I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and I do have to admit, I am happy that we are already almost to the middle of the this week because I love spending time with my two munchkins over the weekend! Just to keep the variety coming what better way to do that then to one of my Houston Family Photography sessions!Meet the Moss family. I first met them during Cannon’s newborn almost two years ago.   It was such a pleasure reconnecting and catching up with them again. Having a gorgeous family to take pictures of tends to make my job a lot easier, because I find that my camera just loves this family why wouldn’t it?  They’re such beautiful people!! ;)  I do love switching it up from time to time from the usual newborn photography and love doing my occasional Houston Family Photography session every now and again!A little about the session: we chose to keep it simple to get the essence and spirit of their family, documenting them just the way they are. The session was primarily focused on the little boys, and it was so much fun because they shared such an adorable bond.  Because of that, it really made this family session an enjoyable experience. Little boys are so much fun to photograph because they tend to find their own knick knacks to find and play with during the session (leaves, sticks, rocks... just little boy things). This family always nails their wardrobe and this time it surely did not disappoint. They chose to dress in layers (which I LOVE) and it was a windy day so it gave this session just a small extra touch to the session.Scroll down to see the highlights from this adorable family and baby session!

Taryn Melgoza is a premier and fine art photographer specializing in newborn and baby photography in Houston, Tx.

Newborn and baby photography is done in Taryn Melgoza’s studio in the South Houston and Pearland area. Taryn also happily serves Pearland, Clear Lake, League City, Sugar Land, Katy, Spring, Humble, Galveston, Rosharon, Rosenberg, Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, and surrounding areas.

To book a session please feel free to get in touch. To see a collection of my most recent work, visit my WEBSITE.

Houston Family Photography

I feel so blessed to be a Houston Tx Baby Photographer. I especially love doing this job when I have clients who book me for milestone baby sessions during that first year.  I just love watching these sweet babies grow!Ava was turning one when these images were taken, so mom requested that I get some focusing on just her, a few with her big sister Maddie, and also a few family portraits.  Sometimes, being a natural-light family Houston Tx Baby Photographer, can be challenging with our frequent rainy conditions. While it did rain a ton during the days leading up to this session, we were able to work around the puddles and capture this special time for this amazing family.This session was taken at a favorite location of this Houston Tx Baby Photographer.  This session included some of my client’s most requested props. Some worth mentioning are: my cream ruffle teepee, small green chair, and one of my cream dresses from my baby and child studio collection.   Because I am a full service Houston Tx Baby Photographer, I offer wardrobe pieces to my clients to give that organic and timeless touch to each of my sessions.  We also incorporated Ava’s cake smash photography session in this collection.  Since she wasn’t feeling her cake smash, the whole family got involved to create some of my favorite candid family photos ever!Here are the highlights from this one year and family session!

Taryn Melgoza is a premier and fine art photographer specializing in newborn and baby photography in Houston, Tx.

Newborn and baby photography is done in Taryn Melgoza’s studio in the South Houston and Pearland area. Taryn also happily serves Pearland, Clear Lake, League City, Sugar Land, Katy, Spring, Humble, Galveston, Rosharon, Rosenberg, Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, and surrounding areas.

To book a session please feel free to get in touch. To see a collection of my most recent work, visit my WEBSITE.

Houston Tx Baby Photographer

I got to work with this gorgeous mama in mid-September and I just adore her family and this Maternity Photography Houston session! Her sweet baby girl made her big debut into this world just 3 weeks ago so I figured it was time to finally blog their family/Maternity Photography Houston session from this past summer.  I loved their wardrobe choices and their natural connection to their sweet boy.We also made sure to focus on big brother for several photos to document him at this fun toddler age and what a cutie! Such a smiley little guy who just wanted to explore and be a typical boy. ☺ I am so excited to share baby girl’s newborn photos with you soon as we just wrapped that lifestyle newborn session in their lovely home. I hope you enjoy a look into this dreamy Maternity Photography Houston session!If you are in the market for a maternity / newborn session, be sure to contact me!  My baby planner sessions are a great way to document your family in the first year of your sweet new bundle's life.  Check out my work and I would love to hear from you if you love what you see!!  Below are some highlights from this sweet and fun Maternity Photography Houston.  And do not forget to reach out!

Taryn Melgoza is a premier and fine art photographer specializing in newborn and baby photography in Houston, Tx.

Newborn and baby photography is done in Taryn Melgoza’s studio in the South Houston and Pearland area. Taryn also happily serves Pearland, Clear Lake, League City, Sugar Land, Katy, Spring, Humble, Galveston, Rosharon, Rosenberg, Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, and surrounding areas.

