Blair Blanks Photography

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In search of a little balance...let's make a deal.

As I was preparing some images for a display I have going up in a local business, I was smacked with the realization that, even though I have had a very busy year so far in 2008, I have not photographed ONE child older than two so far this year (other than siblings of newborns)!  NOT ONE! How did that happen? Somehow, since reopening business here after my move from Houston, I became almost completely a pregnancy and baby photographer. It just happened!

So to add some fresh faces to my portfolio of children's portraits, I am making the following offer.  I will waive my session fee for the next TEN clients who bring in a child  aged THREE or older to be photographed.  That means 100% of your $225 reservation fee will go toward prints (usually $100 goes toward print purchases). Now, the session has to be for a child three years old or older, not a sibling of a newborn (ha, ha..I KNEW some of you were thinking of trying that!).  And you'd need to have your session photographed before the huge holiday rush, which starts Oct. 1st. But other than that, no catches!

Having professional portraits made of  preschoolers and even the school-age child is something I know too often we let slip past us. We think we have time since their appearances are changing more gradually now. But listen to this mom of a rising second-grader, it slips by you faster than you expect! Before you know it, those baby teeth are falling out, those chubby cheeks are thinning out, those short little legs are growing long and wiry, and suddenly you can no longer see any traces of the baby that was once there.

So if it's been way too long since your preschooler or school-age child has had really great portraits done, this is the perfect time to capture this stage before it is too late!

Baby brother...newborn studio portraits, Baltimore, MD

A year and a half ago, I started photographing this couple's first baby even while he was still in the womb. Now, they have a new baby boy! Meet handsome little Lincoln ...such a cool name and such a sweet little face!

"Kangaroo Feet," Newborn portraits

Little Evan here was all legs and feet! His daddy says they are "kangaroo feet." Indeed!

Two little sweeties, twin newborn portraits Baltimore MD

I was so excited to photograph these two little girls! I was even lucky enough to have them both asleep at the same time for part of the session, which is something of a miracle!

Welcome to the world, Charlie. Newborn portraits.

This is little Charlie, who was lucky enough to come into the world with a big brother and a big sister waiting for him. My favorite part of this sibling shot is sister's little-girl manicure!

Old Soul

This little guy just has the look of a wise old soul. Something in that serene little face tells me he's going to be a very special child! I so enjoyed photographing him and watching how madly in love his parents are with him!

Ever see a baby ya just wanna zerbert? Camryn is THAT baby, chunky and sweet...I just loved her! I photographed her when she was just a few days old and now she is eight months and such a little lady!

Gimme a binky and some peace...

This little fella was not so into his photo session. Truth be told, he just wanted to be left alone to suck his pacifier, and the weird lady who kept making that light flash was not on his list of  favorite people this day! But that lady was persistent and in the end, she won and got some great shots of his sweet little face!

Logan, busy one-year-old.

Little Logan here is one of those baby boys who started walking young and was practically running  at an age when most other babies are still wobbly as drunks! I have a collection of  "containment devices" for these guys, buckets, baskets, bathtubs, etc.; anything to trap them for a few seconds so I can fire off a few shots before they are sprinting away from me again! I think I used them all at his session!

   

The biggest newborn baby grin ever...

I have photographed many, many newborns  but I have never seen a grin quite this big on a tiny infant! She was such a pretty little girl. I could have photographed her all day!

She made my job easy...Maryland newborn portraits

Another sweet brand new baby!  She was a good, good girl gave me everything I asked for! She even let me put a little bow in her hair...sometimes the Carolina girl in me just has to come out... =)

I am one lucky woman, Newborn Portraits, Baltimore

How did I manage to luck out and stumble in a career that lets me hang out with sweet little babies all the time? After a session like the one I had with little Sam here, I feel like luckiest woman in the world! He was soooo good, I wanted to stuff him in my  bag and take him home with me!

She wasn't the only sleepy one! Newborn portraits MD

The baby girl is just seven days old in these photos and, like most newborns that age, she was a very sleepy girl. But her parents were exhausted too; her poor mom and dad both fell asleep while I was photographing her! Ahhhh, life with a brand new baby...but that means I have many lovely images of her that will be total surprises to them!

Worth the wait, Baltimore Newborn Photographer

Here's a little one who I think much preferred snuggling with mommy than having a camera stuck in her face while she tried to sleep! But just as we were wrapping up she gave us some of the "balled up in Daddy's hands" poses we were hoping for!