A parent cradles their newborn close, tenderly kissing the baby's head in soft, intimate home lighting

In-Home Newborn Session — Marin County · November 8, 2020

Newborn

Soft gray wraps, tiny hands grasping fingers, a newborn sleeping against their father’s chest. This was Cass’s first session with this family in their Marin home, and it turned into so much more. Years later, she’d photograph these girls through summers, watching them grow.

Newborn swaddled in soft gray wrap rests peacefully in parent's gentle hands, bathed in warm natural window light

Mother gazes down at her newborn wrapped in soft gray fabric, capturing tender intimacy and peaceful contentment

Newborn nestled against parent's chest, wrapped in soft gray blanket, eyes gently closed in peaceful sleep

A parent cradles their newborn close, tenderly kissing the baby's head in soft, intimate home lighting

A newborn's tiny hand grasps an older sibling's finger while resting against their chest in soft natural light

Sleeping newborn with white bow headband nestled in parent's cradling hands against dark background

A mother glances back warmly while cradling her swaddled newborn in a sunlit bathroom, soft film grain in the quiet morning light

Newborn sleeps peacefully against mother's chest, tiny hand curled near her collarbone in an intimate black and white close-up

The light came through the windows exactly right—warm, gentle, unforced. A mother gazing down at her newborn. An older sister reaching toward her sibling with genuine curiosity. Parents cradling both children on white bedding, all of them close. The kind of afternoon where everything in the frame felt unhurried and true.

Peacefully swaddled newborn in cream fabric with white bonnet, resting on textured neutral bedding with serene expression

Father gazes down at newborn cradled in mother's arms, intimate moment bathed in soft natural light

A beaming mother holds her newborn while her husband embraces them both from behind on a soft bed, natural window light illuminating their genuine joy

Two adults embrace a young child between them in warm indoor light, their faces close together in genuine affection and joy

A mother sits on a bed with her newborn and toddler daughter, smiling warmly while the older sibling gazes at the camera with gentle curiosity

Older sibling gently cradles newborn's head while mother holds them both, soft natural light illuminating their tender connection

Toddler reaches toward newborn sibling cradled in parent's lap during intimate home session

A mother gazes down at her nursing newborn with a warm, tender smile in soft natural light

A mother tenderly cradles her newborn's head, wedding ring visible on her hand, in soft moody light

Cass still remembers this one.

Young family sits on wooden floor, parents cradling newborn while toddler reaches toward baby with genuine curiosity and joy

A bearded father in glasses leans tenderly over his sleeping newborn while the mother and older daughter gaze down with gentle affection in warm indoor light

Mother holds newborn and toddler on white bedding, all three gazing downward with genuine warmth and connection

A parent in a gray shirt cradles their newborn, whose tiny hand reaches upward while resting against their shoulder in warm natural light

A mother gazes down at her newborn cradled against her chest while an older toddler nestles close, bathed in soft natural light

Parents and toddler lean close around newborn on bed, soft natural light illuminating genuine smiles and tender family connection

Mother sits on the edge of the bed cradling her swaddled newborn, dramatic window light flaring softly across the room

Newborn lies on the bed with a pacifier and a small stuffed bunny, dappled shadows from window blinds falling across the sheets

A mother smiles softly down at her nursing newborn, seated on the bed in warm natural light

A joyful mother smiles at the camera while holding her swaddled newborn, seated beside the bed