I did this couple’s maternity shoot back in December, so when they reached out to do an in-home session to welcome their new baby I was thrilled. I always love capturing the joy and excitement people have during pregnancy, followed by the unconditional love they have for their baby once they’ve arrived. It’s the best. They were in between moving from his family home to a temporary apartment before finally moving to Japan for a year, so their house was in moving mode. We had a bed and nice window light—super simple. But I can honestly say this is one of my favorite shoots ever. Sessions with multiple kids and newborns are wild and fun, but also difficult because I want to highlight each child along with the baby and parents. It’s always worth it. This one was just the three of them. It was quiet except for my white noise, it was warm and the babe snoozed away the whole time. We laughed and talked in whispers. Ryo sang to his son for all of the shots of just them. Cutest ever. Satsuki’s mother was there and watched the shoot from the hallway with their dog. It was pretty tender. I loved every minute of it.
