By Kat Knuth, Longmont Family and Newborn Photographer
I know I’ve said this before, but heirlooms are my favorite props to use during a family or even newborn photoshoot. My Longmont family and newborn photography clients know and love to add this personal, sentimental, and sometimes quirky touch to their photos (see: Koala Baby).
So, I thought I’d share a couple of my favorite personal heirlooms I’ve been lucky enough to incorporate into my family’s photos!
First up:
My sweet little guy was about 18 months old in this picture. I’d know for a long time that I wanted to do some kind of photoshoot with this lovely heirloom rocking horse, handmade by my father-in-law and passed down through cousins and my husband before making it to my son. It’s almost 40 years old! It not only just made sense to dress up my son as a cowboy (something his father loved to do as a little boy) but I’d done a previous cowboy shoot when my son was 9 months old that I loved. Recreating it as hew got older was long a goal of mine. He is just the perfect little Colorado cutie!
Gathering my equipment, the rocking horse, and my little cowboy, I set up shop in the courtyard outside my home. The autumn leaves were falling and were such wonderful colors. I thought it was just the perfect setup. As you can see from the pictures above and below, I was right. Haha!
Not to be outdone, but when my daughter was born, my mom passed on a couple keepsakes she’d stowed away for me! She saved a knitted blanket from my great-grandmother and a yellow tunic she brought me home from the hospital in. I couldn’t wait to put them on/around my daughter for some precious newborn looks!
I love, love, love that I was able to memorialize these items in these precious family and newborn photos. The history, the stories, and the sentiment behind them – who could resist? Just something to think about as you plan your next Longmont family and newborn photography shoot!
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