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2022 NEWBORN SESSION GIVEAWAY : 7TH ANNUAL DESERVING-MAMA NEWBORN SESSION GIVEAWAY $2,150 VALUE. 2022 NEWBORN SESSION GIVEAWAY 2022 Newborn Session Giveaway Welcome to our SEVENTH ANNUAL Deserving-Mama GIVEAWAY! This giveaway will be for a FULL newborn session $250 plus the ALL-DIGITALS collection including 35 high-resolution FULLY-EDITED digitals $1800: a $2,150 value. Winner pays ZERO and...
I am nominating my sister in law, Courtney Hanks. She is a hardworking maternity nurse who gives her all to babies, mamas, and families each and every day (and probably will right up to her due date in April!). Knowing her leave time may be limited and getting back to work means longer shifts and time away from her soon to be little guy, this session and the photos from it would be create the sweetest memories to have and look back on!ReplyCancel
I (Grandmother if baby to be) would like to nominate Rose Higgins and her soon to be son coming this April! She is the mother to 2 beautiful girls and they are over the moon to meet their baby brother to be. This baby came as a complete surprise and she would be thrilled and shocked to be able to celebrate her complete family together with a full newborn session and all the perks!ReplyCancel
Nominee: Courtney Hanks, I believe Courtney is someone who deserves this photo shoot for a multitude of reasons beyond a nice opportunity. She is caring and responsible individual, who has taken charge in her life, and has created a welcoming environment for her expected first born child. She always works so hard for everything she does, and this would be a wonderful relief in regards to making everlasting memories. Keep up the great work, and keep making people proud. ReplyCancel
I (Rachel’s mom) would like to
nominate Rachel Winoski for this shoot. Rachel is so blessed to have 2 children
and one on the way arriving in June this year. My grandson, Benji, will be 4 in
June and my granddaughter daughter Vivian who will turn 2 in April. When
someone from the outside looks at Rachel’s life, it is very easy to say wow,
she has two healthy children who are 22 months apart, pregnant for the 3rd
time, and assume everything is normal. What people don’t know about her is that
she sprinted a marathon to have her three children. Rachel grew up in a very
large family. My husband and I each have 4 siblings. Rachel has one bother; 21
cousins and her cousins have 19 children and the number is growing. Growing up,
we were always surrounded by a huge family and we never once heard the word
infertility. When you grow up, no one envisions that this could be part of your
story. It became a very harsh reality of Rachel’s and one we knew nothing about.
Rachel married her husband Mike
in 2015 and they both always knew that they wanted a family. In the process of
trying to have children, Rachel learned that she has a rare genetic disorder. Rachel
has something called a tripled balanced translocation. Essentially, her DNA is
rearranged, and the doctors believe that at some point in her life, this shift
happened, she wasn’t born this way. They have seen examples where individuals
have one or two chromosomes strands that have broken off and attached to other
chromosomes, but they confirmed that none of their doctors, a majority of which
had over 30 years’ experience, had ever seen a situation where three had done
this. Rachel was the first in this Connecticut practice.
Thankfully, it has no impact on her
personal health which is essentially why we never knew she had it. However, the
only side effect it does have is that it makes it extremely difficult to have
children. The only way you learn you have it is through multiple miscarriages
which was the case for Rachel. It took
multiple losses and essentially 2 years for Rachel to get pregnant with Benji.
For those that have had similar experience, the doctors and nurses call it
“graduation” when you transfer from your IVF clinic back to your regular
doctors. Although, her doctor and nurse were her biggest cheerleaders, Rachel
distinctly remembers when it came time to graduate, them saying to Rachel, we
will be honest with you now. We aren’t really sure how you got here. Your son
and any future children you may have are miracles. When your doctors and
nurses, who believe in science and statistics tell you that, it is forever
impactful.
