Tamara Duffy

Darling little Miss C. was such a delight to work with. She let me know when things were right and when things felt wrong. I just love how her peachy skin tones work so well with this lovely sage green setup.

For this session I wanted to create a setup with something that had more meaning to the portrait than just the baby. Axel's Mom was one of my models when I was studying photography in University and I really wanted to create something special for his Mom and her new family.

If you look closely, you will see his Mom's maternity photos in the newspaper. Plus the articles written in the paper are all about little Axel's story of how he was born. The Mom was so deeply touched by this setup, she took home the newspaper and has it framed in his room.

There was a great deal of effort that went into creating this image. The Dad was hoping I would somehow incorporate his Lakers jersey for his son’s session. The look on his face when he saw the portrait was priceless. My eyes are still sore from staring at so much yellow!

My heart melts every time I look into these beautiful eyes!
Her name is Viviana and it stands for life or lively.
As sweet as she is, little Viviana was definitely lively for her entire session.
At least she cooperated while she was awake.

The idea behind this beautiful portrait came to me in a dream. I had just done this beautiful Mom's maternity portraits and I invited her back to capture this beautiful shot. It turned out exactly as I had envisioned it, and I am very proud of it!

Sweet baby Jada refused to sleep for her special newborn session. Through perseverance and determination, little Jada eventually did fall asleep in her Momma’s arms; just in time for me to capture this precious moment.