We had so much fun with Bennett. Just 11 days old, such beautiful strawberry blonde hair and peachy skin. His mommy better keep a tight leash on him!!








We had so much fun with Bennett. Just 11 days old, such beautiful strawberry blonde hair and peachy skin. His mommy better keep a tight leash on him!!








- Stunning...as always.
- Kelley, I can't tell you how many hours of pure enjoyment my adult daughters and I have experienced in perusing your most exquisite newborn images. You are the master of newborn imagery! Love love love your work! Mama Shan
- Kelley...these are gorgeous, but then again I wouldn't expect anything less out of you ;) I love the new approach to the horizontal hanging cocoon thingy. Fabulous!
- I love your baby photography! I was wondering what kind of material that is that you used for the baby cocoon this time. I would love to learn how to take pics like this!!
- Hi Hope... it's a silk chiffon!
- Brilliant, as always, Ladies!!!!! Love them!
- I love these! I could look at your work all day and love when I see a new post. :)
- LOVE the hanging one from the top view! How do you get your gray back ground? Is is just that, a back drop?
- I love love the silk chiffon. You do awesome work!!
- You do such an awesome job capturing their amazingness.
- Simply amazing as usual. Just love these and I love the chiffon cocoon.
- Inspiring as always Kelley!
- Beautiful photos!
- love your work, it is beautiful!!
It’s me and Tracy’s birthday today so I thought I’d take a break from all this proofing and do some sharing! We’ve had so many beautiful newborns in the studio these past 2 weeks… look at all these georgous faces!!
Averi - 11 days old, so deliciously chubby!






Camden - 12 days old, so super sleepy and love his fuzzy, whispy blonde hair!




Alex - 6 days old, such great full cheeks!




Emery - 10 days old, and the most beautiful skin EVER!




- SO great! Where do you get your headbands?
- These are just beautiful!!! I enjoy looking at your work - these parents are so blessed to have you photograph their babies!!!
- Oh how I love thee.....let me count the ways ;) These are all beyond beautiful! So clean and creamy and soft....(insert sigh here). Wow! So inspiring.
- Happy Birthday!!! These shots are incredible! You give such a eternal gift to all us moms, I hope you and Tracy enjoy your day!
- flawless! you do such beautiful work. my wife and I live in Iowa city and it is our goal to one day have you take pictures of our newborn.
- Aww that was a gift to us!! THank you for sharing - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you both!
- Hi Kelley ...Hi Tracy! Happy Birthday you two! You both deserve a day off for peets sake! BTW...I had a TERRIFIC time at your "baby posing" class this last weekend and would LOVE to watch you two again sometime soon. I learned SO much about posing, lighting and technique! You two ROCK!! Kayla
- Happy Birthday Kelley and Tracy! Hope you enjoyed your day. Beautiful babies and lovely images as always.
- Gorgeous!! I love how you take something you have done before and just give it a new twist or color- your stuff is always so fresh. Love it!! And Happy Birthday!!! Hope it was a great one.
- Happy Birthday!!! Amazing shots as always, very inspirational
- Hi Kelley, Hi Tracy, Happy Birhtday GALS! All the best for you both. I wish you both continue to fulfilled your life with lots of special moments like those above. There are so many new poses and beautidul babies. SOmething to inspire all of us. Ana
- LOVE the newest poses! so adorable! you guys do such fantastic work! happy birthday to you both!
- Happy Birthday! What a treat to see 3 different sessions in this post! I love them all!
- Kelley-you are an amazing photographer! I can't thank you enough for capturing my son exactly how he is to me--absolutely adorable and perfect. It was such fun to see you at work. Thanks again and I hope you and Tracy had a great birthday!
- Happy Birthday!!! It was so great to meet you all last weekend! I adore all of these shots- you girls rock. :)
- Are you the baby whisperer? It's truly amazing to me that you are able to get these sweet babies to sleep so well. Nicely done! I LOVE what you do! :)
- Bit late but Happy Birthday to you both.... pics are as FAB as usual....
- SO beautiful!! Love them all!
- wow!! gorgeous!!
- LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your work. Thank you for inspiring :)
- happy birthday.
- Those small fabrics are so amazing! Where do you find all these?
- Happy birthday Kelley and Tracy! Gorgeous, gorgeous work as always!
- Happy belated Birthday...Hope you both had a wonderful day. Love these images.
- Hi! Your pictures are just wonderful. I was just wondering if you are using natural light from windows ore if you are using flash? :)
- beautiful!!
- Beautiful work you have. You inspire me so much. I love your work.
- I'm now a big fan.......fantastic baby.........
- These are beyond fabulous Kelley! You rock!
- oh kelley, these are stunning! beautiful, beautiful work.
oh my, this little angel was fun! She gave us so many expressions from each set-up. I so wanted to get the great big open mouth smile that she showed me, but she only did that when my camera was not in hand and I was holding her! Meet Lucille, 18 days old.












