Top 15 Birth/Newborn Images of 2015 | California Birth Photographer | Vanessa Hicks Photography

First image up for the Top 15 Birth/ Newborn Session is this amazing session with Miss Taylor! I did Mommy maternity session and then got to capture this adorable red headed little girl! Mom pulled out this little raft and I knew that we needed to use it!!! It came out great!!!!

Oh Sweet baby Violet! This session was so amazing as this was the first baby for the Blakely family, but daddy was on deployment and missed the birth, so it was important to document the first few hours of this beautiful girls little life! She was such a doll baby, and I just LOVE her name!!!! Hope baby Violet and family are doing well!!!

This is what I love so much about Lifestyle Newborn sessions! They are so much more relaxed than the studio type sessions, and being able to document real life moments like this! I had no idea Scarlett was going to lean in to kiss baby Thayer, but I am so happy to have document this sweet moment between sister and brother!!!

I just love the simplicity here of this newborn session with Kayla and her family! She was in the Top 15 Maternity sessions as well! 30 toes complete this wonderful family!

Oh this amazing birth session with Karina!!! Her second daughter Grace was due while her husband was deployed serving our country, and I was so honored to be there in the delivery/c-section room with her. Holding her hand. Comforting her. And then, having the amazing honor of capturing her daughters first breath into this fantastic life!  I love this picture so much because this was the first time Karina saw her close up, and if you look closely, you can see a tear falling from Karina’s eyes. These moments you will never be able to get back!!

Something as simple as having a dad holding his little baby girl in his hands! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this pose and this particular image right here!

Another great favorite here of mine in 2015!!! Remember that gorgeous woman Caitlyn from yesterday with the cherry blossoms behind her??? Well, here is her newborn baby Ava (Even though she is almost 8 months now) and her Marine dad, cradling her safely in his arms!!!!

Another gorgeous session with Mom and baby right after being born! My heart hurts when I think of the sessions that I’ve done and daddy was deployed, but then again, it is why I love my job! I was able to document another little baby girl’s first moments in this world, and Dad was able to see them as well!

Oh beautiful Kinsley! This was such a great photo that came from Lindsay’s Newborn Session! They got their baby girl right in time for the holidays! A stunning little girl!

Another great military image with newborn Ezra! This was taken right in the beginning of 2015 before all of the #‎flagbaby stuff started!

Oh I am sure you remember this recent newborn image of baby Avery! Oh, this whole little Christmas session was just amazing, and I can’t wait to show you guys the reveal! This image though, with the sun shinning perfectly through the trees was just the best!!!

This is another one of my favorites from Karina’s birth! This image shows the time of birth and the moment baby Grace entered this world! Some people are hesitant about birth photography as they think you are going to capture “gross” stuff. But that is so not what Birth Photography is all about! This image shows just how beautiful birth photography is!

Here is a great shot of Kensley’s Newborn Session! They had the best set up for a newborn session! Bright rooms, large windows that brought in great light! Her nursery was so pretty! But sometimes, I just like to take a step out of the room and capture just the natural moments between parents and baby! Gems like this are then created!

Oh Miss Scarlett! You were a recent session right before the holidays, but man, you are one of the most beautiful little baby girls I have had the pleasure to document! She fits right in with her stunning brothers and gorgeous Mommy and Daddy! I love these shots with baby on the bed, because its such a great way to show just how small they are in this big big world!

And last, but certainly not least, my absolute favorite newborn image of 2015 could not be anything other thank Mr. Landon, the famous #flagbaby photo! This image here, standing up for this image and what it meant, truly changed my life in so many ways. I am so honored and blessed to have an everlasting friendship with the Clevenger family, and I can’t believe that Landon will be 1 in a few short months! Time really flies by, but this image, well, this image will be one thing that I will be most proud of always!