Tenley

“I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” ~Samuel 1:27-28

I met the sweetest little newborn recently. Adorable little Tenley visited me at just five days old along with her family. Her family is blessed with three beautiful children and I feel quite blessed to have enjoyed a little time capturing moments with their family. I adore every moment as it reminds me of the love a new child brings to a family. Tenley is surely a little blessing from above and there’s no doubt her family is overjoyed that she’s joined their family.

 
Though Tenley is absolutely adorable, I have to admit her big brothers are just as precious.
Tenley was quite alert for the first half of my time with her…just five days old and she seems like such a smart and curious little girl.
There’s no doubt that Tenley’s parents are overjoyed with their first baby girl.
Family photos with 3 kids three years old and under, especially indoors surely is a tad bit more challenging to capture the attention of everyone…but we did it.
I really have to say that I adore Tenley’s big brother…as we took photos part of the time we played Colbie Caillat or Taylor Swift to keep Tenley calm or to get the boys attention. Tenley’s big brother was super excited for us to play Taylor Swift…amazing memories I surely will never forget seeing this sweet little boy full of smiles and happiness.
Thankfully Tenley was willing to rest for us…yes, like a five day old newborn should – she sure is such a beautiful little blessing.
Tenley’s mom brought along an an adorable little outfit. I always encourage family to bring sentimental items because sometimes they make photos a little more special. In this case it’s a photo of Tenley in the same outfit her mother wore home from the hospital when she was born. It may not be the typical “newborn” photo you all are use to seeing in my portfolio but surely I know her family will value it’s sentiment and memory.
She didn’t take long to get cozy in that sweet little outfit and fell right back to sleep. I admired her beauty just a little longer…knowing this sweet little face will grow and change so fast over the days, weeks and months ahead. Hopefully all these sweet pictures help her family remember her sweet little face how it looked when she was just an itty bitty five days old.
Tenley spent a little time cuddling with her big brother…she sure does resemble him a tad bit.
There is no doubt Tenley has been a blessing to her family. Her family asked me to photograph her near the bible’s verse from Samuel 1:27-28: “I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” Oh, how I love this baby girl, and this family…surely those who have been following my photography and all my updates over the years know these sentiments are near and dear to my heart.
Andrea I hope you enjoy the photos. Thanks again for the opportunity to capture moments of your little girl. She’s now the 93rd newborn I’ve photographed and I must say with each new experience the journey I’ve been on only reminds me more and more how amazing little ones are and how much of a blessing they are…thank you for reminding me of that. Best wishes to your family, you’re certainly blessed with three beautiful children who are blessed to have such a loving family.

What to expect book giveaway

If you’ve been following my blog you may recall at the end of May I wrote a post, “Top 10 gift ideas for expecting parents”. All the ideas on the list were meaningful or incredibly helpful to me as a parent. One of the items I included on the list, was the “What to expect” series of book. These books have been a wealth of knowledge for me during pregnancy and the first years after our little ones arrived. I found myself referring to them often.

I’m excited to announce that the What to expect series has generously teamed up with me to offer one of my followers their series of What to expect books. The winner will receive one of each of the following books: What to expect when you’re expecting, What to expect the first year, and What to expect the second year. The series of books is great for all new or expecting parents.

TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY you must follow Amanda Kern Photography publicly, and leave a comment on my blog telling me which book you benefit from most. Please include your email in the email field so I have a way to contact you. You must do this before you complete any of the extra entries! Even of you are entering for yourself and your little one is almost a year, remember, something tells me you all know someone who is expecting. Be sure to spread the word and encourage your friends to enter as well.

EXTRA ENTRIES – leave a comment on my blog telling me which of these you have done. For each thing you’ve done you will have a separate entry counted into the giveway.

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This giveaway will end August 10th, 2012 at Midnight. Good luck to everyone!

Lindsey’s maternity & family session

A few weeks ago I got to meet with Lindsey & Wayne and their two boys in Melbourne Beach, Florida to capture a few family moments with them as Lindsey was nearing the final weeks of her pregnancy. It’s always fun when families are able to meet prior to their newborn photos…it helps me capture the love, excitement and anticipation they all have for the little one on the way. Nate & Ollie are sure to be awesome big brothers. Lindsey & Wayne I hope you and your family enjoy looking back on these precious memories…one thing’s for sure…your little one will be embraced by a family filled with love. I’m looking forward to meeting your little one soon.

Newborn Aiden

I’m always thrilled to share photoshoots I’ve done, especially when they’re connected to some of the generous people who have helped me out in my efforts over the years. Since beginning my business I’ve done my best to give back in ways that can somehow help others. This past year as I was training to run a half marathon in support of my son Chance who was born with spina bifida, I asked that those interested in a photo session donate towards the cause and after the run I randomly selected one winner. Tara’s generosity to helping the cause lead her to spending a bit of time with me recently for her son Aiden’s newborn photos. As I anxiously awaited his arrival I learned he was born six weeks early. What a little blessing this guy is…here he is at 19 days old.

Tara thanks again for helping support such an important cause. You’ve been blessed with such a sweet little boy…I hope you enjoy the photos. Best wishes.

The Central Florida PUG newborn workshop

“We lose ourselves in the things we love. We find ourselves there, too.” ~Kristin Martz

A few weeks ago I was asked to participate in Central Florida PUG‘s newborn workshop alongside a few other talented newborn photographers in the area. We had five sweet little models that spent a few hours with us to help us share the experience of photographing newborns with about 25 other photographers in the area. I had so much fun meeting a lot of new photographers at the workshop and sharing my knowledge and love of newborn photography with everyone.

I wanted to finally take a moment to share a few of the images from the workshop.


Thanks to the members of the Central Florida PUG (https://www.facebook.com/CentralFloridaPUG) and Misty Miotto for hosting this event. A special thanks to also to fellow newborn photographer, Shelby Wright (http://www.photographybyshelby.com/) for assisting in the posing of all the newborns photographed. Thanks also to the other newborn photographers presenting at the workshop – Jen Soltren, Alison Waring (http://portraitdivas.com/) & Nelson Rodriguez (http://www.nelphotography.com/).

Also, a huge thanks to our sponsors for the workshop:

Adorable Props
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Felt Jar
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Jojo’s Boutique
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Merry Photo props
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Photojojo
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Rock Paper Scissors Etc
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What to Expect
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