Rachel and her husband spent the past
6 years at the IVF clinic in order to welcome Benji, Vivian, and baby girl
Winoski this June. When we look back at her journey thus far, we really wonder
how Rachel survived certain moments. We would love to honor Rachel and her family
with these photos for her to have a forever memory in their home as their
family will now be complete with their 3 miracles babies. ReplyCancel
Dr. Stefanie Gillson is a psychiatrist trained in child and adolescent psychiatry, as well as public psychiatry. She is a fierce advocate for women’s mental health, co-founding the Women’s Mental Health Conference at Yale and the Yale Women’s Housestaff Association. Her efforts have significantly benefited many physician moms and affected change on a system-wide level. She has also been involved in developing community-based initiatives to address mental health disparities among Indigenous populations and actively recruits Indigenous youth into the medical field. Stefanie has done so much for so many. I would love to have the lens focused on her and have her experience the magic of Saren’s photography to capture such a special moment in her life (due in June). Thank you, Stefanie, for all that you do. And a huge thank you to the photography extraordinaire, Saren!!ReplyCancel
I would like to nominate my close friend, Emily Adams for this photo shoot! She has had a hard pregnancy, most of it during COVID surges, making it hard for her to enjoy such a beautiful period in her life!! I never had photos done like this with my first and I feel like I don’t even remember these days! I don’t want her to forget the beautiful newborn stage and she deserves to have those beautiful days commemorated!ReplyCancel
Emily Adams. I want to nominate her because this year we will have our first child together. Emily has always wanted to be a mom and I admire her love and efforts towards loving everyone in her life. 2022 has brought a lot of struggles into her life and I think this would not only ease her mind but get her the newborn pictures she wants but we didn’t think we would be able to have. ReplyCancel
Nominating my good friend Jenna Soper. She is the most selfless & giving person I know. After struggling for over a year to conceive she was ready to talk about solutions with her doctor. Just shy of a week until that appointment she found out she was in fact pregnant! Her fiancé had just lost his mother & this news was what they needed to get them through the dark days. She’s due in September & we are over the moon excited for her!<3ReplyCancel
I’d love to nominate my friend Emily Adams! She is so deserving in every single way. She has always been someone I can go to and I know who would do anything for anyone. I’m so excited for her to be a new mom. She was born to be a mom and will be so incredible she would cry tears of joy if she won this ReplyCancel
I’d like to nominate my sister Kimberly Nikolic who is due with her second daughter in May. She’s a pharmacist and her husband works at St Francis hospital so they’ve had quite the past couple years. But mostly I’m nominating her so I can live vicariously now that my kids are way past the toddler phase!ReplyCancel
ct newborn photographer ct newborn photographer : Jackson. “There are zero words to describe Saren. Everything about this session with her was pure magic. Her images are always stunning and she makes you feel so incredibly comfortable. We will forever remember the entire process of this shoot.” – Nicole W. The 2021 Deserving-Mama Newborn Session...
BABY MILESTONE SESSION ON THE CT SHORE: LONG ISLAND SOUND PHOTOSHOOT. BABY MILESTONE SESSION ON THE CT SHORE: LONG ISLAND SOUND PHOTOSHOOT:This sweet baby milestone session was taken on the Long Island Sound down on the CT shoreline. Flowey dresses and simple wardrobe on boys is always a good idea for beach sessions! And the...
Family Baby Photoshoot: Taj turns ONE! Family Baby Photoshoot: My VERY first outdoor photoshoot of 2020 was with sweet Taj and his parents as he just turned ONE! He is already walking and VERY much on the go! Did you know that when you book a baby milestone (6 months or 1-year are the most...
Family Newborn Photography: Miss Emily turns 6 months old! Family Newborn Photography: Today we’re featuring one of my favorite fall sessions from last autumn: Miss Emily’s 6-month milestone session. I had the honor of photographing her at just a few HOURS old in the hospital and then a few WEEKS old when I went to...
Newborn Photographer NY : Brothers! Newborn Photographer NY : Brothers! I photographed big brother’s entire first year of milestones a couple years ago so I was naturally THRILLED and HONORED to see this family again for baby boy number 2! This session took place not too long before the Covid-19 Quarantine – boy I miss...
