I’m not going to lie… I don’t think Carrie or I have ever had such a busy year! For us though being busy means lots of beautiful babies in front of our cameras, which is really just fine by us. We wouldn’t have it any other way! This was the final workshop of this year and I think we went out with a bang. We had models from 4 days old to 6 weeks old! We had a wonderful time with all of our attendees! Are you interested in attending one of our future workshops? We are putting the finishing touches on the 2011 schedule. It should be complete by the end of this week and Ill give you one little preview… 2011 will be the first year Baby as Art’s workshops go abroad! Carrie and I are both very excited about what next year is going to bring. The lovely little headbands are courtesy of the wonderful Melanie Disbrow! You can find her Etsy store here!

I think little Oliver may have won my heart! He was the sweetest baby and I can say, without a doubt, that his session is my very favorite to date. Lisa Hoang had me come out to Hawaii to photograph her newest little boy a few weeks ago. The little guy was so cooperative and sleepy… so sleepy that he slept through an entire day of shooting in the studio, he slept through a fairly windy evening outing to the beach, then he slept through a morning trip to a local grassy field, and then slept a little more- just enough for some family pictures back in the studio! I couldn’t have asked for a more willing family… they were up for anything! Thank you so much, Lisa for sharing your little guy with me! I had an amazing time in Hawaii! The images here on the blog are my favorites, but if you would like to see his full gallery you can log into his proofing gallery on the baby as art website under the proofing section. His password is oliver. I would like to also thank my wonderful boyfriend Steven for helping me during his shoot. He was such a great help- he held blankets, an olive branch, a scale, pulled binkies and even gently brushed sand off Oliver at the beach with his camera cleaning brush! In other news… We have announced a workshop for September 8th + 9th and the 11th + 12th. Email our workshop gal Chelle at workshop@babyasart.com to reserve your spot. The seats are filling quickly and this will be our last workshop of the year! Our last Gas-Lamp workshop was a huge hit!

Sorry guys for the delay in posting. This last month has been full of babies, workshops and traveling. As you can see… every single one of our newborn models were happy and as sleepy as can be! Our models ranged from ages 3 days old all the way up to nearly four weeks old. We also had a wonderful group of ladies who came from all over the world- From Canada, Australia, England, and, of course, all over the United States. Last month was our workshop’s one year anniversary. We have had such a wonderful time teaching others how to photograph newborns. Carrie and I are deeply honored that photographers have been willing to travel so far to learn from us. We have met so many wonderful ladies and photographed so many beautiful babies with them. Because the Gas-Lamp workshop was such a huge hit, we are now in the beginning stages of planning our next workshop, which will take place in the fall. There will be both weekend and weekday dates available. Make sure to join the mailing list to get the latest workshop information. Those who are on our waiting list will be notified first of any new dates! Have a wonderful week! XOXO

Notice that awesome old truck? That truck is now a permanent yard decoration behind Carrie’s house. It was towed over four hours away by one of our newest team members: Chelle Haney! If you have been in contact with Baby as Art’s workshop department lately then you have had the pleasure of talking with Chelle. Carrie and I are so excited to have her on the team and we know she is going to take very good care of all our attendees. Speaking of Workshops… we still have a few more openings for our April workshop. There are two dates currently available: April 24th and 25th as well as April 27th and 28th. Please email workshop@babyasart.com for more information on these two dates! We would love to see you at the next workshop in the Gaslamp District of San Diego.

Hello Baby as Art friends! Sorry for the delay in posting… Carrie and I were a little busy this past week. Well, as you can tell… we had some of the most beautiful little models at our fifth Baby as Art workshop! All four babies were as sleepy as could be . If being sleepy wasn’t enough, they were each so kind to treat us with a few of those those ever-elusive happy dream smiles. (Funny story… the picture with Mama holding sweet Bristol- I asked Mommy to give me a small smile… just as I said- “Can I get a little smile?” Bristol cracks the biggest grin!! What an amazing moment! For the record… I tried the same trick again a little later and it didn’t work, but- hey! I was still so gracious with that happy face she shared with us earlier). We couldn’t have asked for better weather either. It was so warm on the second day, that we were able to venture outside with one of our little peanuts- That’s San Diego for you! If you are interested in attending a future workshop please send an email, with the title “mailing list”, to the workshop@babyasart.com email…. you will automatically be added to our contact list!

Now, onto our next giveaway… Carrie and I just love meeting new photographers and making new friends. The new friendships, which blossom during our workshops, are truly the driving force behind why we put them on. If it was physically possible, we would have every single one of you in our studio! This week we would love love to get the chance to meet two of you via Skype. Two give-away participants will be randomly selected to take part in an hour long skype convo with Carrie and I!! During this time you can ask us… and we will answer!!!* To participate, simply leave a reply in the comment box below. There are no commenting limits on this Give-Thanks-Giveaway, so good luck and Carrie and I very much look forward to meeting you!!! Contest ends at 10pm PST on Friday, February 19th.

*If you do not have access to Skype, Carrie and I are more than willing to hold a phone conversation instead. The discussion will be limited to one hour. All topics, except subjects pertaining to photoshop, are welcomed. Good luck!

XOXO

Britt

All images copyright © Carrie Sandoval and Brittany Woodall | 2010 | San Diego Newborn Baby Photography

Britt and I had not photographed a baby together since before the busy holiday (a whole 2 weeks!) so we were feeling a bit anxious and rusty. Sweet Riley had us back in the swing of things in no time. Good thing, because she was also performing for our first Baby as Art personal workshop attendee of the year, Candi Leonard. We were lucky enough to see Riley again, three days later, to wrap up the remainder of her full session and she was just as dreamy! I’m passing the mic to Britt…

Giving Thanks | Part 3

Our first giveaway was such a huge success! Thanks to all who participated! This week’s giveaway is this beautiful knitted wrap by Jennifer Howard. This design was created by Carrie and I and Jennifer was able to bring our idea to life. Her work with yarns is always incredible, to say the least! We just love Jennifer!!! Okay, on to the details!!! to keep everything exciting, Carrie and I have decided to change things up a little bit, so the rules are going to be a little different this time around! To qualify to win this gorgeous wrap, post a link to this post or the Baby as Art blog on either your facebook, flickr, twitter, blog, etc. Make sure to leave the link where you linked us in your comment to qualify.  Feel free to link more places than one… post each or your links as separate comments to increase your chances of winning! The winner will be chosen the same way as last time- with the fabulous random number generator! Good luck everyone contest ends Friday at 10pm!