Little baby Ryder graced our studio recently for his one-week photo shoot. As newborns are apt to do, he slept through most of the commotion, never fussing or fretting over spending time in daddy Tyler’s fireman’s cap. He’s every bit as precious a baby as he looks.

Tyler and his family out in Medina have long been good friends of ours, and James and I are delighted and honored to photograph the latest addition to their family.

Enjoy below some of the highlights from our shoot:

Forgive me if I gush.

My daughter Athena Corinna was born Nov. 1 – it’s been a wonderful week of welcoming her into mine and Jacklen’s lives.

Thanks to the wonderful folks at St. David’s Hospital, besides delivering all three of my children, I was also able to photograph their births. Below, I’m happy to share my daughter’s birth story, in photos, with you guys.

Thank you to friends and family for all the prayers and well wishes – they are always appreciated.

If you’ve ever considered taking photos yourself, or having a professional photographer document your child’s birth, I obviously can highly recommend it. It’s a beautiful way to share the story with friends, family, and generations to come. Photos only grow in value with time – those baby photos today may cost you $20 an 8×10, but what will that image, that memory, be worth when your baby turns 18 and moves off to college? What about when they’re welcoming their own babies into the world, or their babies’ babies? Can’t be measured.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience with my family.

Sweet Miss Ava has been a guest of the Outlaw studio in Bandera, TX, since before she was born. I was privileged to photograph mommy Veronica’s maternity photos, Ava’s newborn photos, and this shoot last week marked the first time I had seen Ava since.

I absolutely adore this little girl. She’s a sweetheart full of hugs and kisses to share. The birthday girl was a bit hesitant to dive right into her special photo shoot cake, but once she got comfy, she was digging in! One-year cake smashes are always fun shoots.

The Outlaw studio is open for maternity, newborn and baby photos all summer long. E-mail James@outlawphotography.net or call Jacklen at 830-822-5999 to book your shoot. I look forward to working with you!

Our family was blessed with a great Christmas Eve gift this year, the opportunity to shoot with Thomas only two days after his birth!

We traveled up to Philip and Samantha’s house in Spring Branch, Texas, to shoot in their home. We took the Outlaw mobile studio and set up in their living room so baby Thomas could stay warm and comfy in his own home.

Thomas was a sweet little sleepyhead and snoozed through most of the photo shoot – being born is a lot of work! He deserved the rest.

It was a beautiful drive and an easy shoot with a family excited to add a little bundle of joy to their world. We are super excited for the family and hope to shoot with Thomas again soon.

With no session fees and no minimum order, newly-minted parents can come to Outlaw Photography for their maternity, newborn, three-month old, six-month, nine-month, and first birthday photos (cake smash time!) without facing any extra charges for doing multiple photo shoots.

If you’re ready to set up your family’s photo shoot with us, please don’t hesitate to contact me to get set up!

I was lucky enough to be able to photograph another set of twins – this time, six month old Ali and Stone graced the studio with their abundance of cuteness! Their mom, Elizabeth, responded to one of my Craigslist ads and I was admittedly excited to bring them in as soon as possible. This is a fun and interesting age (for singletons OR multiples!) as they are usually quite curious, extremely expressive, and yet they’re not quite sitting up confidently yet – it makes for lots of personality, though it poses an interesting challenge when it comes to posing them safely..
My motto is: “When all else fails, prop them in the tub!” and I’m sure glad we did, because I’m not sure there’s anything cuter than babies in a bathtub!

The beautiful Miss Audrey came to visit me when she was just a few months old – and I was so lucky to get to see her again yesterday! Unfortunately, her visit came with the sad news that her family is moving across the country.. I’m sure going to miss them! I’m just crossing my fingers that they’ll be back to visit, maybe around Christmas and we can do some birthday photos with her! :D

Until then, we were able to get them some *gorgeous* photos of Audrey (if I do say so, myself!) to hold them over! They brought tons of props, which always thrills me. Check out the vintage rocking chair and the personalized “Audrey” lounge chair! SO darned cute!

When I posted my most recent ad on Craigslist, Jenni was one of the first to respond – she wanted to bring in  Lexi, Travis, and Kaeleb -  who are 5, 1, and 3 years old.  I personally love sibling sessions.. more babies and more kids in one spot at the same time! Yay for me!

The two oldest were so full of energy, I got some great action shots! LOL while the baby was just thrilled to be there.. check out those adorable Michelin-Man rolls! I absolutely LOVE chunky babies, so I was in hog-heaven with this little cutie pie! I can’t wait until he comes back for his birthday session.. can you imagine the cake and icing all over those pinchable folds??! I’m so looking forward to that!

I met Amber while my kids and I were toodling around Babies R Us one day.. her little girl Savanna was in her car seat there in the stroller, and I saw her little feet just a-kickin’.. I stopped and said hello, only to peek in and see the most adorable head of hair I’ve ever seen on a baby!
My little girl and Amber’s little boy really hit it off, and ended up holding hands and walking through the aisles while Amber and I shook our heads and laughed. I knew she would be awesome and of course asked her to bring the kids in.. She brought the hubby, and all three kids – we did some studio and some location in this terrific field I’ve been dying to try out, and the Kelly Family was just perfect for it too! I’m so glad we met, and I hope they come back in again for Savanna’s birthday, when the time comes!

Another response from Craigslist, De emailed me wanting to know if she could get maternity photos done – she said she’d had some done already but wasn’t happy with them and wanted to get some more before her baby girl is born.  Of course I asked her to come in as soon as she could, that way we didn’t risk missing our chance! She said she’d be back with her daughter as soon as she was born, which should be any day now (if not already!) so I’m anxiously waiting! (See Baby Monica’s photo shoot here! I put the baby photos up before the maternity photos – baby always comes first, right? ;) I love maternity and newborn sessions so much, I can never wait.. like a kid with Christmas presents!

Daniela came in recently for her maternity photos, and while she was here she promised to come back as soon as possible after her baby girl was born. Well imagine my surprise and joy when she emailed me the day after little Monica was born, wanting to come up the next day! As of this point, she is the youngest newborn I’ve had the pleasure to photograph, and it was just a wonderful session!

At first, she didn’t want to go back to sleep, but finally she did fall asleep in mommy’s arms and we were able to move her several times and get some gorgeous photos that I am just thrilled with! I can’t wait to continue photographing her as she grows, she’s just a beautiful little girl and I think I may have just fallen in love with her today!  :D