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Sweet 9-weeker {Mercer County Baby Photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:57:06 +0000

At 9 weeks old, I was invited into this family’s beautiful home to capture sweet little E before she was completely out of the infant stage. The love of new parents for their baby is just so incredibly precious to capture, but it was even more so that day as I watched them fawn over her. Dad is so in love with his sweet baby girl and I just loved watching him snuggle and kiss her. The look on Mom’s face as she cuddled with E was just so heavenly. It was a mix of love, adoration, and disbelief that her baby girl was finally here. These moments are what make me really appreciate and love my job!

Polish Twins {South Jersey Newborn Photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:32:53 +0000

You know the saying…babies that are born within a year of each other are called Irish twins. Well, this sweet baby girl was born 1 year and 5 days after her older sister. I would say they are Irish twins, but Dad is Polish, so I think it is more appropriate to call them Polish twins. You may remember her older sister’s newborn session from last year. She had the most hair I’d seen on a newborn. She might as well have been the Rapunzel of babies because now at a year old, her hair is down her back! But like so many 1-year-olds, she had absolutely no desire to take pictures. She was more interested in going up and down the stairs during the session. We decided to focus on baby girl C and see if she would do some poses for us.

C was born at 31 weeks and spent a month in NICU. By the time we got her in the studio, she was already 2.5 months old. This still put her right around the time she would have been born. Typically, 2.5 months is an age that is really in between. No longer a newborn, but yet not doing much developmentally to do a 3-4 month session. So I really wasn’t sure what she would let us do!

Although she fought the sleep at first, she finally caved in and she was so easy to curl up! The only thing holding her back were all the adorable rolls she has! I’m not used to curling up a baby into a newborn shot, with feet tucked, and seeing all the wonderful chub! I think she gained her weight back pretty fast, don’t you think??

A special visit to CT {NJ Newborn Photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:23:37 +0000

A few weeks ago, my friends came down for a visit and we headed over to Princeton to shoot their last family pictures before their sweet baby arrived. At 10 days new, I headed up to CT to meet sweet baby B. Fortunately, I headed up on an early Sunday morning because although I had plans to avoid the George Washington Bridge, I was thinking about different shots and missed my route. Thankfully, there was no traffic on the bridge (a rarity!) and I made record time up there, despite the rain. And what a treat after the drive to hold this sweet baby boy! I wish I could have stayed longer! I miss you all!

17 days new {South Jersey Newborn Photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:03:22 +0000

It’s amazing how the week I am scheduled to come back from sabbatical and had three newborn and baby sessions, the dreaded summer cold hit. Really, it couldn’t have come all the other weeks that I was just working on personal projects? Thankfully, it didn’t last long and I was able to schedule everyone within a reasonable amount of time. So even though we typically schedule newborns before 2 weeks, sometimes unforeseen circumstances happen and we just roll with it.

The one thing you often hear from people who are not familiar with this style of newborn portraiture is “don’t you have any pictures of him with his eyes open?” Well, he didn’t disappoint. He had those beautiful big blue eyes open nice and wide for the first half hour. But I think the warmth and the rhythmic white noise was just too hard to fight and he fell fast asleep. He was a champ and did some great poses.

With first time parents, I just love to capture the complete love and adoration they have for their sweet baby. It is so heartwarming to see how enamored they are. Of course, all parents, whether first-time or many-times over, completely love their children. But when it’s the first, they have no one else to divide their attention and their entire focus is on this new little baby that has just entered their lives and turned it all around.

Snips and Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails {Mercer County Maternity Photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:44:30 +0000

Maybe not snips and snails, but when this baby boy comes home in a few weeks, he’ll be coming home to one loving pup! As a fellow dog owner, I know how it felt to have a furbaby first and then bring home a human one. It can be a bit chaotic, but it is heartwarming to see your little one grow up with a little best bud of his own. One that is always at his side and let’s him pull on ears and tail without a care in the world.

These first-time parents brought their first baby, Gizmo, along for their maternity session. It’s the last few weeks before this family grows and a great opportunity to give him a bit of extra loving! And he was all smiles! Such a perfect doggie model!

Belly-to-Baby {South Jersey Maternity and Newborn Photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:52:36 +0000

A few images of this family’s maternity and newborn sessions that I had not shared before I went on sabbatical.
Waiting for little Miss R…

A few weeks later, here she is…

International Award-Winning Child and Newborn Photographer {New Jersey newborn and child photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:13:16 +0000

This year, I submitted images for the first time to the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) International Competition. PPA is the largest, non-profit organization for professional photographers. I am so very proud and honored that two of my images merited in competition and will be part of PPA’s General Collection and will be on display at the annual conference, Imaging 2012. My newborn image, Ten Pounds of Pure Sweetness, was also selected to be published in the prestigious Showcase Book, which includes the best images of the General Collection.

Soulful Gaze: I am particularly proud of this image because this is my daughter Bella who is the namesake of my company. I think it’s so appropriate that she is my first merited image.

Ten Pounds of Pure Sweetness

Thank you first and foremost to my husband for being so supportive in helping me pursue my dream. I couldn’t have done this without him. To my parents, I am so grateful for all the countless times you have been there not only for me, but for the kids as well. I am so blessed to have family that helped me on this journey. To my clients without whom I could not have had an opportunity to capture these moments and grow my business. And lastly, to my photography colleagues (you know who you are!), thank you for helping me realize my dream and go for it. I am so proud to call you my friends. I love you all!

Sleepy Newborn S {Mercer County Newborn Photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:29:03 +0000

I got behind in blogging, so I’ll be posting a few shares from the end of 2010. Sweet baby S was a dream! Due to illness, we didn’t get a chance to do his session until he was 16 days old and often times, I have to prepare myself and the parents that babies may be more awake by that age. Not this sweet boy! He slept the entire time! I don’t think I ever saw him open his eyes! He probably has such beautiful eyes though because his big brother is just so cute and has such adorable eyes. S reminded me of my sweet son, both big babies weighing in over 10 lbs. But it’s amazing how big we think they are when they are born but how quickly that seems so tiny when they are several months old. S, thank you for being such an adorable and cooperative baby!

International traveling newborn {South Jersey Newborn Photographer}

Janice Sarcomo — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 05:35:24 +0000

This sweet 10-day-old newborn already has a passport! Her family is moving out of the country and I was honored to capture these sweet moments before they leave. Her parents were so calm and didn’t worry when she was crying as I was trying to get her to sleep or trying to get her posed. Her dad said the sweetest thing – “We know she’s in good hands.” I will miss this sweet baby girl. I may have to make an international visit to take pictures of her again in the future!

{Chubby Cheeks Mr. A} NJ Newborn Photographer

Janice Sarcomo — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:29:02 +0000

Mr. A is 9 days old today and what a handsome little boy! He has the cutest chubby cheeks I’ve ever seen. His mom said even in the ultrasounds, she could see his chubby cheeks. He weighed the same as my daughter at birth, and it was so nostalgic to hold him and remember my sweet baby girl when she was a newborn. This boy loves to eat! It won’t be long before he’s all filled out and these moments of his small newness will pass. Whenever I see the babies I’ve photographed even just a couple of weeks after the session, I am so amazed at how much they change. I just love my job and being able to work with these sweet newborns capturing these moments that pass all too quickly. More to come later this week!