may be feeling overwhelmed, but we will take care of everything.  So all you have to do is arrive and we will do the rest!

Our Model Search is in full swing and we are happily busy photographing the sweetest, most adorable little subjects.  Avelen is a perfect example!  Avelen’s mom brought her to us at just 6 days old.  While mom and grandma sat back, relaxed and enjoyed watching; Avelen was a ready and willing subject.  She happily slept through her session like a pro, smiled often and allowed us to dress up her in all kinds of sweet props.  One of the things we love about our newborn portraits is trying new props such as hats, headbands, tutus, etc.  Our moms just love the look of these fun, stylized portraits and they love that they don’t have to shop.  Our moms also love that these sessions are specifically designed for baby only so no need for mom to stress about her hair, makeup and clothing.  she just needs to get here with the baby to us and we do all the work while she enjoys a nice cup of coffee, tea or soft drink.  What could be a nicer reward for a new mom!

I can’t count how many times I’ve heard moms say, “I wish I had newborn portraits taken of my baby.  He/She grew up so fast.”  I don’t want another new mom to say that!  Newborn portraits are the most adorable, sweet and precious images we make.  Newborns are so innocent, sleepy and just downright adorable.  The best time to make newborn portraits is between birth and 10 days old.  At this time the babies are extremely flexible, love to be swaddled and scrunched up.  Also during the first few days, they sleep…a lot!  This is the perfect time for those amazing, sweet, sleepy baby images.

Adorable little baby Jack came to be photographed all the way from Hemet, CA.  He had a hour long ride and nice long nap so he was Wide Awake when he arrived.  He was very curious and interested in the heater, lights & me.  It took a few feedings by mom to get him to finally drift off so we could work with him.  He was 10 days old so he was outside the time frame of wanting to curl up.  He was more interested in being stretched out and showing off his new found muscles.  Once he settled, we were able to highlight his adorable little lips and nose.  By adding a couple cute props we could change up his look without waking him up.  He was a real trouper and ohhhh so sweet!   There is nothing like holding a cuddly little baby.  He gave me my baby fix for the week!!!

We recently were reminded how truly amazing our clients are!  We are truly blessed to have so many wonderful people come into and share a part of our lives.  Here is a perfect example….Dolly Libby.  I met Dolly 7 years ago when I photographed her son’s high school portraits.  Dolly just bubbles with love, laughter and enthusiasm for life.  Last year I was thrilled to get a call that Dolly’s daughter Savannah wanted me to create her senior portraits.  And this year I was blessed with spending time with the entire family creating a gorgeous portrait of the family.  This family is so much fun and so loving, as you will see in their family portrait below.  Little did I know of the heartache they had encountered years ago.  I’ll let Dolly tell you in her own words a little about herself and her gorgeous memory beads.

“We offer cremation glass memorial jewelry.  The beautiful lampwork glass beads are handmade in our studio with compassion.  A small amount of cremated remains are infused into the molten glass as it is wound on the mandrel creating a beautiful piece of memorial art as unique as your loved one.   Each piece is individually commissioned and created

The first memory bead I made was with my son, Dylan’s, cremated remains.  I didn’t know if the glass would be compatible with the cremated remains or if it would break as soon as it came out of the annealing kiln.  The first bead was a little rough but I put it on a chain around my neck and was amazed at the sense of peace I felt wearing it.  I was surprised how many times a day I would touch it and feel a sense of Dylan with me.

We hope that the memorials provide you as much comfort and joy as they have us and the families we have served.”

Visit Dolly’s website at www.heartsongmemorybeads.com

Meet the Artist - Dolly Libby

 Dolly’s Amazing Family

Newborn portraits are my favorite portrait sessions!  The tiny fingers, toes, lips and nose!  Just so darn sweet!  I feel these are some of the most important portraits I create for families.  These portraits document a fleeting time in a life, that wonderful few weeks when a baby is at his/her tiniest.  There is no going back to this time, no do-overs, no we’ll do that next month, next year.  This is it!  The first few weeks of life.  It always makes my heart sad when I hear a mom say, “I wish I had had portraits like these done when my children were small.”  Don’t be that mom.  Don’t wait!  If you are pregnant, call to discuss having Newborn Portraits created.  It is best if the newborn is brought in for his/her portraits within the first 14 days to 30 days for best results.

Below are Savannah Skora’s Newborn Portraits, taken when she was 7 days old.

When I first met with Sarah she asked me about my hobbies or favorite places that I may want to include in my portraits. I told her that I was on my high school gymnastics team and that the gym was one of my favorite places to go to. I never imagined that I could have my senior portraits taken in my actual gymnastics studio! Sarah was amazing at getting both action photographs of me as well as more customary portrait-style pictures. I loved working with her and was really pleased at the quality of the action photographs as well as the composition of the portraits. Sarah was also very good at taking pictures that pleased both my parents and me, where I wanted something more unique, such as a gymnastics photograph, my mom wanted to get pictures that were more classic. I went to a playground and park area to take photographs with Sarah that would be more traditional and that would make my grandparents and other relatives satisfied.

When it was time to choose what photographs I wanted I had such a hard time because all of the photos were excellent. Sarah was really able to capture who I was in the pictures and I felt that they showed off my personality and style. I am in love with my senior portraits and my relatives have all called to say how much they liked them. I have gotten several compliments about the photos on facebook and have been recommending Sarah to all of my friends. I am so glad that I chose to get my senior portraits done by Sarah Morgan!

My experience with Sarah Morgan was amazing. She knew exactly where all of the scenic places in San Diego were and how to help me with positioning myself to get great photos. Sarah is such a fun professional person to work with.  We connected very fast and she knew how I would like my pictures, and how I wanted to look in them.  My experience with her was so much fun and I highly recommend her to all my younger friends who will need senior pictures next year.

When I Met with Sarah to view all of the pictures she had for me, I was blown away at how amazing the shots were.  I normally am very picky with pictures of me but I loved almost every single picture she showed me…it was so hard to just pick a few to purchase.  My experiences with Sarah Morgan were a great
time, I connected with her and she is a fun and very profession person. Her work is amazing!  I would love to work with her again,

Katie M.

There is not much better than a little sweet smelling, pudgy baby with a big smile or big eyes in front of my camera!  I love creating these portraits for moms, but I also think about how much this child, when grown, will love these too. 

            I got my senior pictures done with Sarah Morgan. She took me to a beautiful place with ponds and bridges. We had a lot of fun taking pictures and figuring out poses to do. Sarah is very professional, but she is also very easy to talk to and get along with. We took a lot of pictures in all different places around the area. I had so much fun and I was so excited to see how the pictures turned out.

            When I went to view all of my pictures, she had a great station set up. I was so impressed when I saw how my pictures came out. It was really hard going through all of them and having to only pick a few poses. A few days later, she had my pictures printed  and I was amazed again. They were so beautiful and Sarah Morgan really knows what she’s doing. She made my senior picture experience perfect. I wouldn’t change a thing about Sarah Morgan Photography.