Rylin's Sitter Milestone Session at Eight Months in the Studio

Everything about sweet Rylin’s sitter milestone session makes my heart so happy. Her big blue eyes, her smile, the way she loves her big sister, and how she looks at Mom and Dad. I cannot imagine not having all of these sweet moments documented!

Sitter sessions typically take place between 6-8 months, and ideally, once baby is siting independently. This session can be just baby, baby and older siblings, or the entire family. We also have a lot of clients that choose to make it a mommy and me session. It’s really up to you!

Sitter Session with Family

This sweet family chose to join Rylin and I am so glad they did! We started off with Mom getting her hair and makeup done by Kim, and then it was time to choose wardrobe. When choosing what to wear, we brought in a little bit of color that would go well in their home and also ensure cohesiveness with their newborn session and future sessions. I love the dress Mom chose and big sister was so excited to wear a dress like Mom.

Once everyone was ready, we got started and right away Rylin was quite the little model. I can’t get over how sweet she was in the bonnet! Whether she was by herself, with big sister or the whole family, she was so happy. You could feel the love, how much fun they have, and the bond the girls share. Just wait until you see how sweet they are together!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County. If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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First Birthday Cake Smash in the Studio and Sunset Beach Session at Sherwood Island

This baby girl’s first birthday cake smash and sunset beach session with her family at Sherwood Island was so much fun to photograph! Just one short year ago, Elina was in my studio in Westport for her newborn session and now, she’s ready to dive right into her cake. I’m not sure where the time went, but so glad we have been able to document her first year along the way.

Cake Smash Sessions for Collective Members

Cake smash sessions are complimentary for our 2022 Collective members and beyond! We do them right here in the studio. This is true whether your first birthday session is at the studio or outdoors. Having these adorable cake smash photos is so much fun and a great way to end the year together!

Oftentimes, families want to do an outdoor session for their baby’s first birthday. Having these studio cake smash photos allows us options to design a more cohesive gallery wall if using studio photos, which is exactly what this sweet girls Mama wanted!

Elina’s newborn session and sitter session were both in the studio, so having her cake smash session in the studio allowed us an opportunity to get that third studio photo for the gallery wall we were planning. As a family, they were also able to go to the beach and create really special memories celebrating Elina!

Scheduling for your cake smash depends on your session time and location. Sometimes we are able to do it on the same day, and other times we have you come into the studio separately for the cake smash. We’ll work with you individually to figure out what’s best for your little one.

This beautiful gallery now hangs in Elina’s nursery and is a perfect example of a gallery that was carefully planned out from the start. We do that for you! Now, as Elina grows up and Mom and Dad go in her nursery, they’ll be reminded of her first year. So special!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County. If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Baby Boy's First Year: Newborn, Six Months and First Birthday

I cannot believe it’s already time to look back on this baby boy’s first year! It seems like it was just yesterday that he was a tiny little newborn visiting me in the studio for the first time. We did all three of his first year collective sessions in the studio, and I love being able to look at them side by side to see just how much he has changed and grown!

Cedric is curious (note his wide-awake photos during his newborn session!), has the best hair, and loves his Mama and Daddy. His eyes and smile will melt your heart into a puddle too if you aren’t careful!

If you missed out on this sweet boy’s newborn session and seeing how alert he was, start here! Then be sure to follow along as we look back over the last year.

Cedric’s Six Month Sitter Session

It’s no secret that I absolutely LOVE the six month sitter sessions I get to photograph in my studio in Westport. This age is just so much fun and getting to document your baby’s budding personality so you can remember it forever brings me a lot of joy. I would give just about anything to be able to go back and have those moments of my babies…especially more of me with them.

For Cedrics sitter session, we started out with photos of just him where he was a total ham! Then it was time for family portraits and full of cuddles, laughter and playing airplane with Dad!

Celebrating Cedric’s First Birthday!

And just like that, he’s ONE! The days feel so long that first year, but somehow the year goes by too fast. Your little baby that once depended on you to simply hold his head up is now trying to climb ladders. But, as big as they seem, they still need you and always will.

Cedric wasn’t so sure about photos, but he loved holding on to Mom and Dad’s hands which made for some of my favorite photos of him from this session. He loved playing with the little wood truck and blocks we keep here in the studio for little ones. We even got a few smiles out of him!

Both Mom and Cedric are wearing pieces from the client wardrobe. We’ve been able to coordinate their outfits for all three sessions so that everything looks cohesive in his first year album and gallery wall.

