I'm Michelle
Because you shouldn’t have to choose just one moment to remember, this is your way to hold on to the whole story.
Because some moments are meant to be seen as they unfold, movement, emotion, and the beauty of this season, just as it was.
Oh Henry, I am in love. Henry spent the beginning part of the session with his bright, blue eyes wide open. Calm but alert, just watching and almost studying everything around him. At one month old, it is not usually the case for a newborn to be so focused. What Henry was focused on the most was his mommy and daddy. It was amazing to see him hold focus on them for so long, so deliberately, and with just a hint of a smile on his sweet face. Henry has almost a natural smile when he is at rest.
Henry eventually fell into a deep sleep and we were able to take that time to get some natural sleepy shots of Henry. Capturing all of the tiny details that make a newborn a newborn is one of my main goals during newborn sessions. His tiny stretches and little sleepy smiles will be a thing of the past as Henry grows from a newborn to a baby to a toddler. Those moments and details are ones that will forever be preserved, and, it is my hope, cherished memories of this little one’s beginnings. Congratulations to this beautiful new family of three.
I would love to begin planning your maternity & newborn portrait session!
Michelle of Michelle Popp Photography is a San Diego newborn photographer also specializing in newborn, family, baby, and wedding photography in San Diego, California, Carlsbad, Del Mar, and surrounding areas.
Michelle is drawn to emotion filled images, beautiful light and soft neutral colors. Her passion is to capture the authentic beauty, family love, and connection in her imagery.
These photographs become treasures passed through generations. Your children will one day hold these images close, seeing themselves through your loving eyes and discovering the quiet grace that surrounded their earliest days.
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Michelle Popp Photography is a Wilmington NC newborn photographer also specializing in family, maternity, and baby photography serving all of Wilmington, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Jacksonville, Figure Eight Island, Leland, Surf City, Swansboro, Wrightsville Beach, Ogden, Porters Neck and surrounding areas.
Pure, Organic & Timeless
If this season feels tender, beautiful, or just a little fleeting, it may be His way of inviting you to pause and hold it close. I’d be honored to walk with you.
Wow! What a beautiful family! These images are timeless!
So many beautiful images you have captured of this young family. You have stopped time for them, each relays how special this little man is to them.
Such beautiful images
What a sweet family! A newbie brings so much new love into a home!
Oh my goodness, he is so very precious! Your images are just beautiful!
This is perfection, Michelle. Great work, as always.
Great organic images that are all about the connection of the baby and parents.