Maternity & Newborn Photos in the Age of Covid: The Newest Miller

This past spring, while the world shut down with fear and worry around us, a good friend of mine and me planned a clandestine (socially distant) set of photo shoots to anticipate and celebrate the arrival of her beautiful baby girl. This lovely spring day marked one of my first non-essential outings, and I cannot think of a better way to have spent those hours than this.

We chose a location with special significance to her and she brought just a few props to add a special touch. (For example, you might notice that the sleeper displayed on the branch at the start appears later on a much better model!)

My favorite thing about being a photographer is that I am capturing real moments in people's lives. Those moments sometimes seem more important later than they even did at the time. This is definitely true here. At a time when panic gripped so many of us and our world was turning upside down, the simple, age-old, precious rituals of preparing for a new baby were exactly what I needed to remind me of what is truly important. Babies don't choose when they are born; but God does. He decides when to bless us with these pure and innocent reminders of His goodness, His faithfulness. When you're a Mama getting ready to hold a new life, you cannot panic. Your baby needs you to be right there with her- not distracted with worry over a pandemic or a political scandal. Sometimes a baby pushes a reset button you didn't know you needed. In this case, I was blessed by the reset myself, even though I was just a witness to the blessing.

I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I do. Looking back at them even months later I can still feel the sunshine and the gentle breeze on my skin. I am still awed at the preciousness of new life. I hope I always am.