To book a session please feel free to get in touch. To see a collection of my most recent work, visit my WEBSITE.

Maternity Photography Houston

Sometimes, I have clients who request a location completely different than my usual outdoor field setting. When this family contacted me, mom knew she wanted something in the city, so I chose this location in downtown Houston to create more of New Orleans urban vibe. It made for such a fun houston baby boy photography session and I love how it turned out!I had the pleasure of photographing this family for little man's newborn portraits a year ago and then again for his one year houston baby boy photography session this past spring. He was such a smiley boy which made for the best images! Those blue eyes are definitely going to be lady killers in a few years. And, their entire family is just so photogenic and that it makes my job easy. ;-) I hope you enjoy a peek at his adorable “urban” one year & family session!I just love these unique and different houston baby boy photography sessions.  If you'd like to book a session with me, I'd love to meet you.  Please do get in touch via email, text, message, however.  I would love to document these moments for you too!! <3  Be sure to click on my website: www.tarynmelgozaphoto.com to get those contact details, and to view highlights from this session, be sure to take a peek below!

Taryn Melgoza is a premier and fine art photographer specializing in newborn and baby photography in Houston, Tx.

Newborn and baby photography is done in Taryn Melgoza’s studio in the South Houston and Pearland area. Taryn also happily serves Pearland, Clear Lake, League City, Sugar Land, Katy, Spring, Humble, Galveston, Rosharon, Rosenberg, Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, and surrounding areas.

To book a session please feel free to get in touch. To see a collection of my most recent work, visit my WEBSITE.

houston baby boy photography

It's hard to believe our baby girl just celebrated her first birthday last week! She has changed so much from her NICU days as a preemie baby, its almost unbelievable. I never have sat down and blogged her birth story from start to finish and I still intend to do that before my mommy brain forgets everything. Let's just say that God was definitely watching over her little life. If things had not gone the way they did that evening on September 2, 2014, we very likely would not be celebrating her first birthday or any birthday for that matter. The first 48 hours after her birth, the doctor's were saying horrible awful things like "we are walking a fine line at this point" and "there is nothing more we can do but wait". Those first few days were truly some of the worst and most stressful days of our lives. But now we rejoice! Our miracle baby is perfectly healthy, happy, on track and we are so THANKFUL and BLESSED to be her parents. She's a ball of spunk, fun, and a seriously determined individual...but wouldn't expect anything less from her given she’s been a feisty-fighter from day one!  I also am extremely lucky to be a miracle Houston baby photographer because this whole year I documented her growth and these pictures are true treasures to me and my family!I did this blog post for myself, mainly so I could compile her first year photos in one place. But I also wanted to share with other preemie moms that there is so much HOPE for these sweet babies (and that you should also try and hire or be a miracle Houston baby photographer- if just for this one event).  Some of these photos were taken with a cell phone so excuse the low quality.  I was actually without my camera the first two weeks while she was in the NICU because I had my hubby send it to Canon to be cleaned while I was on bed rest...and the very day he mailed it off, she was born.  Go figure!Happy birthday to our dear Penelope!!

Taryn Melgoza is a premier and fine art photographer specializing in newborn and baby photography in Houston, Tx.

Newborn and baby photography is done in Taryn Melgoza’s studio in the South Houston and Pearland area. Taryn also happily serves Pearland, Clear Lake, League City, Sugar Land, Katy, Spring, Humble, Galveston, Rosharon, Rosenberg, Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, and surrounding areas.

To book a session please feel free to get in touch. To see a collection of my most recent work, visit my WEBSITE.

miracle Houston baby photographer

This little man was one of my baby planners this past year and he sure was a cutie! Those big blue eyes just melted me! We did his nine month milestone session on a weekday evening, so we really had to work to get some smiles since he was pretty worn out from a fun day at school…but we managed to get some! Mom brought along the cutest "little man" outfits with the fedora, tie, and classic jeans and white shirt and they look adorable on him! We also got a few with big sister who happens to be one of the sweetest gals I know! This little guy turned one in May, so I am a little behind in blogging his sessions, but it's always better late than never. I sure am going to miss seeing this family every few months for their baby milestone sessions! I got to know them so well during little man’s first year that they started to feel like family to me...”K” family, you will be missed but I hope to see y’all soon!!

I was so honored when I was contacted about photographing this sweet baby boy's newborn session. He happens to be boy #3 for this new family and they could not be more excited to welcome him into all the FUN! I had the pleasure of meeting both big brothers at the session and they are just the sweetest little guys ever! It was important to capture a nice sibling shot for their gorgeous mom and I think we definitely succeeded. :-) Dad happens to be an Aggie graduate (whoop!) as well as an avid fisherman, so we incorporated both of these themes into baby boy’s newborn session. Mom brought the fishing props along to get the perfect fishing themed newborn photo! We had a great session with little Jace; he was a great sleeper and such a handsome little guy. Thanks W family for a great session!