- I am DYING over that buggy! I am in AWE!
- Lovin' the poochy lips!
- OMG, I love the close-up of her smiley lips! These are all fabulous
- She. Is. A. DOLL!!! Her pout is something else! What a beautiful subject and you've captured her perfectly!
- Beautiful expressions, great variety of props and such nice posing baby! lovely work, Kelley
- So beautiful! Love the yellow/blue crocheted hat with flower!
- Wow, these are absolutely stunning! Gorgeous work!
- She is stunning - just like her mama. Sam is super impressed and cannot wait to meet her too! Love just may be in the air! :) xoxo
- I love those little FEET!!!!
- the 'flower pot' shot is super cute. I love the pink, baby fresh skin tones :)
- love them all, but that first one just gave me a big smile. So sweet!
- Lovely as always ;)
- What a sweet, sweet baby!!! Her cheeks, her lips!!! I love, love, love the one in the bucket!!!!! Congrats, Gina. Terri Roberts
- LOVE these!!
- these are amazing!! beautiful...every single one of them!!
- kelley - the heads up with the cream hat is just beautiful! the soft, warm, romantic colors are perfect! great job!
- simple, sweet and perfect!
- Gorgeous work as always Kelly!
- wow. just love your work!
- Pure Magic!
- Wow these are so adorable and precious. I am doing my 1st newborn session soon. I can't wait. I am a bit nervous. I love all the cute props you are using. Great work.
- Amazing images, as always! You completely inspire me!! :)
- Love the warm look and fun postures
- She is beautiful! I love them all but my favorites are the fourth, sixth and eighth images - so sweet!
- absolutely adorable!
Jackson on day 8… what a face on this guy… his Mommy better keep a close eye on him!



- awww he's a cutie pie! Love the warm tones in the second shot. :)
- Wow.. beautiful..look at those lips
- what a handsome baby boy! he looks nice & squishy. :)
Happy 2010 everyone! Meet Isabella, a 13 day old beauty with such lovely plump lips. I’m going to be better this year at posting from all the sessions done in the past and future, even if that means just 1 or 2 images from a session. Tracy and I have had so many great hours in my studio lately and now its time to get some proofing done!






- I'm not a huge fan of the pose with the baby resting on its elbows, but you always make it look right. I think that's why I am not a fan of it in the first place - because so many times it looks unnatural and almost painful for the baby. Not with your shots. Nice work! I love the pose and the softness of the first image especially.
- and have a happy new year, both you and tracy, filled with successes!
- beautiful work! thank you for sharing your talent.
- Amazing...there're no words to express this work... I love it!
- Where did you get your big bean bag from? Mine is too soft and squashy.
- gorgeous, as always. i love the shot w/ the baby in basket/box with curled up blanket. so cute and comfy!
- oh she is gorgeous!!!! Beautiful work Kelly!
- Gorgeous Tracy! The first one is just precious and number 3 is totally awesome. Very creative!! Parents must be over the moon!
- Oh you make it look soooo easy. Your work is amazing.
- These are amazing! Great job as always!
- Erin, try beanbags.com... they don't sell the one I have anymore, but do have several very similar!
- That first image has just blown me away. Adore it. You're work is pure magic. Love everything you do :)
- I absolutely love all of your pictures. Baby pictures are the best and you have an amazing talent and eye!
So beautiful at 10 days old. She had the major wiggles for about the first 2 hours of the session, then slipped peacefully in to a wiggle free sleep:) We certainly had some fun with her at that point!









- Wow! Gorgeous set of images! I especially LOVE the first shot. ~Charlotte
- My baby is 12 weeks old today. If my husband and I decide to have another baby I've decided that I'm going to move to Omaha a month before my due date and just stay until you've taken our pictures. I love your work - it always brightens my day!
- Two words...You Rock!
- my goodness, where do you get all these babies with a full head of hair?! sooooo great! beautiful images, as always.
- Gorgeous BABY Gorgeous Photos!!
- Hi Kelley,I love the bucket and rolled up blanket.... so so squishy and cute.... Have a great Chrissy... Nicole
- Beautiful!!!! Your work is so inspiring.
- These are just gorgeous...how blessed these parents are to have such incredibley artistic portraits of their new blessing. Awesome!
- BEAUTIFUL images as usual!
just 8 days old and so itty bitty. Completely precious and ever so sleepy… so fun to photograph!





