I have a confession to make.  

I don't like taking pictures of swaddled babies placed in cozy baskets.  I know.  It's awful, right?  It's not that I hate those pictures...I know lots of photographers who do them beautifully well. 

They just aren't me.  

I fell in love with photography because I wanted to capture real moments.  I think that's what I love so much about birth photography.  At a birth no one ever insists that I get pictures of them cheesily smiling at my camera.  In fact, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "cheese" during a birth.  Usually, they kind of forget I'm there and that's exactly the way I like it.

Then comes the "it" newborn photography.  Lots of blankets, baskets, wraps, hats, bows, etc.  It's just not me.  I give up.  I'm happier giving up.  

THIS is what I want to shoot.  No basket required. 

Oh that sweet yawn!