I had a blast photographing this First Birthday session! This blog post has been planned for a few months because it was one of my favorite sessions from this past spring, but I am so behind on blogging that it's a few months late...always better late than never! I first got to meet this sweet girl at her newborn session last year. It was such a pleasure to see the beautiful baby girl she has become at her one year milestone session in Houston...she is just as gorgeous and sweet as her mommy!  It's hard to believe she's already celebrating her first birthday when it seems like her newborn session was just last month.  Mom had a hot air balloon theme in mind so we used a large basket, some balloons, a the rag tie banner to finish off the look. Baby girl was as happy as can be in her hot air balloon ride. ☺ I always love to include family photos in my one year sessions as I adore the images of parents interacting and loving on their babies. I know they will cherish these images too! My absolute favorite images are the very last ones giving baby girl a piggyback ride and mommy and daddy kissing...so sweet!!! Enjoy!

This little man was a little over 4 months old when we did his tummy time milestone session earlier this year, so he was already a pro at rolling over and really trying hard to figure out how to crawl...slow down little man! I'm so glad we got his session done before he was really on the move! ;-) It was great to see one of my favorite maternity clients again, but this time in my studio just south of Houston. They are all such a beautiful family and their maternity session was one of my favorite sessions ever...the dreamy golden light gorgeous parents, perfect location.  Luke has such big gorgeous blue eyes and gave me so many smiles during his session – ohmigoodness, what a little heartbreaker! One of my favorite baby stages is when they grab their little feet…it seriously melts my heart and I think every parent needs a photo of their baby at this fun age! I hope you enjoy a little peek into this creamy and neutral tummy time milestone session!

I have been waiting to share this session with the world since early this year. Baby C came to visit me at my studio for her newborn session in February and she slept like a dream for me! She is the first baby for this sweet family and I wanted to make her session absolutely perfect for them. Her mom loved the vintage yet organic look, so we incorporated soft tones and fabrics, a little bit of lace, and some muted pinks and purples. Pure perfection for a gorgeous baby girl. I loved how her photos turned out and look forward to working with this family again later this year for her 6 month/sitting session.Clients often ask how far in advance they should book their newborn session...its highly recommended that you book early in your second trimester to ensure availability on my calendar. I am only able to book a certain number of sessions each month, and I hate turning clients away (it really does hurt my heart!) so please make sure you book as early as possible! I LOVE working with families for the newborn sessions and understand how important it is to document this very fleeting stage of your baby's life, so the early you can book the better. I hope I get to meet your sweet new babies soon!And now for a sneak into this lovely newborn session... :-)

These clients have been with me since the beginning of my business and I'm so thankful they keep coming back, especially when it means I get to meet & work with their new babies! They not only happen to be beautiful children, but some of the sweetest too. They came to visit me at my Pearland studio earlier this year for baby sister's newborn session and we had so much fun! You can see big brother was super cooperative and sooooooo good with his new sister. We stuck with softer neutral tones with hints of pink to match the colors of her nursery, and I love the way it turned out! I hope you enjoy a sneak into their session!

I had such a great time working this sweet family earlier this year. Baby girl Q and her family came to visit me at my studio for her newborn photos and she was so full of smiles!! I love photographing a smiley newborn! We stuck with soft neutral tones for her newborn session; creams, pinks, with slight pops of color...and I love how the colors looked against her skin tone. Both her mom and dad graduated from Texas A&M, so we definitely had lots in common and to chat about. During our conversation we found out we have several mutual friends from college, what a small world! Because of their Aggie background I planned a cute A&M themed set up, and that's where she gave us the biggest smile. :-) Looks like someone is already excited to cheer for her favorite school. So adorable <3 Congrats T family! Here are a few favorites from our session – Enjoy!

Here's another sweet baby girl session for you to ooooh and ahhhhh over. I had so much fun working her awesome parents and getting to catch up with her mommy during Baby R's newborn session! I know her mom from our Team In Training endurance event training days (think marathons, triathlons, etc)...ha, it feels like a million years ago since I trained for anything! Anyway, when mom told me she was bringing her wedding dress to the session, I was excited. Then she told me it was all lace, and I practically squeeled! Lace, creamy colors, a special meaning...how perfect! I absolutely love how they turned out. Baby girl weighed in at over 8 pounds at birth, so when she came to see me, she was already so chunky and snuggly! And as you can see, she was/is also a gorgeous baby – I even caught the sweetest smile while she was in her daddy's arms…just perfection. Here are a few sneak photos from our session from last year– Enjoy!

