Willow Baby Awards

Willow Glen: Local photographer snaps up award for cozy baby photo

By Leeta-Rose Ballester

(Photo courtesy Denise Lewinski/Willow Baby Photography)
 

The winning image, “Goat Cart Baby,” is one of many that the former kindergarten teacher has shot since she started taking portraits of infants two years ago. NAPCP The National Association of Professional Child Photographers  recognizes the accomplishments and creative excellence of its child photographer members.

 Image judging was based on technical qualities such as lighting and depth, she said.
 Denise Lewinski said she has learned how to read the babies’ cues to capture just the right moment or spontaneous smile.
“It’s taken a while to learn when to be ready,” she said, adding that she has noticed that infants breathe faster and move their eyes quickly just before a grin.
 She has also created a baby-friendly studio in her Willow Glen home.
“The environment is very conducive to making a newborn sleep,” she said.The temperature is kept at a balmy 85 degrees, soft music plays, a white noise machine whirs away and a caregiver is on hand to keep baby’s tummy full.

Each photo session lasts two to three hours, so that Lewinski can capture photos of the newborns snoozing peacefully or giddily smiling.

Holly Elkins, a Willow Glen resident and photography client, said it was a big deal to let someone else take pictures of her children because her husband is a photographer.

“She makes you feel like she loves the baby as much as you do,” she said. “We were taken by how she was able to capture the newborns. It’s like having Anne Geddes here.”

Lewinski said that she really does fall in love with each tiny new portrait subject.

“The most fun is getting to hold babies all day,” she said.

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 I’m so excited to win the Best of Parent’s Press award for favorite photographer!

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                                                       Willow Baby Photography has been featured in: The Bump: https://www.instagram.com/p/_qDbcflBUe/

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Willow Baby Photography has been featured in Country Living: http://www.countryliving.com/…/knitted-christmas-baby-outf…/

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We are also in an article in House Beautiful: http://www.housebeautiful.com/…/knitted-christmas-baby-out…/