Meet mister L, four days of pure delight! His mom is this gorgeous lovely from a few weeks back. He wasn’t too sure about all the posing we wanted him to do - but he was too precious, and we got some great stuff!



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Meet mister L, four days of pure delight! His mom is this gorgeous lovely from a few weeks back. He wasn’t too sure about all the posing we wanted him to do - but he was too precious, and we got some great stuff!



I had the most amazing sessions today! We shot at the loft in Dallas for some classic white on white images - gorgeous!
It is just about time to revamp my current display at babybliss, and some of their favorite customers were gifted with sessions from me, as their little one’s will grace the walls of the next display! These kiddos are gorgeous and have some serious style!






The rest of the afternoon was spent with some holiday mini-session clients, all repeat client from last year. I love, love seeing how much they’ve all grown! They were all beautiful and dressed so well!







Hope you all enjoy your sneak peeks…thank you for today, I had a blast!
…she’d be back! Miss A was stunning for this morning’s 6 month session - all smiles and totally sweet during *all* the clothing changes!
Thanks to mom and dad for all the fun outfits, indulging my requests to place your daughter in some wacky places, and for helping carry the chair! I hope you love these…and I hope she took a great nap for you!




You all know this gorgeous blue-eyed beauty…she’s a baby-planner who I adore! Today she was baptized, and I got the chance to attend and take pictures to commemorate the day. What fun I had…as Miss A was all smiles for me!
Stay tuned to the blog next weekend for more of this little wonder - we’ll be shooting her six month portraits this coming Saturday!



Meet Miss D…6 days of pure sleepy newborn delight! Tiny sweet baby girl wasn’t bothered in the least bit with my jostling and pose changes. An absolute dream!
Here’s a little sneak peek for mom, dad, and big brother C.



Remember Miss A?!? The precious doll I photographed back in June during the babybliss event was back for a 4-mo session! Her eyes are still an blue and she is happy as can be! Here’s little sneak peek for mom to share, since dad had to work today!


I love the summer…it has been newborn central, with several more scheduled for August and September!! I love, love fresh souls, they are my favorite to photograph!
Meet Mister J…6 pounds of adorable boy. He made his entrance nearly two weeks early, and at a week old, he was totally interested in everything going on in his house today, which meant he didn’t sleep a wink! It is a good thing though, because he has some amazing eyes!! Thanks to mom, dad, & grandma for sharing him with me today…it was amazing!


I couldn’t resist one more of Miss R…

Meet Miss R…8 pounds of pure perfection! After making mom and dad wait thirteen days past her due date to finally meet her, she made her entrance fast! I shot mom’s maternity session six weeks ago (http://melissazihlman.com/Blog/2008/06/09/perfect-belly/)…and mom and baby look so much alike!
Here’s a quick sneak peek for mom, dad, and the whole family! More to come…


I promised some more from yesterday’s minis, and when I opened this picture tonight, I just knew I had to share it…
…sweet Miss A found her tongue mid shoot - it was the cutest thing I have ever seen! She would roll it around, stick it out, and then smile so big at Daddy - perfection! I adore the eye contact I got here, and the amazing light stream down around her…
