Sweet One and Sweet Music

We love babies! Maybe more so now because one of the owners of Defy is about to be a mommy… In any case, we jumped at the opportunity to photograph this sweet one in St. Louis. She was such a sweetheart and did a great job during our shoot. My favorite part was when she got fussy, her loving parents sang a hymn to help calm her down. It made for a sweet photo op. Congratulations to these new parents on their bundle of joy!

baby sleeping

 

baby feet and monogram

 

baby yawning

 

baby winking

 

hymn sing from parents

 

baby with kisses from parents

 

baby with rings on toes

 

baby on saddle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet Sibling Love

It’s always nice to see when siblings get along, especially on picture day! These two enjoyed walking around the Marietta Square and selecting their own locations to shoot their portraits. Letting them choose their own spots really helped the kids come out of their shell and we were able to see their personalities shine through. They really enjoyed walking on the train tracks and playing in the leaves. We loved spending the afternoon with them and look forward to doing it again in the future!

brother and sister looking down

little girl smiling

little boy standing on stairs

 

little girl walking away

little boy in leaves

little boy looking at his sister

 

little boy smirk

little girl smirking

 

siblings on train tracks

Newborn baby girl is a perfect little model!

We had the great joy of meeting and photographing this little angel! She was such a good sport being passed around the family members and had many outfit changes. She’s a great little model in the making! With bows and rings and other special props, her first photo shoot was a success!

sleeping baby with rings on toesholding grandma and moms fingersholding mom and dads ringsholding mommys handlittle ballerina to bemommy and sleeping baby girlnew aunt and nieceone month old girl dancernew born baby girlnew family of three

Wide eyes at 1 year old!

This curious little boy had quite the 1 year birthday! He helped with opening his presents, enjoyed a lion birthday cake and showed us his favorite toys during a private photo shoot. This is one happy and lovable little guy. We here at Defy would love to photograph him every day! Best wishes to mom and dad as they head into year 2!

1 year old with toy balls 1 year old boy eatting my cake family smiles in a bucket me and my giraffe my favorite toy opening presents

Reliving precious moments!

Last year we photographed this baby boy just a month after he was born. Here are some of our favorites from that session. This year we were invited to attend his 1st birthday party and took some updated portraits of him and his family. We’ll be posting those soon! For now, we’re reliving tiny tender moments with this beautiful baby boy as he had his first photo debut!

baby blue eyes

ten little toes

bright eyes

baby blanket

baby boy

sleeping in a basket

sleeping leo

Baby modeling and casual all rolled into one!

We photographed some head shots for this little baby girl for the beginning of her career. She has so many faces for the camera! We also captured a few casual shots to update mom’s scrapbook. She’s a quick little doll as we followed her around the park!

precious

innocent baby face

close up

learning to walk

baby face

baby model

dancing

funny faces

baby blues

Countryfied Family Photos!

This mom requested updated family portraits that would capture her families fun country personalities! We enjoyed using a local park with some country flare for our setting. The boys were great supports about doing this session in chilly weather and they entertained us with facts about Stephen Hawking as we traveled around the park!

family smiles

brothers

mom two sons

mom son

country boots

eskimo kisses

young boy

country family

outside fall portraits

Expanding family love!

Through out life, one of the most cherished moments is when a couple of 2 becomes a family of 3! This holiday season we give thanks to all those cherished moments we’ve been able to capture. From tiny fingers to tiny toes, this beautiful baby brings endless joy to her expanding family!

Mommy and daddy hug

Me and my snuggle

Daddys hand and baby fingers

Dog with family

Mommys hands holding baby head

Baby on color rug

Daddy holding me

Brown eyes

Happy family