I’m already looking forward to their family session this fall. I cannot wait to see how much Cedric grows- I have a feeling he’ll be running circles around me by then!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County. If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Documenting Your Baby's First Year as a Collective Member

When you’re expecting, most of the time you are focused on the pregnancy and newborn stage. As you should, but when you’re thinking about photographing those sessions, I’d encourage you to consider documenting your baby’s first year, not just those early days.

Yes, those early days are SO special, but that first year is a year you’ll never want to forget. It’s a year you’ll want to be able to tell them about one day. Can you imagine what that would be like without photos? I tell you this as a Mom, and not just a photographer, because if I am being honest with you, I wish I had done it. I WISH I had known then what I know now.

4 Reason’s To Book A First Year Collective

1 - Takes the Pressure Off of You

Life is busy and that first year can be a blur. The last thing I want you to do is to get caught up in life as new parents and forget to book a session. When you are a collective member, we track those milestone months for you and reach out when it’s time to schedule!

2 - Priority Booking

As a collective member, you get priority booking for each of your sessions. This is particularly important during busy seasons or getting a coveted sunset session or weekend. AND- it may sound a little silly, but you also get priority booking for our Santa sessions which is a huge benefit because we sell out 100 sessions in a matter of minutes every year.

3 - Cohesiveness

When we know you’re going to have several sessions throughout your baby’s first year, we’re able to plan with more intention. We choose your location and wardrobe selections carefully knowing that the images from each session may be displayed together on a wall or in an album. Furthermore, using the same photographer from session to session allows for continuity and consistency within the images from the session to session.

4 - Relationship

Building relationships with my clients is one of the aspects of my job as a CT newborn and family photographer I value most. I love hearing your stories and getting to know your family. The more sessions we do together, the more comfortable you are in front of the camera! You also get to know me, the studio and the process, and what to expect with your images.

Investing in the first year collective is truly an amazing way to preserve some of your family’s most cherished years and memories. It’s one of the most special and tangible gifts you can give not only yourself but your children and family for years to come.

AND— like I tell every parent, your baby will grow quicker than they ever will in that first year. You may think you can skip a milestone and not miss out on much. But trust me, when you can’t turn back the time, you will give anything to have photos to look back on.

If you’re considering documenting your baby’s first year as a first year collective member, contact me so we can set up a chat!

Oh, what a year it has been with Nash and his precious parents. From his Mama’s belly to his first birthday session, he captured my heart! I have enjoyed every session with them, and I cannot believe how much he’s grown this year! Happy Birthday, Nash!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County. If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Milestone Session in the Studio and Sherwood Island Park

Babies don’t keep. We know that and yet, so often parents focus on newborn and one-year photos. Meanwhile, in between, your little one is doing some pretty amazing things. Documenting that “sitter” milestone in the 6-8 month range is so easily overlooked, but in my opinion, one of the best milestones to document!

Lucky for me, I have had the opportunity to photograph this sweet guy while he was growing in his Mama’s belly and his newborn session. Now, 8 months later, we’re photographing Nash’s milestone session in the studio and Sherwood Island Park.

At my studio in Westport, it was all about Nash. He wore the sweetest little outfit and gave me all the smiles. He was seriously SO happy and didn’t mind the camera one bit. He played on his tummy, sat up on his own, and showed me how much he loves his toes. All the things they are doing and discovering at this age that I love so much!

After some solo portraits of Nash, we headed to Sherwood Island for family photos. We played airplane, sat on Dad’s shoulders, and shared a lot of smiles and laughter. A lot of memories were made and I cannot wait to add these to his first-year album!

I absolutely adore these three and cannot believe that it’s going to be time to celebrate his first birthday soon!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County. If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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First Year with Rhett | Fairfield County Newborn and Family Photographer

Well, we all blinked and Rhett turned one! Documenting his first year has truly brought me so much joy. These three are the happiest, sweetest clients and a constant reminder of why I do what I do.

Babies don’t keep. If you’re a parent, you’ve heard it a million times. You also know that’s it’s true. Our babies go from being so tiny you can hold them in the palm of your hands to them walking beside you holding that very same hand.

As a Fairfield County newborn and family photographer, I get to make sure that as they grow, you not only have your memories to hold onto, but tangible, physical photos to look back on. Because as much as you know how much they grow and how fast, there’s nothing quite like seeing it side by side.