Studio Child Photography – Adara’s 2 year portraits with little sister Ehlana’s 6-month milestone! Studio Child Photography during cold-weather months often takes place indoors in New England! And when your baby’s milestone falls around the same time period as your older child’s birthday, what a more PERFECT opportunity to schedule a photoshoot to combine BOTH...
Newborn Photography CT – Ella Grace’s Newborn Portrait Session Faves Sweet little Ella Grace is a rainbow baby and I was so excited to use this gorgeous neutral hand-made rainbow from PINKYTINKS which I had her custom make recently to match my more neutral style of shooting. If you don’t already know my obsession with Lela’s Props,...
Newborn Family Photos : NYC skyrise overlooking Mid-town Manhattan creates an Award-winning Image. Newborn Family Photos : Award-Winning Image from 80 floors up. The Kantor family is one of my absolute FAVES. I’ve been photographing them the last few years and every single photoshoot is a JOY and an HONOR. Angie has become such a...
Cake smash photographer CT : Leo turns ONE! {Ideas for TIMELESS 1-year-old boy wardrobe as well as CLASSIC & Neutral holiday setups) I don’t advertise or market cake smash sessions but hey, when one this CUTE happens and fits right into my neutral photography outlook on images….. I can’t NOT share! I get a lot...
Elizabeth Park Family Photos This family met me for a sun-drenched garden portrait session. While I CAN and WILL photograph the green arches of Elizabeth Park, they’re only in bloom for a few weeks of the year so after the roses are gone, they’re green and I love to focus portraits on other smaller gardens...
I’ve lost count how many GORGEOUS photoshoots we’ve had together, but I’m HONORED to photograph one of my MOST PHOTOGENIC FAMILY’S latest milestone in their journey together: Son number THREE, Beckett, was born just 11 days prior to this photoshoot. I’m not gonna lie, 3-year-old and 1-year-old boy siblings are NOT always an easy capture...
Sun-drenched goodness for this fun and awesome family! This session was held in September in a Simsbury location that’s a favorite of mine! This is a sunset session so we shot from about 5:30-6:30pm to obtain this optimal lighting! Alyssa & Peter, thanks for bringing your gorgeous family back to me for another round of...
This sweet family was expecting baby number 2, a BOY, when we first met at a Litchfield County location to document their growing family for a full maternity session. Both maternity dresses worn by mama were from my studio wardrobe and mom indicated prior to session that those would be the dresses I could bring...
THIS SUNDAY, March 25th, I will be emailing RETURN CLIENTS opening up the Outdoor SCP session schedule for remainder of 2018!
Mid-way thru my 2-year lease at the commercial space in Avon, CT…. we moved. Very unexpectedly, we moved. My husband said it was time to move and I wasn’t really ready. I trusted in him and sure enough…. HE WAS RIGHT! I feel the its important to type that last line in caps and say...
Saren ~ must confess, We stayed in 2 store fronts for 9 years. My husband was ready for the home studio after 4 years (HE WAS RIGHT). Bravo for making this move!
In retrospect, my hubby Terry, concludes this decade as priceless. I got to work with both our adult daughters daily, experience two pregnancies with them, then spent 2 years loving and raising (as g’daughters came to work & on remote shoots) every day. Was able to know our son-in-law in a way that was neutral (not their home or ours).
Like Terry said, when I admitted we should’ve made the move years earlier; “this experience was worth every penny”.
With love and admiration ~ MargoReplyCancel
Fresh 48’s are my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! These are typically done on day ONE or day TWO of baby’s life Earthside and this one: DAY ONE! Like literally HOURS after he was delivered! My GORGEOUS and SWEET assistant Lauren allowed me in to take these images capturing Dawson’s first day of life and big sister’s FIRST...
