Welcome to the World! Newborn {sneak peek}

Today was a day full of adorable new babies. I soaked all that could in with the two sweet peas I got to work with today. First, was baby "L". She is a teeny 2.5 week old that melted my heart with every grin and grunt. Baby "L" got the model a few headbands ! Below, you will be my favorite so far. She modeled the sparkly newborn headband from Spoiled Sweet Bowtique. Afterwards, I headed on over to the "L" family, to photograph their brand new, 4 day old son, baby "E".  Boy, what strength he had! He lifted his head higher than I have ever seen an under 1 week old. He has the most scrumptious cheeks ever, too!


Without further ado, meet baby "L"

Next, meet baby "E"

Thank you both to the "B" and "L" families for inviting me into your home, and allowing me to breathe in all of the newborn goodness I could get. Congratulations to the both of you!



Tea for Two! Halloween {sneak peek}

Photographing your own children sometimes requires not only patience, but coffee and at the end almost always will require some ibuprofen for a headache as well. My girls normally love to be in front of the camera, after all they are used to it, but sometimes they just don't feel like it. We try anyway. Today we attempted some indoor princess tea party photos. My 4 year old will be Rapunzel for Halloween and my 16 month old will be Cinderella. I sewed their costumes a little under a month ago. With a session cancellation today, I decided to just go ahead and get it done.

For the most part, they were into it. The baby hasn't been feeling well so she was emotional at times. We still got a few good shots. They are enough for just Halloween memories. I will grab some on Halloween night of course. We also have a mom's group "Trunk or Treat" event on the 29th. I will of course bring my camera along to that as well. Oh, and that wasn't a typo. It really is called "Trunk or Treat" . The kids will trick or treat out of decorated trunks. It is a lot of fun. I think this is our 4th year hosting as well!

My girls really do love each other!

Pettiskirts, Stripes, and FUN! {sneak peek}

Today, I traveled to the Carroll County area to have a fun Halloween session with the "F" family. Thank you guys for inviting me into your home, and have the chance to spend another session with you all! We went with the new black and white damask background to give a sort of chic gothic look. I adore how it looked with the weathered wood flooring I placed down. 

How adorable is Miss "A" in her ghost tutu costume?!? BOOTIFUL! {couldn't resist, sorry!}

Meet "M". He was such a natural in front of the camera!

Last, but certainly not least, meet little "M".  What a personality on this boy! He really had me laughing a bit today :)

Thanks for looking!

These are quick little edits for {sneak peek} purposes.

Autumn Evening :: Central Maryland Family Photographer

I bought this chair about a month and a half ago intended to use for sessions such as the one I did tonight with my girls.  I have been using it, in the meantime, as a computer chair. It's pretty comfy ;) ! The light tonight was fading quickly, but I said "What the hell, let's head on out!". My husband and I took the girls out back to the beautiful cascading tree, to soak up some evening sun. It's a bit of a walk, and wouldn't you know it, I forgot my reflector. My girls, my camera, and that chair were the only things I was thinking of at the time. Oh well. It didn't seem to matter much, as I still loved how these turned out. I went more natural with the photos for Brynn (the baby), and a bit more vintage with my oldest, Kylie's images.

Oh and look, I managed to capture one silhouette of Daddy and Brynn. Brynn was pretty much done before this point, so capturing even just that, was a stroke of pure luck ;)

So had I remembered my reflector, these would be a tad bit less "shadowy". Regardless, they are beautiful and my girls shine bright!

Holiday 5x7 Photo Card Designs {Sneak Peek} :: Central Maryland Lifestyle Photographer

I am working on some brand new 2011 holiday photo card designs. I am so excited and it isn't even Halloween! Here are just 4 out of the many I will have available. For blog purposes only, I have watermarked these. To view the designs sans watermark, please visit my website and see them under the digital designs tab.

I have quite a few more already designed, but they are all under wraps until closer to the holiday season! The designs above are 5x7 in size, but I will have a few 4x6 designs as well. Designs will be available for purchase, as well as the prints. If you would like to purchase the design AND the prints through myself you will recieve a discount on the design itself. I will give more information on that later on.

Just as an FYI, you do not need to have a session with me to purchase a digital design. Also, if you would like a custom OOAK {one of a kind} design, feel free to email me for more info on how to go about ordering!

Impromptu Saturday Night Giveaway!

I am having a pretty great weekend so far, so I have decided to have an impromptu Saturday Night giveaway!

Head on over to my Facebook and comment on THIS image when it is posted at 8pm EST. Comments on this blog post will not be counted.

Facebook is in no way associated with this giveaway. Cortney Blejwas Photography is the host and owner of the items in this giveaway.

UPDATE:

Congratulations to Shannon L. for winning the holiday card!

Also, congrats to Melanie B. for winning the super cute headband!



Be sure to email me at cortneybphotography@gmail.com to claim your prizes!

Congrats again!