Brand New Family, Outdoor Pics

Newborn Nestled in Cocoon

Brand New Family - Congratulations!

Caution!!! Tiny, cute newborn in a tutu!!! Very cute!

Welcoming the New

This sweet baby girl is Audrey, the new little sister of Jack, from my very FIRST blog post (the tiny, adorable feet in his mom's hands). As you can imagine, I was so excited to be able to photograph Audrey and the rest of the family. We had a wonderful day with everyone and got some beautiful pictures, too.

Oh, and she's modeling my new cream-colored cocoon. Audrey was the original model for the gray one as well.





The thinker...

What Began as a Mistake Made a Cool Prop in the End

This red fuzzy "blankie" was originally meant to be a scarf and was started by my sister. Then, I tried my best to turn it into a "hammock" but did not succeed at that, either. That's ok, it turned out to be a really cool blankie to lay babies on. Especially one with dark hair and eyes like this one. The color and the texture give it a dimension not seen before in my pictures. I like it.

Just a Little Softie, Newborn Baby Skin

Sweetly Sleeping, Hand-Knit Gray Cocoon with Irresistable Occupant

Ok, I can't get over how cute this baby is. Seriously. I know I say this about every baby I photograph, but I actually think it! Maybe it's because I get to know them so well through the hours of editing their pictures, making each shot as perfect as I can. Oh yeah, and I really just LOVE babies! Ok, on to the pics.

Awesome colors, adorable baby boy!

Here's another one of my models for my new hand-knit cocoons. This blue and golden brown cocoon looks like it was made just for him. It fit just right and I think the colors went perfectly with his eyes and hair. Don't you just love his fuzzy 'do?

Now Where Did I Leave Off?

Wow! It's been way too long since I've posted on my blog. I've been knitting cocoons, hammocks, and soon - hats!

I'm also working on painting a background today. I really wanted a nice, rich brown one, so I'm using a huge stretched canvas I had in the basement. We'll see how it turns out. I had all the materials already, so I couldn't resist giving it a shot. Owen is very interested in the "painting" and I hope he'll pose for me so I can show you what I've done. That's a lot to hope for... maybe I'll do a self-portrait instead.

So, so busy. More updates to come. Lots of fun things happening for Maria Sabala Photography! Thanks for keeping in touch and keeping track of me on here! Your support is always appreciated and noticed. :) Keeps me smiling and working harder to improve and come up with new and exciting ways to photograph.

I'm just going to post some pics of one of the new cocoons here today. But please stop by my website - www.MariaSabalaPhotography.com - for LOTS of new pictures to see. All the galleries are updated with new pictures from the past couple months.

I had just a few crazy minutes to snag some shots of 4-week-old Audrey in one of my new cocoons. I think she really enjoyed it!

Nothing Sweeter

Newborn with Mommy's Pearls

Dad and Newborn Baby Girl

Mom and Newborn Baby Girl

Brand New Little Sister

Welcoming Their New Addition

More Newborn Pics

Newborn Pics!