Anyone who knows my work knows that I shun ultra-photo-manipulative images with a great deal of post-processing. Nonetheless, the great-aunt of this tiny client request this specific image, and I obliged. I felt a bit silly as I created it, but now that it’s finished, I must admit I’m somewhat charmed by the idea of visually remembering a not-so-long-ago time when the little one in one’s arms was still yet to be.

Here is another one this beautiful first-time mommy and her new little sweetheart. There is just something about a new mommy gazing at her baby… I call it the glow. Their faces light up and the most sublime happiness shines through. Can’t you see that in her here?