Rhett’s newborn session and 6-month sitter session took place in my studio, so I was excited to venture out to the beach at Sherwood Island to celebrate him turning ONE! He was all smiles and looked quite handsome in his little suspenders.

To remember Rhett’s first year, we designed an album and installed 2 different galleries in their home. This album is more than a book filled with beautiful photos- it’s their baby’s first year. It’s moments they will be able to show him one day, not just show him!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County. If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Sitter Milestone Session at Eight Months Old in the Studio | Baby's First Year

There are some things in your baby’s first year that you just never want to forget. The way they curl their toes and how they smile with their whole face. Or, how they look at you and you know that you are their whole world. Every small detail and every big moment. It all simply just goes by too fast.

Sweet Coco and her beautiful Mama came into the studio recently for her sitter milestone session. This is our third session together in her first-year collective membership. If you missed it, here is their maternity session at Weed Beach and newborn session. She was the sweetest little baby and not much has changed.

We started the session with some photos of just Coco. She’s sitting, crawling all over the place, and standing up holding onto things. Her hair has lightened, her thigh rolls are everything and she gave me allll the smiles!

Then it was time for some photos with Mama, which may be one of my favorite things about these sitter milestone sessions. I’ve said this before, but I think this is the perfect time for a “mommy and me” session. At this age they love interacting with Mom and honestly, it’s just a really exciting age and one worth making sure you are IN the photos for! 

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County. If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Classic One-Year-Old Photos and Cake Smash | Westport Studio

One year. 365 days. Each of those days feels SO long when you’re in the thick of it. But when you look back and when you look at a side-by-side photo of your baby, you realize just how fast it all went.

We’re constantly being told to soak it all up and that we’ll miss this. It’s true (although, I can’t say I miss changing diapers!). But this is why I am SO passionate about documenting your babies, especially their first year. I wish so badly that I would have- If only I knew then what I know now.

I first met Taylor at her in-home newborn session and just recently she came to the new studio in Westport for her first birthday session. I absolutely adore these classic one-year-old photos!

We usually start with them sitting and within about three seconds they are crawling off, usually over to the window to play in the curtains…and I love it! After a little exploring, I will bring out a stool or chair for them to stand by or sit on. If I’m lucky, they will tell me they are “all done” and that’s my queue to start the cake smash portion of their one-year session.

I think this may have been Taylor’s favorite part of the session. She put on a fancy dress, cautiously checked out the cake, and quickly decided she wanted more. Her little expressions are my favorite and I’m excited for Mom and Dad to be able to pull these photos out year after year on her birthday!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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First Year Collective Baby in the Studio for Sitter Milestone Session

Having a 5 and 8-year old, I’ve been through all of the newborn and toddler phases. Each has come with moments I wish could relive over and over. But if there’s one “baby” stage my heart nearly aches to relive it would be this one.

There’s just something about having the front row seat to your baby discover the world. Seeing it through their eyes, slowing down to enjoy the simplest of things, and then seeing them light up by just the sight of you. It’s magical. Yes, it’s absolutely exhausting and the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but I’d do it again and again and again. And…I’d make sure I photographed all of it.

Sitter Milestone Session

The sitter milestone session is the second session in the first year collective. The focus is on the baby, but parents are welcome and I always recommend that at least Mom joins. It’s the perfect time for a mommy and me session and also gives your little one a little extra support if they need it.

There are a few traditional “sitter session” poses that we work through. Laying on their belly, playing with their feet, and of course, sitting up. We’ll do 2-3 looks for baby. One is usually a knit romper, another with just a diaper cover (so you can see all of the rolls!), and then if there is anything special you want for them. After that, it’s all you and your baby- we’ll document you playing and snuggling!

For this little guy, Mom and Dad brought a little lion romper and I have to say Hal was quite the handsome little fella! He was all smiles, wanted to eat the blanket, and loved to snuggle his mama. I can’t believe how much he’s grown since his newborn session, and already looking forward to his first birthday so I can see him again!

Adding to the Gallery Wall

We were able to take some of their favorites from this session and add to their gallery, which will be installed in their new home soon. This is something that we are able to work with clients on and keep in mind if you are in the process of moving or if you know you are not in your “forever home.” Wall galleries can be designed in a way where they can grow with you and work in different spaces. You can read more about our custom framing and installs here.