Lily was nearly 3 weeks new for her newborn session in the SCP studio and she was such a little love! Her big sis was gentle and loving – I just love the image of mom with both her girls! Be good for mom and dad Lily! xoxo – Saren
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2022 NEWBORN SESSION GIVEAWAY : 7TH ANNUAL DESERVING-MAMA NEWBORN SESSION GIVEAWAY $2,150 VALUE. 2022 NEWBORN SESSION GIVEAWAY 2022 Newborn Session Giveaway Welcome to our SEVENTH ANNUAL Deserving-Mama GIVEAWAY! This giveaway will be for a FULL newborn session $250 plus the ALL-DIGITALS collection including 35 high-resolution FULLY-EDITED digitals $1800: a $2,150 value. Winner pays ZERO and...
I am nominating my sister in law, Courtney Hanks. She is a hardworking maternity nurse who gives her all to babies, mamas, and families each and every day (and probably will right up to her due date in April!). Knowing her leave time may be limited and getting back to work means longer shifts and time away from her soon to be little guy, this session and the photos from it would be create the sweetest memories to have and look back on!ReplyCancel
I (Grandmother if baby to be) would like to nominate Rose Higgins and her soon to be son coming this April! She is the mother to 2 beautiful girls and they are over the moon to meet their baby brother to be. This baby came as a complete surprise and she would be thrilled and shocked to be able to celebrate her complete family together with a full newborn session and all the perks!ReplyCancel
Nominee: Courtney Hanks, I believe Courtney is someone who deserves this photo shoot for a multitude of reasons beyond a nice opportunity. She is caring and responsible individual, who has taken charge in her life, and has created a welcoming environment for her expected first born child. She always works so hard for everything she does, and this would be a wonderful relief in regards to making everlasting memories. Keep up the great work, and keep making people proud. ReplyCancel
I (Rachel’s mom) would like to
nominate Rachel Winoski for this shoot. Rachel is so blessed to have 2 children
and one on the way arriving in June this year. My grandson, Benji, will be 4 in
June and my granddaughter daughter Vivian who will turn 2 in April. When
someone from the outside looks at Rachel’s life, it is very easy to say wow,
she has two healthy children who are 22 months apart, pregnant for the 3rd
time, and assume everything is normal. What people don’t know about her is that
she sprinted a marathon to have her three children. Rachel grew up in a very
large family. My husband and I each have 4 siblings. Rachel has one bother; 21
cousins and her cousins have 19 children and the number is growing. Growing up,
we were always surrounded by a huge family and we never once heard the word
infertility. When you grow up, no one envisions that this could be part of your
story. It became a very harsh reality of Rachel’s and one we knew nothing about.
Rachel married her husband Mike
in 2015 and they both always knew that they wanted a family. In the process of
trying to have children, Rachel learned that she has a rare genetic disorder. Rachel
has something called a tripled balanced translocation. Essentially, her DNA is
rearranged, and the doctors believe that at some point in her life, this shift
happened, she wasn’t born this way. They have seen examples where individuals
have one or two chromosomes strands that have broken off and attached to other
chromosomes, but they confirmed that none of their doctors, a majority of which
had over 30 years’ experience, had ever seen a situation where three had done
this. Rachel was the first in this Connecticut practice.
Thankfully, it has no impact on her
personal health which is essentially why we never knew she had it. However, the
only side effect it does have is that it makes it extremely difficult to have
children. The only way you learn you have it is through multiple miscarriages
which was the case for Rachel. It took
multiple losses and essentially 2 years for Rachel to get pregnant with Benji.
For those that have had similar experience, the doctors and nurses call it
“graduation” when you transfer from your IVF clinic back to your regular
doctors. Although, her doctor and nurse were her biggest cheerleaders, Rachel
distinctly remembers when it came time to graduate, them saying to Rachel, we
will be honest with you now. We aren’t really sure how you got here. Your son
and any future children you may have are miracles. When your doctors and
nurses, who believe in science and statistics tell you that, it is forever
impactful.
