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  • Lisa Russo is an Atlanta, Georgia photographer specializing in natural, fine art newborn, baby, child and family photography. Throughout the studio blog you will find news, images from recent sessions, and tidbits about Lisa and her family. 

    Lisa accepts a limited number of photography commissions per month, and is typically booked several weeks in advance. If you are expecting a newborn in 2010, please contact her as early as possible during your pregnancy to ensure availability.

reagan | dunwoody baby & family photographer

I know mom Kari is waiting patiently to see her sneak peek from Reagan’s 2nd session, so without further ado…hello there, little miss adorable!

Is she not the most darling peanut? Her rolls…sigh…I think I squeezed her about 500 times. But she only got annoyed with me once.;)  She’s pretty darned irresistable, though – so who can blame me?!

I’ve been photographing this family since big brother Thomas was a newborn, and I just love the little man he’s growing up to be. An absolute sweetheart.

Oh, and the little socks? Seriously. Can you stand the cuteness?!? Where were those when my Ava was a baby?? Do you think she’d wear them now? Probably not.

Kari, John, Thomas and Reagan: Thank you for another fantastic session! I hope the kids are feeling better!

Melissa Corcoran - What a cutie! Gotta love that sweet baby chub! Lovely shots, Lisa.

Dennis Bullock - They are so cute!

ava | atlanta baby photographer

Aaah, sweet Ava at 9 months. I first photographed her as a newborn, and I adore seeing my darling babies as they grow!

Can you stand the cuteness?

Gina and Matt, thank you so much for another fun session!

hollymarie - Isn’t that sweet!! Love the scale picture.

Jennifer - Gracious! Your lighting and coloring are absolute perfection! What lucky parents to have such precious portraits!

Sharla Graber - Those precious blue eyes! I couldn’t stand the jealousy any longer, I bought a barnwood mat too, do you love it???

berta - Great expressions on the first two shots!

JosieK - NO! I can not stand the cuteness!!! lol!
Beautiful photos of this sweet little girl…her eyes are amazing! I love how you expressed the relationship with the parent to child. Dad’s are the silly, fun parent while Mom offers the comfort…sweet, sweet, sweet!

the signature session album | atlanta photographer

The Signature Session Album is one of my most popular products, which makes me so happy – I LOVE these albums! On 20 heavyweight base pages, I artfully arrange my clients’ favorite 30 or so session images. With 40+ cover options, it’s a completely custom keepsake.

I designed this album for a recent client, and loved it so much I had another one made as a studio sample. Clients coming in to the studio can see this one in person, but I just had to share it here. I think this cover may be my new favorite.

Jenny Bishop - This album is absolutely gorgeous!!!! Amazing job with the design and of course all of your photos are gorgeous! I adore the photos in the last spread!!

Dennis Bullock - Looks great Lisa!

Desiree Hayes - LOVE LOVE LOVE your session album!

Desiree Hayes - Really beautiful, Lisa!

annie jones - oh i adore teh album, so special they will treasure these forever x

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maddox | atlanta baby photographer

So what happens when a baby has ‘just’ passed the newborn stage? This:

Head held high, smiles, bright eyes…and personality galore. What a darling 4 month old little Maddox is.

Do you think his parents like him just a little bit? Yeah, that’s a new favorite family image for sure!

And I finish up this sneak peek with two of my most favorite things. All together now…eyelashes and BABY FEET!

Jennifer and Andrew, thank you so sooo much for traveling so far for your session. I love our session  images and can’t wait to share them with you!

Leonie – Australia - How come rolls & wrinkles look so adorable on babies and not near so cute on us adults LOL! Beautiful photos as always Lisa.

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Jennifer - These are absolutely wonderful. I can’t wait to see the rest!

cblackstone - delish!
the foot shot is pure art. perfect.

berta - Love them all!

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do you facebook?

Since it seems that everyone in the world is on Facebook these days (MySpace what??), and so many of my clients request their images for Facebook profiles – I now plan to automatically post every sneak peek here on the blog *and* on the Lisa Russo Photography Fan Page.

What does that mean? Well, once the sneak peek images are posted, you can go in and ‘tag’ them – then they will appear on your Facebook wall.

To become a fan, just click on the icon above!

the studio

Before my session yesterday, I took a few shots around the studio. I love it there – perfect natural light in the room where I photograph, and cozy comfort in the outer room. It’s my happy place and I hope my clients enjoy it too.

(more information in the ‘newborn and baby studio’ link in the menu above)

Regina White - I am new to your blog and I have to say I love it. I love your studio space too. I can’t wait to see more of what you post.

