As soon as (or perhaps even before) baby is born, parents are planning his or her first professional photos. To preserve these special moments, many parents opt to choose a professional photographer who specializes in portraits of newborns. Kylene Cleaver owns and operates Leave It To Me Photography, a custom portraiture business, from her home in Maryland. Although she photographs all ages, newborns and pregnant women are one of her specialties.

Cleaver is able to capture details that other photographers miss in her portraits of children. She takes the time to elicit a natural, unscripted reaction from her subjects as she shoots them candidly, without a “pose and shoot” mentality. All of her photo sessions are done “on location,” in the client’s home or a place of the client’s choosing, using natural light. She has taken photos of my son many times, always with spectacular results. In fact, she is the only person I would trust to take portraits of my family. You can check out some of her stunning photos at LeaveItToMePhotography.com. While she is based in Maryland, she has clients throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and surrounding areas.

This is a Hand Embellished Giclee Portrait on Canvas by Colleen Phelon Hall. It’s a method that allows you to have a hand-embellished portrait created from your own digital photo. The photo image is printed as a high-quality gigclee on canvas and then the artist hand paints and embellishes the background, clothes,  hair, and some facial details to make each piece unique.The final image is 10×24.”

I think this would be a fantastic Holiday gift for the family. It’s so unique and because you get to choose your favorite moment to have embellished, it will have a priceless value. You can get more details at PoshTots.com. The listed price online is $795, so most of us will have to do a little financial planning to be able to have this done in time for the holidays. But I think it would be worth doing because it will be something that will remain in your family for, perhaps, generations. Travel safe and enjoy the Holidays.