…Hello, little seedling.
We welcome you with open arms into this beautiful world.
Grow, little seedling.
Stretch your arms up and up, and let your fingers dance and sway in the beautiful sunshine.
Breathe in this new life you have claimed.
Grow strong for tomorrow.
Love, little seedling.
Snuggle into the warmth of your family’s happiness.
They (and I) are so thankful you have come to be.



16 Comments
Oh she is just beautiful… lovely work as always Kristen
Thank you so much Kristen for capturing our little angel. Your work is beautiful; your ability to make our little girl so comfortable amazing and your patience is out of this world
*SIGH* so perfect! That middle shot is adorable!
*sigh*
So perfect! Love them.
These are all too perfect. You are the newborn queen. Total gorgeousness (and I love the little poem at the start)!
Oh my, she is just lovely!
stunning work.
Oh Kristen, these are AMAZING. Did you write the prose above yourself? It’s SO beautiful!!
Thank you so much everyone – she is a beautiful, little thing.
Yes, I wrote this just for this sweet baby girl. x
Annie, thank you
OMG – too cute. I LOVE the second one where she looks like she’s having a little laugh. She’s gorgeous…
so gorgeous Kristin, perfection is what I have come to expect from you
Kristen I’ve been watching from a long way away (London) for a while but haven’t come out of the shadows until now – I can’t hold my silence any longer! What you do is beautiful, moving, extraordinary and something I really aspire to – I look forward avidly to your posts. I have a couple of questions: first did I see a wonderful compilation of your January photo-a-day project somewhere? I feel sure I did, but cannot find it – I so want to send it to a friend to cheer her up and motivate her.. and secondly would you be happy to share some tips about how you light your babies so beautifully, and how you get them to curl so sleepily and adorably like that? With the greatest respect and admiration Hester
Thank you Hester for your lovely comments! I am a natural light photographer (so these are all window lit), and curly babies is about practice, warmth and age
Good luck! x
Thanks Kristen – it’s so thoughtful of you to take the trouble to respond so quickly. And I’m amazed – and encouraged, as I’m not a fan of studio set ups for babies either. Maybe I should have a couple more myself to practise on…! No doubt you’re being modest and your post-production skills are outstanding too.. but it’s good to have something to aim at. Can you point me at your collage of your photo-a-day project? I wish I could find it – so want to see it again… Thanks for the encouragement Hesterx
These are incredible!!!! Wow!! What a great capture of that sweet smile!
Stunning! Love the smile in the second. Makes me smile too
Hi Hester, the photo-a-day project can be found here: http://kristencook.com.au/blog/category/personal/photo-a-day/ Enjoy