JosieK - Seeing your studio space is so comforting…really, especially when I look around here and as I step on a Lego on my way to the kitchen…
I can really get a sense of the style, colors and comfort of your studio through these pictures…(sigh) nice!

Michelle Kane - Looks amazing! You are so fortunate to have this gorgeous space for a natural light studio! Your decor and colors are so soft and soothing… just like your images.

jennifer mcguire - wow. wow. wow. so proud of you. so hope i can come there someday!

cassandra - Lisa, I love how you use natural light in your studio instead of studio lights. It give such a clean and fresh feel to all your beautiful images.

Lisa - Thank you so much for the nice words, everyone! It’s definitely my “happy place!”

as they grow…

Later this morning I get to see how darling Ava has grown since I first photographed her in May 2009…Can’t wait!

“The laughter of girls is, and ever was, among the delightful sounds of the earth.” ~ de quincey

jacob | auburn newborn photographer

In the past two weeks, I’ve had three families travel quite lengthy distances to have me photograph their little ones. I cannot even TELL you how flattering that is! This wonderful family drove in from Auburn to have me photograph sweet Jacob, the newest member of their family.

Even after the drive in, sweet Jacob slept like a dream, only waking a couple of times for a sip or two from his bottle.

Guess who has a wonderful, superhero and kit-kat-loving big brother named William to give him hugs and teach him all sorts of fun things?

Dana and Russell, thank you so much for sharing your family with me!

Dana - Oh my word! Beautiful. I can’t wait to see them all. Thank you.

Constance - These are perfect. Timeless and charming. That last one makes me smile :)

Dennis Bullock - What a cute little guy!

a stroll down memory lane…

When my love for photography began almost 20 years ago, I was in my early 20s with no desire for children (yet), and my focus was fine art landscapes. Rock walls, old barns, doorways, trees, fences. If someone had told me then that I would find my life’s true passion in photographing babies and children…well, I won’t say I would have laughed at them (but yes, I probably would have laughed at them).

Here we are, 20 years later. Those who have known me for a long time know that parenthood didn’t come easy for us. But years of infertility and two miracle children taught me exactly what a blessing babies are. How amazing. How perfect.

And oh how I love to photograph them! In 2006 I turned my camera to these tiny little darlings and never looked back. Wee eyelashes…and toes…and cheeks. A hint of a gassy smile. Flaky feet. Downy hair on their ears and backs. The coos they make when they settle in and get comfortable. The devotion of a new mother and father.

I’m so happy to present this slideshow celebrating all of the babies I photographed in 2009. Thank you to all of the parents who shared them with me.

Jill - simply beautiful.

Marjorie - I remember the days of the beautiful landscapes Lisa. These are all so precious. I recognize a lot of them from your blog. TFS

Daniela - Just beautiful LIsa!

Judy - Amazing! I missed a few near the end. The tears were flowing too hard. Maybe it was the music??? The parents must all be beaming! Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

Anna-Karin - Many lovely newborn moments that you captured so well for all these families. Now they have these memories well documented to enjoy for years to come.
Just simply beautiful!

Daveen - So, so lovely, Lisa. Beautiful work and so heart tugging. What little sweetpeas!

berta - Beautiful! Each precious little tiny baby recorded so beautifully forever!

brandy - *sigh*

tristan | georgia newborn photographer

As you all know, I have photographed a *lot* of sweet newborns. Well darling Tristan here wins the award for the most alert wee one I’ve ever met.

He wasn’t fussy…no, not at all. And he actually slept for about 5 minutes. But the rest of the time? He was convinced there was a party going on and he was NOT going to miss it!

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See what I mean? Even when he was sleeping, he was thinking about the fun…with a smile on his face.;)

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Pam and Jonathan, thank you so much for sharing your bright-eyed sweetie with me!

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Jonathan and Pam - Thanks Lisa these photos are great!!!! We made a great choice in photographer for our new addition.

Misti - Oh. my. gosh. That second picture is the cutest thing I have ever seen! I love all of the sneaks you post.

Leonie – Australia - What an expressive face he has, the second picture just makes you smile when you see it, so cute!

Lori Wood Habiger - Oh Lisa – that first one is one of the cutest newborn images I’ve ever seen! All are beautiful, of course – very Lisa!

Addie - These are great! He’s adorable! Love the smile and bright eyes!

Judy - You need to have a contest about the first shot on what Tristen is about to say! These are absolutely PRICELESS!

berta - Those first two shots are wonderful! What an expressive little guy he is!

Lori Gail - Honestly, Lisa! These are utterly ADORABLE! lol. What timing.