The birth of a child is a very special (and exhausting) time in a family’s life. Newborn and baby photography has become increasingly popular over the last few years and, as parents ourselves, it’s a style we thoroughly enjoy and appreciate. After all, baby pictures bring joy to everyone who sees them! Our clients throughout Lansdowne, VA and Sterling, VA expect high-quality, exceptional portraits of their precious child. Why shouldn’t they? These are important portraits and your child will never be that age again, after all!

So, what about grandparents?!

One famous grandmother recently appeared in her own portrait with her great grandchildren and caused an international stir. The Royal Family has been celebrating their Queen’s 90th birthday. As a tribute, the icon and uber-talented photographer, Annie Leibovitz, captured a stunning portrait of the Queen with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the youngest being Princess Charlotte sitting on the queen’s lap while her young cousin stands just left of the queen holding up the queen’s handbag.

The portrait isn’t just adorable; it is a beautiful and tangible tribute of the Royal Family’s eldest generation and its youngest. It’s a commemoration of the family and has already been shared millions of times around the world.

You don’t have to be a Royal Family to do an equally powerful portrait of the eldest generation and the recently arrived generation in your family, your new baby! We’re pretty certain that the grandparents in your family have likely been anxiously awaiting the arrival of their grandchild – especially, if it’s the first one! Including them not only honors them and their contributions in your life, but includes them in the arrival of the newest generation.
 

 
Grandparents in a newborn or baby portrait are a powerful addition to the portrait. You are capturing two generations in one photo. Add in the second generation, you, and you now have three generations. We can assure you – if you don’t already know – that this portrait will be particularly cherished for many decades.

We encourage you to look through our portraits on our website and to consider the addition of a grandparent or grandparents if it’s possible for your family. You will be grateful that you did. As Northern VA photographers, we proudly serve the Sterling, VA, Lansdowne, VA and surrounding areas of the DMV. We welcome you to contact us today to discuss your baby’s portrait and your vision for it. We would love to discuss your baby and your parents!

Baby Photography, Baby Pictures

Ever After Baby Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter baby photography team located in Sterling, VA, near Lansdowne, VA in Northern Virginia. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits, including newborn and baby photography. Family means everything and capturing those precious moments to preserve forever will mean family heirlooms for you to share for years to come.

Best,
Mindy & Joriana – Contact Us!

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We specialize in artistic newborn and baby photography, and it’s an area of our work we enjoy immensely. We have built a regular clientele across Northern Virginia, including Lansdowne, VA. We strive to be the best newborn photographer in the DMV! We are always astounded at how much change we see in babies from month to month and in children from year to year.

This is why when our clients, especially those with babies or young children, ask us how often they should update their baby portraits, our answer is always the same: often and as regularly as you can. It’s an investment you won’t regret!
 

 
As a parent you might not notice how much your baby changes from month to month, but just ask someone who’s not seen the baby in a few weeks or months. They’ll definitely see the changes! Those precious early months and years fly by as any busy parent with older children can tell you. It’s a whirlwind of diaper changes, sleepless nights, naps, feedings, and, yes, lots of joy!

We offer a first-year baby plan, named “Bebe Coterie,” to simplify your life, while recording that precious first year and several milestones.

• Our plan begins when your child is a newborn. We recommend a portrait shortly after their birth during their first week of life. You can also add on a Maternity Session to your Newborn Session. Maternity photography provides you with stunning and profound portraits of this most amazing time in your life.
• Once your child is sitting, sometime between the sixth to eighth month, we do a second portrait recording your precious cherub sitting up.
• The final portrait of the first-year plan usually takes place around the time they turn one year, when they are standing or walking.

This Bebe Coterie Baby Plan allows you to capture their first year milestones. Most parents then create a beautiful wall display of those milestone portraits.
 

 
How often you update your baby’s portraits after that first year is entirely up to you as the parent. As baby photographers, however, we recommend regular portrait sessions to document their changing faces, little bodies, and posture as they grow and begin to move around. The result is the creation of a sentimental and loving portrait gallery of their life as they grow. The time will come when you will be grateful you regularly captured their growth. We hear all too often from clients how they wish they’d had more professional portraits of their children!