Mom’s dress is borrowed from the KWP Client Collection and hair and makeup by Angelina.

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Simplicity Sitter Session with Eight Month Old Baby Girl

Two children of my own and over a hundred babies photographed and I still cannot believe how fast time flies. This sweet girl’s mama went back and forth on doing a sitter session but ultimately decided that she just had to. She knew her baby girl was growing so fast and wanted to make sure that we documented this season she was in!

Our simplicity sitter session is perfect for this. It’s a quick, 20-minute session in the studio. It’s limited to baby only and ensures that you never have to forget this time in between their newborn session and first birthday. Studio wardrobe is included and/or you can choose to bring something. for your baby.

For this baby girl, Mom chose a traditional bubble romper and the southern girl in me loves it! After getting those classic photos, we changed into outfit number two. I like to do 2-3 looks during milestone sessions (provide baby isn’t bothered by changes) to give variety and also to make sure we can see all of baby’s little features (and rolls!). Plus, what little girl doesn’t need a little ruffle and lace?!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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18-Month Milestone Session | Connecticut Children's Photographer

I was so excited when this sweet girl’s Mama reached out wanting an 18-month milestone session. Often times once a baby turns one, we overlook documenting their milestones. Sure, a lot of families will do annual family portraits, but the focus is different.

The truth is, our babies change just as much in that second year as they do the first. If they weren’t walking at their one-year session, they usually are by 18 months…and with a lot more speed! By this time they are usually babbling, a little more playful, and have quite the personality.

Simplicity sessions are the perfect way to document this time. We focus on beautiful, classic portraits of your little one. We focus just on documenting your kids as they are- funny, serious, silly, wild, active, sweet....all the amazing qualities of your children. And truly- we can do this at any age!

Parent’s trust me when I say, you’ll never regret documenting alllll of the milestones. At least once a year- make it a priority. I don’t say that as a photographer, I say that as a Mom of two. When they are 8, you’ll be thankful for what they did when they were 2, 3, 5, and so on. Not to mention, they will be grateful you did it as they get older.

I cannot wait to see sweet Amelia and her parents for their family session this summer!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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6 Month Sitter Session in Studio in Fairfield County

Mom and Dad, if I haven’t reminded you lately, please do not skip your baby’s 6-month sitter session. This milestone is SO precious and one that you do not want to miss.

Here’s the deal, you already know by now how quickly time flies and how much your baby changes. This 6-8 month time frame is HUGE for your baby. He/she is starting to sit up, show their personality, interact with you more, and most likely moving all over the place! Oh, and if we’re lucky, they have discovered their feet.

Trust me when I say these are the months you will never want to forget!

And I am SO thankful that little Rhett is part of our baby plan so we know his milestones are going to be documented. I may or may not have been counting down the days to this session since his studio newborn session. He is the cutest little boy with the sweetest features and a smile that will just melt your heart.

Rhett was also quite the little model for his sitter session. The first photo of him below is one of my all-time favorite milestone photos. He crossed his tiny little feet, stretched his arms up, and just smiled right at me.

I also recommend that at least Mom joins us for the sitter session. In the event your little one isn’t having it, you can be in the photos to support him/her. And regardless, it’s a great time for some motherhood photos. We all know we’re never in enough with our children and it’s my mission to change that!

Angelina was here to work with Mom, Nicole, and we had the best time. Nicole is always so much fun to be around- always so happy and has a smile that fills the room with so much joy. She wore one of my favorite blue dresses from the client wardrobe, and it paired well with the outfits we chose for Rhett.

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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First Birthday Session and Cake Smash in Studio in Darien, CT

It’s always a little bittersweet when a KWP baby turns one. Over the last year, I have had the honor of watching little Chase grow from a tiny little newborn baby boy to a boy on the move…and one that loves cake!

Since I met Chase at his in-home newborn session, I knew it was going to be an exciting year documenting him grow. He was so alert and curious and already letting his sweet little personality show.

Chase’s smile is contagious and will melt your heart…right along with the bond he shares with his big sister. The two of them could not be any sweeter together. One of my favorite sibling photos ever was from Chase’s six-month milestone session at Sherwood Island.

What to Do at a First Birthday Session

It can be hard to wrangle a one-year-old on the move! That’s one reason why I love doing first-birthday sessions in the studio. It’s an open space, free of distractions, and gives them a controlled space to move around in.

