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Sophie’s First Birthday – Cake Smash

Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I have blogged a full session, but I’m trying to commit myself to post a little more often. This one was my last session in Italy (in case you didn’t know, we’ve relocated to the PNW!) and it was such a special one. I am just so happy that I got to be a part of this little one’s life since she was in the womb, and it has been such a joy to watch her grow. We’ve now parted ways, but I know we will meet again soon. In the meantime, here is Sophie’s cake smash! She had such a good time destroying that cake, you can tell just by the look on her face.

Enchanted Fairy – Styled Session

Recently, I got to spend two wonderful weeks with the most amazing friend ever in her house in Pittsburgh. Besides lots of delicious food and great adventures, we did a Fairy Photo Shoot for her beautiful daughter, Penny. They have a huge backyard with the most gorgeous light, and we just had to take advantage of it! Mom made the dress and spray painted the lantern, and the wings, paper butterflies and crown are from Amazon.com. Add a jar of gold glitter and we had our fairy princess!

I absolutely love how poofy her dress turned out!

I’m seriously in love with these woods. Can I just go live there?

As you can probably notice, Penny’s face got brighter as soon as the glitter came out. She really had a lot of fun making a mess with it. (And so did I!)

I really had a lot of fun with this beautiful little one, and I am looking forward to more styled sessions in the future!

Baby Isaac – Newborn Lifestyle Session

Brittany first told me she was pregnant, last Summer in the parking lot outside of the pool. I remember feeling this rush of joy for her, because in that exact moment I knew she was going to be an amazing mom, and that little human being growing inside of her, was already so loved.

A few days after that, I met Tom and I saw that there couldn’t possibly be anyone more perfect for her, and I couldn’t wait to see them both in their role of parents. As the months went by, I had the honor of doing their Pregnancy Announcement and Maternity sessions, and we had so much fun doing both. Fast forward a few weeks, and I received that wonderful Facebook message… Isaac was here, big, healthy and as perfect as he can be!

We talked about a Studio session, but in the end Brittany and Tom decided to go for a Lifestyle session in their home. I had noticed beforehand that their place has beautiful light, so I was delighted by this!

I love how they set up Isaac’s nursery. It is a Nautical/Beach themed, without the usual Red and Navy, instead it has more beachy tones. Hawaii is Brittany’s favorite place and it definitely shows throughout her home, and in the baby’s room.

Little man really liked hanging out in his beautiful crib.

Some crib time and a very well deserved feeding (and diaper change!) later, we did some posed shots. Isaac decided we would only do one background, and as you may know, during Newborn sessions, baby is the boss!

After some modeling for little Isaac, it was finally time to be held again by Mommy, Daddy and of course, his loving grandfather, who is here helping out for a little while.

We finished this sweet session with some cuddle time in Britt and Tom’s bedroom. Isaac sure was a happy boy being snuggled by his adoring parents!

It was a wonderful day and I am so happy I have gotten to be a part of Isaac’s arrival to the world and capture these beautiful moments for them!

Announcement in Positano

On a beautiful Summer day, I met with my friend and her husband to head to Positano, my (and their) favorite town on the Amalfi Coast for some very special photos. They are having their first baby and I am so excited and happy for them! It was awfully sunny and hot but we made do and had a lot of fun taking these. I can’t wait to meet their little boy in Spring!

Beautiful day at Caserta Gardens

This was my second time working with this family. They wanted one last session before moving to a new duty station, and I was more than happy to help with that! We went to the Caserta Gardens because it is a place they hold dear to their heart from all the years they have spent in this area. The weather was great; not too sunny, not too hot, but not cold either, and as usual, their perfect little baby girl was all smiles and laughs for me. Grandma joined us for this session as well, and was just a great a model as all three of them are. I really couldn’t have asked for better clients and I hope our paths cross again in the future!

Lovely Family at Caserta Gardens

I met this beautiful family a couple of weeks before their session. We did a consultation and I just knew their two darling girls were going to be so fun to photograph. We decided on the Caserta Gardens, one of my favorite places for family sessions because of all the greenery and the gorgeous fountains. It was awfully sunny that morning but we made the best of it while walking through the beautiful gardens.

I had a fantastic time working with this family! Their grandmother made gorgeous hot pink dresses for them, and they changed into them towards the end of our session. Big sister was an absolute model for me and with the surrounding statues and sculptures, she looked straight out of a fairy tale.

Minions Birthday Party

Aside from portraits, I really like photographing events. It is a completely different type of work and I love capturing all the details involved in a party, and a lot of candid moments. I had the opportunity to photograph my beautiful friend Katie’s son’s third birthday party. The theme was Minions and Katie did an amazing job planning and decorating it. The party was a complete success! And would you look at that cake? If you’re in the Naples (Italy) area, I definitely recommend Helen, from Helen’s Slice of Heaven for all your cake needs. That cake was seriously amazing and it tasted even better. I had an amazing time working this party and I really hope I get to photograph a lot more in the future!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed the photos. If you would like to book my services for your next party, send me a message! I’m just an email away: zaydabarrosphotography@gmail.com

J – Senior Portraits

High School Senior season is beginning and I am so excited! I met up with J and his parents to do his senior portraits on a nice, sunny evening. They wanted a location that was easily accessible, but with some Italian flare, and what can I say? The view of Vesuvius from Capo is just breathtaking. Here are some shots from his session!

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have a kid graduating this Summer, the weather is getting great and it is a fabulous time to have their photos done! Send me an email ( zaydabarrosphotography@gmail.com ) or message me on Facebook to talk about packages and book your Senior session.

A&R – Maternity

Lately my mind has been filled with maternity sessions. No, I don’t have baby fever…yet, but a few of my friends are pregnant and another couple of friends are trying to get pregnant, and the idea of new, adorable, squishy babies is filling my mind, so today I am sharing with you just a couple of pictures from a very quick mini-session I did back in Seoul. Mom just wanted a couple of quick snaps of her belly. (later that week she had the most adorable boy+girl twins EVER!)

Six Months Old – Baby Girl L

To celebrate her six months of life, we had a fun photo shoot for baby L and her parents, filled with smiles, adorable outfit changes and cuteness all around!

It was terribly sunny but that’s normal for Naples summer and we made the best of it! It was an absolute pleasure to work with this beautiful family and I can’t wait to meet up with them again before they move!