If you live in the Lansdowne, VA or Northern Virginia area, you’re invited to look through our creative (and loving) newborn and baby photography. Don’t miss the opportunity to document the days you can’t take back. We can help you create your own baby portraits and gallery documenting their growth.

Baby Photography, Newborn Photographer

Ever After Baby Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter baby photography team located in Sterling, VA, near Lansdowne, VA. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits, including newborn and baby portraits. Family means everything and capturing those precious moments to preserve forever will mean family heirlooms for you to share for years to come.

Best,
Mindy & Joriana – Contact Us!

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We absolutely love to photograph newborns and older babies! Pictures of babies adorn our site and we love that. But we also adore maternity photography! As a photography studio near Lansdowne, VA, we have both an indoor studio as well as an outdoor portrait park. Because of this, we’re able to provide a wide range of looks and styles for your maternity portrait. Celebrate this very special time in your life, while your beautiful new baby is growing inside of you, by adding on a Maternity Session to your Newborn Session.

This beautiful mother-to-be wanted a dramatic look, and she is so beyond beautiful in this portrait!
 

 
Some of our expectant mothers prefer a soft romantic look, dreamy and sweet.
 

 
Others want to be close to nature in our outdoor portrait park.
 

 
Whatever your choice of style, we look forward to meeting you and styling your Maternity Session to suit your taste.
 

Baby and Newborn Photography, Maternity Photography

Ever After Baby Portraits is comprised of Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter photography team located near Lansdowne, VA, in Sterling, VA. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits, and provide maternity photography along with newborn and baby portraits. Family means everything and capturing those precious moments to preserve forever will mean family heirlooms for you to share for years to come.

Best,
Mindy & Joriana – Contact Us!

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There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The red thread might stretch or tangle, but it will never break. That Chinese proverb is used often to refer to the special bonds of adoption. The red thread connects a newborn wherever it might be in the world to their adoptive parents waiting for them somewhere else in the world. Through our work as newborn and baby photographers with families across the Sterling, VA, Lansdowne, VA and surrounding area, we have witnessed that special “red thread bond” described by this proverb. It is a deep parental love for their child and a joy for their family. Newborn baby pictures are a poignant and lovely way to capture your family’s bond through adoption.

All of our portraits, irrespective of how your family was formed, are customized to your family. When potential clients reach out to us, we discuss their needs and ideas, describe our services, and answer any questions they might have. For example, some parents who’ve adopted internationally want their baby’s birth culture reflected somehow in one of the newborn photos. We are happy to work with our clients on what they envision!

We treat each client’s portraits as a new opportunity to create a piece of art to be cherished and carried through to generations not yet born.
 

 
Whether your baby is three-days old or three-months old or even three years old when they arrive in your family, our portraits will capture their earliest days with you and your family. We want your portraits to reflect your baby surrounded by your family’s profound love and excitement. The beauty of newborn and baby portraits, as well as any family portraits, lies in its ability to reflect your family’s uniqueness – whatever that might be.

A truly great portrait recreates the essence or spirit of your family. Without those qualities reflected in the portrait, it’s really just an ordinary photograph. And, we don’t do ordinary! We have worked for years and trained extensively to give our clients the best and most beautiful portrayal of their family’s bonds.

If you live in Northern Virginia, including the Lansdowne, VA or Sterling, VA areas, and are interested in beautifully and poignantly capturing your family’s adoption through newborn or baby pictures, please contact us. As newborn and baby photographers, we would love to meet your new baby and work with you!

Baby Photography, Newborn Photography, Baby Pictures

Ever After Baby Portraits is Mindy Belcher and Joriana Belcher Anderson, a mother-daughter baby photography team located in Sterling, VA, near Lansdowne, VA in Northern Virginia. We specialize in timeless and emotive fine art family portraits, including newborn and baby portraits. Family means everything and capturing those precious moments to preserve forever will mean family heirlooms for you to share for years to come.

Best,
Mindy & Joriana – Contact Us!

View Our Portfolio | Ever After Baby Portraits