- This is precisely why I follow your blog - these are stunning...
- Amazing pictures! That top one is beyond words.
- beautiful. just beautiful.
- The top one is breathtaking! I ADORE it! Actually, I love them all!
- sigh....so, so lovely.
- oh kelley, these are so beautiful...
- Beyond amazing!
- How adorable! Love the blue and pink
- Hi, Happy Christmas. Thank you for your blog. Great photographs.
- Absolutely beautiful!! When I read your update email I was so hoping for pictures and when I didn't see any attachments I was sad only to find the link at the end! Awesome pictures.
- AMAZING Kelley...that first shot is wow, perfection!
- the knit you used for the first on is awesome. the babies look so super tiny. beautiful images.
- LOVE those hats! These are all amazing photos!
meet Chelsea, 11 days old, and boy could she hold a smile. When she got it going, I bet I got at least 10 frames of each one. What a cutie.








- Oh, heavens! They don't get any cuter!!!! Perfectly stunning images!
- OMG she is SO precious and I love each of these.
- Beautiful!!! Wonderful job capturing those. :)
- So sweet! Love those smiles!
- AMAZING!
- So precious....
- AMAZING by far your best work....I would hang image #3 up in my house and she's not even my baby! That is a precious shot! :)
- Beautiful and full of tender... I really love your images
- oh my! Just perfect.
- These are some of the most stunning newborn photos I've ever seen. And a baby that smiles that young...absolutely precious. Amazing work!
- what a beautiful smiley baby! wonderful photos kelley.
- soo cute.. i really adore your artwork~
- So adorable, these just make me happy!
- oh my... if I was that baby's mom I'd be so incredibly happy with all your images... amazing!
- Okay, that first one makes me smile! What a beautiful baby and capture!
- hi, I am a Brazilian fan, I wish you could shoot my baby - she is on the way. I just want to tell you that our work is very chic and I can feel the love ou put on each image. Thanks for sharing the great work you do.
This was probably the easiest session I have had all year. I haven’t had many on-location session this year, so I look forward to them… but I have to admit I get a little nervous when I have 3 little ones to photograph at once. Meet Jackson, Alex and Whitney… the 3 beautiful kiddos that made this session a breeze. I am so very thankful for my clients for being so patient for their galleries during this busy time. This year has been a year of many firsts and I look forward to sharing some fun projects as they unveil!
something must have been really funny!



and when you have great ‘chub’ like this, it’s a must to show off. There aren’t many times in your life when you can pull this set-up off!
- Adorable children and that last shot is just too cute!!
- the first one is super cute, and the last one just too funny! :)) they are adorable :)
Wonderfully sleepy 8 day old twin girls! I absolutely LOVE to photograph twins and had such a fabulous time with these two. Can’t wait to see them in 6 months!

love how you can see the difference between the two of them in this image!






- Wow - it is totally intense to me how many shots you got of the two of them together...perfectly!
- OMG... those are some of the best twins shots I have EVER seen... you tow amaze me.. really.
- WOW!!! I have been a follower of your blog for some time now. I just had to come over and say WOW!!! These are some of the most amazing twin pictures I have EVER seen. Way to go!
- Amazing twin images! second one is my fave!
- Amazing photos!
- They are so precious! Both so beautiful in their own way. Love those poses, and such beautiful light and color! Your skin tones are always perfect. I think #1 and #2 are my faves, but it's so hard to choose!
- GORGEOUS. I love the second one - but they are all incredible. Great work Kelly.
- Oh my goodness! I looove the 4th one and the last one! Hopefully they'll always be that close, so sweet.
- stop it!!!!! i'm dieing over here! i love these...pure yumalicious, deliciousness ;)
- These are amazing! I am just in awe of the double decker hanging shot. After watching the setup in class, I can really appreciate what it takes to get these. Great work Kelley and Tracey.
- OMG you have to be some sort of baby whisper. I have been stalking for a while but i had to make comment on these they are just devine and the one of the two of them in the sack sitting is a master piece. just WOW
- kelly, your work is absolutely amazing. these are stunning!!!
- These are so gorgeous! I've been a fan for a while, but couldn't resist leaving a comment. :-) AND I told my husband last night that I'm going to save up to attend one of your workshops next year. (Your doing more the second half of next year, right? I assume that the first half of the year is already full?)
- oh my gosh, I am loving the 4th one down. when are you going to do a workshop in Utah? come on you don't mind traveling do you?
- Wow. You've completely outdone yourself with these. Everything is perfect. The posing is divine. Love them all!
- Love love love these! If I was the mom- I'd be over the moon! Gorgeous tones and lighting, not to mention your awesome posing.
- these are just incredible. love them all. perfection.
- Best twins shots I've ever seen!!
- fabulous!
- I. Am. Speechless. Utterly perfect.
- wow Kelley these are amazing!!!
- your pics are do delicious! makes me want twins, ha ha! i passed your blog onto several photographer friends. truly inspiring!!
- beautifully done!! *clap2*...love to see them in action though..
- Just amazing!!! You're better then Anne Geddes!!!
- OMG! How beautiful! You are a true talent! Makes me want to have more babies (and that's saying something!)
- These are just absolutely precious! Love your work and enjoy following your blog.
by Kelley Ryden
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