What a pleasure to take photos of seven-month-old Suraiya and her mother, Jenni, on a beautiful sunny day at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens! #BrooklynBotanicalGarden #breastfeeding #baby #flowers

Today was the first warm day of 2016, and I made sure to enjoy the better part of the afternoon outdoors walking eight miles through Brooklyn and visiting one of my favorite places in New York - the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Although I had planned only to stare at the newly opened magnolias and other spring blossoms, two little people diverted my attention in the wide expanse of the lawn at the Cherry Esplanade and their parents let me take a few unstaged photos. Unbeknownst

Stella is one of Brooklyn's newest inhabitants - and she just celebrated one week on our planet! I brought along a few snuggly hand-knitted baby blankets for my photo session with Stella, which she seemed to really enjoy! For most of our time together she dozed, and I was able to get some really sweet, naturally-lit photos! Here are a few photos from my morning with Stella (or see the full album here). Schedule your own newborn session today! #newborn #baby #Brooklyn

Suraiya is my newest friend - just one month old! Don't you think she has just about the cutest cheeks ever? Like all of my photo sessions, I used natural lighting - today the sunlight poured in through the window beautifully. You can see a few photos of Suraiya below, or you can check out her full album, here. #baby #newborn #Brooklyn