This usually looks like them playing in the curtains, standing by one of our poofs, crawling around, and playing with wood toys that I provide. I have found that these give them something to do to also photograph well.

If you choose to do a cake smash for your one-year-old, we will do that at the end. Then ensures that we get those must-have photos first and then we let the fun begin! Some babies love cake and others want nothing to do with it. However your child responds, know that it’s totally normal and 100% adorable either way!

This is a side-by-side photo that I LOVE putting together- you can really see how much they grow and change over the year!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Family Session in Westport at Sherwood Island

There is a photo from this family beach session in Westport at Sherwood Island that stopped me as I was editing. It wasn’t a photo I took intentionally, but one of those in-between moments of Mama and her baby girl. I shared it on Instagram with the following caption:

“Motherhood is full of highs and lows. It’s days where you count down the minutes until bedtime only to lay in bed missing your baby. It’s balancing career and family. It’s constantly thinking of someone else first. It’s celebrating every milestone and crying in the corner because your baby is growing up way too fast. It’s the best, hardest job in the world, and it’s my honor to capture these moments for my clients. I promise you will want to remember these days forever.”

All of these things are true. I experience it as both a mom and a photographer. I don’t encourage documenting milestone sessions as a way to book more sessions. I do it because I KNOW how important it is. I know how quickly time goes. I know that on their 8th birthday you’ll find yourself looking back at all of their baby photos (that may or may not have been me recently!).

From this sweet girl’s backyard newborn session to her milestone session on the beach, she has grown so much. Her family has grown so much. And my gosh, she couldn’t be any more adorable!

The girls and Mama are all wearing dresses from the client wardrobe.

I am so excited that we are working on filling the walls of their home with their beautiful family portraits. As their girls grow up, they’ll be able to see themselves and the memories they have created with each other and Mom and Dad over the years.

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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First Year Collective | First Birthday Photoshoot at Sherwood Island

I’m not sure how this little guy’s first year went by so fast, but here we are wrapping up his first year collective with his first birthday session at Sherwood Island. We started at the park and then finished up on the beach! It was the perfect evening to celebrate Brayden, and I can’t wait for you to see just how happy this sweet boy is!

Joy. That’s the word that instantly comes to mind when I think back over this last year with baby Brayden. I’m so honored Mom and Dad trusted me with these precious memories. I’ve loved every second I’ve spent with them and watching Brayden grow from a teeny tiny newborn to this bright-eyed, happy, almost walking one year old has been incredible.

Buttt…lucky for me, Brayden is being promoted to big brother and I get another year with these three and baby boy #2!

Anyone else obsessed with little boys wearing shorts with suspenders? I don’t know what it is, but I love it! And this little outfit paired so well with Mom’s dress from the client wardrobe!

Hair + Makeup: Angelina with BeautyMarked Studio

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Sitter Milestone Session at Waveny Park in New Canaan, CT

Little David is making another appearance on the blog today! The last time you saw him, he was the sweetest little newborn! And here we are six months later (still so sweet!) doing his sitter milestone session at Waveny Park in New Canaan, CT. We could not have asked for a better fall evening and golden sunset!

I love sitter milestone sessions! We usually do these sessions around 6-8 months and there’s just something about this age that is so exciting. They are so curious, yet still, a little reserved and cling to Mom & Dad. And the best part - we start to see some of their personality!

David was quite the charmer but also a little serious, especially when he noticed my camera! He loved playing airplane with Mom & Dad and hanging with his best dog pal, Todd! I love that Todd joins the family for all of their sessions. He really is the best dog and quite the model if you ask me!

Happy half birthday, David! I cannot wait to see you again, but don’t grow toooo fast!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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First Birthday Cake Smash at Waveny Park in New Canaan, CT

We all blinked and somehow Olivia is already celebrating her first birthday. It’s been so fun watching her grow from the time she was in her momma’s tummy (check out their beautiful Weed Beach maternity session) to her in-home newborn session, and now her first birthday! I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than with a first birthday cake smash at Waveny Park in New Canaan.

One of my favorite things to do after a first birthday session is to pull a newborn photo and put them side by side with the first year photo. It’s always a lot of fun to see how they have grown and changed over the year (and also a little bittersweet because time… it really does go SO fast).

Olivia loved to stick her tongue out at me, play airplane with Mom + Dad, and humored us all with the cake eating part of her first birthday session. I never know how babies will respond to the cake smash - some love it, some hate it, and some are just confused. Either way, it’s all pretty hilarious and so much fun to photograph.