Rachel and her husband spent the past
6 years at the IVF clinic in order to welcome Benji, Vivian, and baby girl
Winoski this June. When we look back at her journey thus far, we really wonder
how Rachel survived certain moments. We would love to honor Rachel and her family
with these photos for her to have a forever memory in their home as their
family will now be complete with their 3 miracles babies. ReplyCancel
Dr. Stefanie Gillson is a psychiatrist trained in child and adolescent psychiatry, as well as public psychiatry. She is a fierce advocate for women’s mental health, co-founding the Women’s Mental Health Conference at Yale and the Yale Women’s Housestaff Association. Her efforts have significantly benefited many physician moms and affected change on a system-wide level. She has also been involved in developing community-based initiatives to address mental health disparities among Indigenous populations and actively recruits Indigenous youth into the medical field. Stefanie has done so much for so many. I would love to have the lens focused on her and have her experience the magic of Saren’s photography to capture such a special moment in her life (due in June). Thank you, Stefanie, for all that you do. And a huge thank you to the photography extraordinaire, Saren!!ReplyCancel
I would like to nominate my close friend, Emily Adams for this photo shoot! She has had a hard pregnancy, most of it during COVID surges, making it hard for her to enjoy such a beautiful period in her life!! I never had photos done like this with my first and I feel like I don’t even remember these days! I don’t want her to forget the beautiful newborn stage and she deserves to have those beautiful days commemorated!ReplyCancel
Emily Adams. I want to nominate her because this year we will have our first child together. Emily has always wanted to be a mom and I admire her love and efforts towards loving everyone in her life. 2022 has brought a lot of struggles into her life and I think this would not only ease her mind but get her the newborn pictures she wants but we didn’t think we would be able to have. ReplyCancel
Nominating my good friend Jenna Soper. She is the most selfless & giving person I know. After struggling for over a year to conceive she was ready to talk about solutions with her doctor. Just shy of a week until that appointment she found out she was in fact pregnant! Her fiancé had just lost his mother & this news was what they needed to get them through the dark days. She’s due in September & we are over the moon excited for her!<3ReplyCancel
I’d love to nominate my friend Emily Adams! She is so deserving in every single way. She has always been someone I can go to and I know who would do anything for anyone. I’m so excited for her to be a new mom. She was born to be a mom and will be so incredible she would cry tears of joy if she won this ReplyCancel
I’d like to nominate my sister Kimberly Nikolic who is due with her second daughter in May. She’s a pharmacist and her husband works at St Francis hospital so they’ve had quite the past couple years. But mostly I’m nominating her so I can live vicariously now that my kids are way past the toddler phase!ReplyCancel
ct newborn photographer ct newborn photographer : Jackson. “There are zero words to describe Saren. Everything about this session with her was pure magic. Her images are always stunning and she makes you feel so incredibly comfortable. We will forever remember the entire process of this shoot.” – Nicole W. The 2021 Deserving-Mama Newborn Session...
BABY MILESTONE SESSION ON THE CT SHORE: LONG ISLAND SOUND PHOTOSHOOT. BABY MILESTONE SESSION ON THE CT SHORE: LONG ISLAND SOUND PHOTOSHOOT:This sweet baby milestone session was taken on the Long Island Sound down on the CT shoreline. Flowey dresses and simple wardrobe on boys is always a good idea for beach sessions! And the...
Family Baby Photoshoot: Taj turns ONE! Family Baby Photoshoot: My VERY first outdoor photoshoot of 2020 was with sweet Taj and his parents as he just turned ONE! He is already walking and VERY much on the go! Did you know that when you book a baby milestone (6 months or 1-year are the most...
Family Newborn Photography: Miss Emily turns 6 months old! Family Newborn Photography: Today we’re featuring one of my favorite fall sessions from last autumn: Miss Emily’s 6-month milestone session. I had the honor of photographing her at just a few HOURS old in the hospital and then a few WEEKS old when I went to...
Newborn Photographer NY : Brothers! Newborn Photographer NY : Brothers! I photographed big brother’s entire first year of milestones a couple years ago so I was naturally THRILLED and HONORED to see this family again for baby boy number 2! This session took place not too long before the Covid-19 Quarantine – boy I miss...
