Before and After, in the bathroom:
Jax is the son of my best friends, Jalayne and Justin. You can see the progression of their life together here and here and here.
I spent a weekend with them in May, documenting what their days were like with newborn Jax. I set out to photograph the things that I wish had been photographed for me when I had new babies. Putting together a new swing, breastfeeding and cuddles, soothing a tired little man, before and afters…
We also went to Justin’s woodworking shop on our last day together, to capture the family in another personal, special kind of place. Those will be posted tomorrow.
I love these pictures, I love him, and I love them. With all of my heart.
xo
Tara
i love it! :]
the nursing ones are amazing, breastfeeding is so awesome and natural + should be celebrated and not hidden.
lovely pictures.
that little guy is so beautiful! Amazing as always…love the one of him looking up at you as he is nursing…
The last picture is PERFECT
I love them all, but that last one….wow. I would love to have that pic of us with each babe. Dreamy.
Those are awesome!
I love how your photos always ALWAYS make me cry. So beautiful, touching, moving.
I especially love the nursing pics! It’s such a special thing and it should be photographed in such a beautiful way.
I’m melting…
Oh wow. What a freaking cutie! Absolutely love the feeling of comfort in this series.
it’s amazing to me that a woman’s body can (and does) do that. what a neat deal, huh? beautiful. :)
ohmygosh!! the before and after in the bathroom is beautiful. i love it!!
Wow, what a great gift you have given them! I never got a nursing photo of my first two, I have some with my third but nothing like those. Time goes so fast, those photos will be something they will treasure forever.
Tara, your mama and baby nursing photos are totally GORGEOUS! They completely capture the beauty & wonder of breastfeeding…love, love, love them!
I love love love nursing photos. So super precious.
That last image…. WOW. It makes my heart swell.
such a beautiful series of images… make me want to have another baby, seriously!
I love these! I love these i love these! The baby is so beautiful! ohmygoodness.
Perfect!
love the progression shot!!! before n after in the bathroom. amazing!
I love, love Before and After photo. So great!
I don’t know if I’ve commented on your blog before, but I’ve been stopping by for a while. Just wanted to let you know how inspired I am by your vision and the honesty you find with your lens. CA holds such a special place in my heart and you capture the landscape and the people that make it great so beautifully!
I love the nursing shots. I so regret not having those of me and my kids.
your photos are wonderful. oh how you capture true beauty. your work is an inspiration to me!
gosh you are amazing! love your work and the family is just beautiful together!
Gorgeous. I love the one of her nursing. I wish I had an image like that to remind me. Of the beauty and the pain and the knowing that my body was still nurturing this baby boy of mine…all four of them :)
Thank you Tara for sharing all these pictures with us. They are beautiful: the photo treasures, the memories, the people in front and behind the camera. Merci!
my goodness T. these are incredibly done.. just wonderful the way you have captured their love for each other and baby Jax..
Beautiful! So happy for them. Love the nursing ones. :)
Tara, The love just shines in your photos. Thank you for sharing your work here at your blog, I quielty visit often. I aspire to take photos that show such emotion and plain ole love. xo laurie
that is one of the most beautiful babies i have ever seen. no lie. his lips and wide eyes are so perfect as are these images.
that before and after? i have never seen anything like that for a family documentation before. breaking ground, tara. THIS IS WHY I LIKE YOU! you follow your heart, do what you love, throw expectations out the window and say: hi world, this is what i see.
these are just beautiful! thank you for sharing… your work is so inspiring.
Maybe it is just my browser but your lovely blog is showing up teeeeeeeny tiny! Lovely photos, though!!
Absolutely moved, like weak, by this post. :)
the image of him eating and looking at you is priceless. I agree with you. I wish I had these moments documented myself. HEck, I wish I had maternity pictures. Newborn pictures. They are so very luck to have you capture these moments for them.