Happy Birthday, Olivia!

We designed a beautiful wall gallery that we will grow with over time as their family grows. Being able to fully serve my clients from start to finish is something I’m really proud of. And I am not just talking about a single session, but over multiple sessions - years even!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Westport Connecticut Beach Session | 6 Month Milestone Session

I am so excited to share this Westport Connecticut beach session with you! Sweet Harper is a First-Year Collective member and I’ve been looking forward to her 6-month milestone session since their in-home newborn session in Westport.

For Harper’s 6-month milestone session, we headed to the beach in Westport. It was a beautiful day and the sunset did not disappoint! Baby + Beach - what more could I ask for?! Harper is the sweet little girl and an absolute joy to photograph!

Mama wore one of my favorite dresses from the client wardrobe. It flows beautifully on the beach and perfect for playing with your little one(s). I even wore it for our beach photos this past summer!

If you’re questioning a beach session for one of your milestone sessions, don’t! I’ve been doing more 6 month sessions outside this year instead of in my Darien Studio due to Covid. I like to bring a blanket and the Moses basket for some variety. It also helps if baby isn’t quite sitting, or to contain them a little!

I am certainly not one to wish time away. As a Mama I know how fast (too fast!) the time goes this first year. Buttt…I can’t wait to see these three again!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in studio or in home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Sherwood Island First Birthday Session | Westport, CT Family Photographer

I cannot believe it’s already been a year with Caleb. It feels like I just did their Weed Beach maternity session and studio newborn session. Now we are back in Westport at Sherwood Island doing Caleb’s first birthday session. Just wait until you see how cute he is in his hat!

I don’t think I ever understood how quickly the time went until I had children. It’s true what they say: “The days are long, but the years are short.” I’m just so thankful that this sweet family and so many others have trusted me as their family photographer, and I can freeze some of these memories through their portraits.

Before heading over to Sherwood Island, Michelle had another chance to get pampered by our hair and makeup artists with BeautyMarked Studio. She chose a beautiful, blue floral dress from the client wardrobe. Since getting it this past summer, it’s been a popular choice! I love how it coordinates with the dresses she chose for her maternity and newborn session.

Family Sessions at Sherwood Island

Sherwood Island in Westport, CT is one of my favorite places to do family sessions. We can get a lot of variety there depending on your scenery preferences. To start, we met up at the field for a few photos - the greens there in the summer photograph beautifully! After that, we headed down to the water for Caleb to explore. he wasn’t so sure about the water, but loved the rocks and hanging out with Mom and Dad! Then we wrapped up with the best cake smash. Caleb loved it and we couldn’t get enough watching him!

Before seeing all the fun we had during Caleb’s first birthday session, here’s a quick side by side to see how much he’s grown over the last year!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in-studio or in-home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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Westport Beach Session - Sherwood Island | 6 Month Milestone and Family Session

6 months really does go by in the blink of an eye. From his in-home newborn session to today’s Westport beach session at Sherwood Island, Chase is growing too fast!

I had so many 6-month milestone sessions over the summer and I loved it…minus the heat! It was HOT! But I am so thankful these four powered through because the photos are ALWAYS worth it. Thankfully Sherwood Island has a park with some shade, so we were able to go there to cool off and get a few more photos.

Milestone sessions really are so much fun. Not only do I get to take beautiful photos, but I get to catch up with my clients. Getting to know you and your story, and then being able to help tell that through timeless portraits is why I do what I do. I really do have the best job as a Connecticut Newborn and Family Photographer!

Mama had a light dusty blue dress that was perfect for a hot day on the beach. I loved the little ruffle detail. For the kids, we pulled from the client wardrobe. Big sis wore a classic white eyelet dress and Chase wore a striped knit romper. Both are perfect for summer beach sessions!

This brother and sister duo are sure to melt your heart! Enjoy!

Kristin Wood Photography, LLC specializes in Newborn, Maternity and Family Photography serving Fairfield County and surrounding areas including Greenwich, Westport, New Canaan,  Ridgefield, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, Manhattan, and Westchester County.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me here.

I would love to begin planning a portrait session for you. Whether you want an outdoor beach or field setting or a cozy in studio or in home setting, we will design the perfect session to suit your family. I provide a luxury photography experience with a full client closet, personalized wardrobe styling, hair and makeup artists, and custom album and wall art designs for your home.

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