Studio Child Photography – Adara’s 2 year portraits with little sister Ehlana’s 6-month milestone! Studio Child Photography during cold-weather months often takes place indoors in New England! And when your baby’s milestone falls around the same time period as your older child’s birthday, what a more PERFECT opportunity to schedule a photoshoot to combine BOTH...
Newborn Photography CT – Ella Grace’s Newborn Portrait Session Faves Sweet little Ella Grace is a rainbow baby and I was so excited to use this gorgeous neutral hand-made rainbow from PINKYTINKS which I had her custom make recently to match my more neutral style of shooting. If you don’t already know my obsession with Lela’s Props,...
Newborn Family Photos : NYC skyrise overlooking Mid-town Manhattan creates an Award-winning Image. Newborn Family Photos : Award-Winning Image from 80 floors up. The Kantor family is one of my absolute FAVES. I’ve been photographing them the last few years and every single photoshoot is a JOY and an HONOR. Angie has become such a...
Cake smash photographer CT : Leo turns ONE! {Ideas for TIMELESS 1-year-old boy wardrobe as well as CLASSIC & Neutral holiday setups) I don’t advertise or market cake smash sessions but hey, when one this CUTE happens and fits right into my neutral photography outlook on images….. I can’t NOT share! I get a lot...
Elizabeth Park Family Photos This family met me for a sun-drenched garden portrait session. While I CAN and WILL photograph the green arches of Elizabeth Park, they’re only in bloom for a few weeks of the year so after the roses are gone, they’re green and I love to focus portraits on other smaller gardens...
I’ve lost count how many GORGEOUS photoshoots we’ve had together, but I’m HONORED to photograph one of my MOST PHOTOGENIC FAMILY’S latest milestone in their journey together: Son number THREE, Beckett, was born just 11 days prior to this photoshoot. I’m not gonna lie, 3-year-old and 1-year-old boy siblings are NOT always an easy capture...
Sun-drenched goodness for this fun and awesome family! This session was held in September in a Simsbury location that’s a favorite of mine! This is a sunset session so we shot from about 5:30-6:30pm to obtain this optimal lighting! Alyssa & Peter, thanks for bringing your gorgeous family back to me for another round of...
This sweet family was expecting baby number 2, a BOY, when we first met at a Litchfield County location to document their growing family for a full maternity session. Both maternity dresses worn by mama were from my studio wardrobe and mom indicated prior to session that those would be the dresses I could bring...
THIS SUNDAY, March 25th, I will be emailing RETURN CLIENTS opening up the Outdoor SCP session schedule for remainder of 2018!
Mid-way thru my 2-year lease at the commercial space in Avon, CT…. we moved. Very unexpectedly, we moved. My husband said it was time to move and I wasn’t really ready. I trusted in him and sure enough…. HE WAS RIGHT! I feel the its important to type that last line in caps and say...
Saren ~ must confess, We stayed in 2 store fronts for 9 years. My husband was ready for the home studio after 4 years (HE WAS RIGHT). Bravo for making this move!
In retrospect, my hubby Terry, concludes this decade as priceless. I got to work with both our adult daughters daily, experience two pregnancies with them, then spent 2 years loving and raising (as g’daughters came to work & on remote shoots) every day. Was able to know our son-in-law in a way that was neutral (not their home or ours).
Like Terry said, when I admitted we should’ve made the move years earlier; “this experience was worth every penny”.
With love and admiration ~ MargoReplyCancel
Fresh 48’s are my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! These are typically done on day ONE or day TWO of baby’s life Earthside and this one: DAY ONE! Like literally HOURS after he was delivered! My GORGEOUS and SWEET assistant Lauren allowed me in to take these images capturing Dawson’s first day of life and big sister’s FIRST...
Lily was nearly 3 weeks new for her newborn session in the SCP studio and she was such a little love! Her big sis was gentle and loving – I just love the image of mom with both her girls! Be good for mom and dad Lily! xoxo – Saren
WELCOME
I'm so happy you found this page. Check out some recent blog posts to get to know my work a little better.
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