Charlotte NC and Fort Mill SC Photography | Children's Portrait Photographer Becca Bond | Newborn | Baby | Family Portraits

The moment I walked in and saw this smiling baby reaching his little arms up so that I could pick him up and snuggle him, I knew this was going to be a great session, if only I could bring myself to put him down!  He is quite possibly the most cuddly little baby that I’ve ever photographed.  There were smiles for miles, and it was pretty apparent where they came from.  In fact, I don’t know who I fell for more, this little cutie or his super amazingly cool (and beautiful) mother.  She just had such a bright and contageous energy about her that makes you wonder if flowers bloom wherever she walks.

So I take credit for the brilliant idea of having two headstrong toddlers decorate cookies with all kinds of sprinkles.  While I must admit it was a great photo opp, the mess was pretty bad!  One canister of sprinkles thrown onto the floor (by my Willow!) I am STILL finding tiny pink balls rolling around.  Not sure who ate more cookie dough- the girls or my dogs.  I’m pretty positive one of my dogs consumed at least 4 raw cookies.  This is life with kids.  It’s always exciting, even a little messy, but definitely yummy!

What began as a joke from photographer Alicia Williams’ husband turned into a ‘pet’ project for me and Alicia  This is her newborn puppy, Juno.  She is so sweet and slightly narcoleptic… she sleeps ALL THE TIME!  What a dream come true for photographers!  How could we resist when given the perfect sleeping ‘baby’, the perfect light, the perfect blanket, and of course, the two of us camera-obsessed kooks… a portrait session was bound to happen!  Despite the kids’ demands to hold her, we managed to get a few cute shots!  She is such a sweet lil pup.

Dear sweet little newborn B

When your mother called me to tell you that you arrived and schedule your portrait, she was so happy that I could feel her glowing through the phone.  She said that you just fit right into the family, your sister adores you and takes good care of you, and you are the perfect little teddy bear.  I could not wait to meet you!!!

Everything she told me was so true.  You are a beautiful, perfect baby.  I just melted when I saw you, and I loved holding you.  You were one of the most mellow little ones I’ve ever worked with.  You loved your sister’s snuggles….and you slept like a champ, a photographer’s dream come true for a newborn!

You are surrounded by love, both your mommy and daddy and big sis.  I can’t wait to watch you grow!  Just don’t do it too fast!

XOXO…. Becca

Dear New Babies…

I was so happy to have met you!  Your beautiful auntie found me and felt like I would be worthy of making your very first portraits, a very special thing indeed!  The day that I met you, you were surrounded by your great, big, loving, Italian family.  I photographed you on a cold winter day, but we had plenty of cuddles to keep you warm!  When one of you began to fuss, your big brother would help to soothe you.  He loves you so much and is going to teach you so much as you grow!  Your family all helped to care for you and I don’t think your auntie or your grandma wanted to put you down for a second.

Thank you for being so sweet, so new, and so perfectly *you*!  BOTH of you!

XOXO…. Becca

I can’t believe it’s 2010 already!  The past 10 years went by so quickly, it feels like it was just yesterday that we were all gonna party like it was 1999.

Reflecting back on 2009, I feel such intense gratitude.  Truly, I am living “the dream” that I have been chasing for so long.  Being a custom family photographer is the best (and only) job I could ever imagine doing. I sometimes cannot believe the amount of success that I’ve had in this past year.  I pour my heart and soul into my work, and the fact that I am able to stay consistently busy just makes me feel validated and really, really thankful.

I really want to thank *ALL* of my clients.  Thank you for inviting me into your lives, homes, and hearts to take on the important task of creating portraits of your family.  I know the importance of these images, they are more than pieces of art gracing your walls, they are going to be handed down for generations.  ”This is what I was like when I was little” your kids will tell THEIR kids and grandkids one day!  The joy that exudes in those moments where we are all playing and frolicking will forever be preserved as YOUR family! That is your beautiful, joyous, loving family.  What a wonderful way to be remembered!   Thank you for trusting me to make the pictures fantastic even when I ask you to do silly things.  Thank you for the amazing emails and sometimes tearful calls after you receive your galleries letting me know that you appreciate the work that I’ve done.  The feeling that you’ve given ME is just as intense and amazing.  Thank you for referring me to your friends and family, for thinking that highly of me as a professional as well as my photography.

I am so excited about this coming year!  I have some plans that will benefit all of my clients.  One thing that I am going to be working on in the new year is my service to you.  My resolution is to give each client individualized time with me, not just during your sessions, but during the ordering process as well.  The focus this past year was to build, build, build.  This year, the focus is going to be on quality of service.

Another exciting thing that is in place is the work on my wedding photography business with Alicia Williams.  We are called Love As Art, and are looking to book 6 weddings in 2010.  We already have 3 and it’s only January!  Weddings are intense and a lot of work on our end, but also extremely rewarding!  It is a different avenue, and one that was at first very intimidating to me.  I have since completely fallen in love with those falling in love

I wish everyone a joyful, healthy, and prosperous 2010!

XOXO

So much has been going on.  I’ve been so busy I truly feel like I can’t catch my breath.  I have been swamped with holiday portraits, and Willow just turned two, and a little trip to MD was thrown into the mix.  I haven’t updated images here in a while, and I do promise to but it might not be for a while.  There is this ever-growing list on my desk of things to do.

My baby is about to be 2!  Unbelievable.  We had a fun little photo shoot with her horsey and a really cool 18th century child’s slip that I recently picked up.