I had the pleasure of working with Charlotte and her sweet family during her first year of life, and what fun we had! I have been friends with Charlotte's mommy since our days working together in oil & gas at BP. When I heard the news that she was expecting, I was so thrilled and excited for her! I was even more pumped to get the opportunity to photograph their family for all of their baby girl's first year milestones. This session was done right around her four month birthday in Houston and she was full of smiles and personality...and completely adorable I might add! Mom and dad even got in a few photos with her. Many times, the mommy+daddy+baby interacting with baby photos are my absolute favorite! You can totally just FEEL the love! I hope you enjoy a little sneak peek into her vibrant and colorful four month milestone session!

This post is long overdue, but it was one of my favorite sessions from 2014 so it deserved its own blog post. I had the pleasure of photographing this family in their home last year to document their sweet Georgia's 6 month birthday. Mom set up a beautiful nursery perfect for their sweet girl and I had so much fun photographing their family in this lifestyle baby milestone session. I love it when parents have their own visions for a session because it gets my creative juices working and forces me to think outside the proverbial "box". And when you get to photograph gorgeous people, it makes for some gorgeous photos. I hope you enjoy this little sneak peek into this sweet family's life and their pure love for their baby girl. I sure did love working with them!

One of my favorite parts of being a baby photographer is getting to watch my baby clients grow from newborns, to babies, to toddlers. The first year of a baby's life is full of so many changes at rapid-fire speed...it seems like the first year truly flies by! One moment they are tiny little creatures and the next they are walking and diving into their first birthday cake. Documenting these fleeting days of your baby's life is sooooo important! I currently offer a milestone package that includes photo sessions at mutliple stages of that first year of life: (1) a newborn session, (2) a tummy time session, (3) a sitting session, and (4) a standing session. Here is a perfect example of a tummy time session with adorable Camila! She was about 4 months old when these were taken and that is the perfect age to capture your baby's rolls and emerging personality. I am currently booking The Baby Plan Milestone packages for the rest of 2015 so contact me today to book yours!

You may be wondering where I've been lately...to keep this from being an epic long post I'll just give you a quick summary. I was admitted to the hospital for bed rest at the end of July for my water breaking at 26 weeks with baby girl (baby #2 for us). I spent 5 weeks on bed rest away from my family and on Tuesday 9/2 baby girl's heart rate started showing signs of distress on her normal fetal HR monitoring sessions. Within almost an hour, I was being rushed into an OR for an emergency c-section to deliver our sweet girl. It all happened so FAST! She was born at almost 31 weeks and thankfully they delivered her just in time. My placenta (sorry for all the gory details) had started to abrupt and she was in major distress with a very weak heart rate. For the past few weeks, we have been juggling me recovering from a c-section, being back home with my family for the first time in almost 6 weeks, and daily visits to the NICU to visit our sweet girl. In a nut shell, life has been a little crazy! Thankfully baby girl is doing amazing in the NICU and we are so thankful! We expect her to come home close to her due date, give or take a few weeks. I will be taking off the next few months to adjust to life and will be booking limited sessions starting in November and December. I leave you with some photos from our first few weeks of life in the NICU. I got to hold her for the first time last week and big brother got to meet his little sister for the first time as well. Thanks for all of your continued prayers and support! They truly mean the world to us!

Meet three cute brothers and their awesome family of 5 that I recently got to photograph this summer!  This mommy happens to be a good friend so I was thrilled when she asked me to photograph her family and kiddos for their annual photo session. Mom wanted a fun summertime session in her very own backyard in South Houston with a focus on letting her children be, well...BOYS. These kiddos showed me all kinds of tricks on their playground, played hard, and had a blast...and there's no better way to wrap-up an outdoor photo/play session than with cold popsicles!  Their family photos are some of my favorites as of lately because they were just so loving and natural together.  These boys were full of energy, laughter, and ALL boy and made my job as a Houston family photographer super easy!  I had so much fun spending a summer afternoon with their family of 5 and I hope you enjoy and sneak into a few of my favorites from their session.

I had the pleasure of working with this family in late 2013 and am just now getting around to posting their blog post....but its better late than never.  My job as a Houston newborn photographer is a dream come true because I get to work with the best people and snuggle babies all day long!  This baby girl just so beautiful and perfect. Mom brought the "Allie" name sign from her nursery to use during the session and it turned out to be one of my favorite shots. Congratulations to the G family on the birth of their sweet newborn daughter.