Category Archives: Babies

So many smiles! (clearwater baby photographer)

Tuesday, July 17, 2012Babies, Children, Newborns, Relationships, Sitting up sessionsclearwater baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(clearwater baby photographer) This little bundle of joy was just that “a bundle of joy”! She just completed her second session of the exclusive Tracy Gabbard Photography New Beginnings Plan. She was so much fun! Her big sister didn’t get left out either as we captured some great images of her as well. Check out the eyes on them… beautiful blue and brown, just beautiful! I can never decide which of the 3 sessions in the New Beginnings Plan I love the best as they all offer something so precious and different as each one. The newborn session is of course “one of a kind” as those first couple weeks go by so fast and are such a blur. Those little toes and faces are never that little again (or quiet :)). But the sitting up session is such a blast as they are always sitting up and full of smiles and sometimes they are even crawling (like the little one below). And then there is the one year old session with the smash cake. Now, there is NOTHING like a smash cake session! SUPER FUN and SUPER messy! 🙂 I truly enjoy them all and can’t wait for her next session coming up in the fall. Well, enough chatter…. enjoy these precious smiles! (Clearwater baby photographer)

Simply Amazing…. (tampa newborn photographer)

Sunday, July 1, 2012Babies, Newborns, Relationshipstampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa newborn photographer) This little guy was simply amazing… he was such a mellow fellow 🙂 Even when awake he was peaceful and happy. He is the newest member of the exclusive TGP New Beginnings Plan and I am so excited to be able to capture his first year for his family. Enjoy this little bundle of joy for the next time you see him he will be sitting up and WIDE awake! (tampa newborn photographer)

SUCH a cutie! (tampa baby photographer)

Wednesday, June 20, 2012Babies, Relationships, Sitting up sessionstampa baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa baby photographer) Oh my goodness…this little guy’s images were so fun to edit! His smile is so contagious and his personality so much fun. And to top it all off he wasn’t crawling yet…. so he didn’t make me chase him all around the studio (even though crawling pictures are among my fav’s)! This was his 3rd session in the TGP New Beginnings Plan and he has one more to go before his first year album is designed. Here are few sneak peaks for mom and dad! (tampa baby photographer)

Babies x 2 = ADORABLE! (tampa baby photographer)

Monday, June 4, 2012Babies, Children, First birthday Sessions, Relationshipstampa baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa baby photographer) Another first birthday session! This time mom opted out of the smash cake but we had lots of fun anyway. This set of twins could not be more different in their little personalities. One outgoing and friendly while the other little one was much more cautious and quiet. They both however have amazing images from their session and I can’t wait for mom and family to see their gallery! Coming soon! 🙂 (tampa baby photographer)

Personality PLUS! (clearwater baby photographer)

Sunday, May 20, 2012Babies, Children, First birthday Sessionsclearwater baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(clearwater baby photographer) Oh MY goodness! This sweet thing turned on some serious personality for her first birthday session! She was SUCH a blast to have in the studio! I am sorry that this is her last session of the popular TGP New Beginnings Plan but I am sure (at least I hope) I will see her for many more sessions to come as she grows through the next few years. Smash cake birthday session move quickly as we usually have a couple outfits to get through before the smash cake. Every toddler is different…. in their reactions to the cake but must say, she wins the award for loving her cake the most! I think she would have sat infront of her cake all day if we would have let her. The mess did not bother her at all and she kept gobbling pieces of cake and frosting through out the whole time. I was cracking up as she never got tired of it. So, can you imagine all the pictures there are? I tried my best to narrow it down but just couldn’t stop sharing. There are so many more but I had to stop at some point. To mom and dad- I know you will miss this post until later in the week but email me for you gallery when you are ready! 🙂 Enjoy! (Cleawater baby photographer)

Oh My! (clearwater baby photographer)

Monday, April 30, 2012Babies, First birthday Sessionsclearwater baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(clearwater baby photographer) I have been in first birthday/cake smash heaven lately! SOOOOO many one year olds in the studio lately! And they are all so much fun. This little one was no exception. She hammed it up for in all her birthday glory. (clearwater baby photographer)

Smash Cake (tampa first birthday photographer)

Wednesday, April 4, 2012Babies, Children, First birthday Sessionssmash cake photographer, tampa first birthday photographerTracy Gabbard

(Tampa first birthday photographer) Oh my goodness! This sweet little thing was just adorable! We had so much fun at the park playing and then enjoying his smash cake/birthday cake to top it off! I got to see his sweet serious side for much of the session but dad hammed it up for him at the end we got some fun smiles to! Thank you to this awesome family for a fun night! Enjoy your sneak peak… I had a hard time narrowing them down to just a peak so there are a few extras as well! 🙂 (tampa first birthday photographer)

Purity at it’s best… (tampa newborn photographer)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012Babies, Newbornstampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa newborn photographer) So, as promised here are some images from an amazing newborn session. This little guy will have his next session in the TGP New Beginnings Plan in just a few short months and I can not wait to see how much he has grown and how his personality has developed. He was so laid back and sleepy at his newborn session. I wonder if he has that same personality now. It is always a fun surprise to find out! (tampa newborn photographer)

Still have a few openings for New Beginnings Plan (tampa newborn photographer)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012Babies, Maternity, Newborns, Specialstampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa newborn photographer) So excited meet the new families that took advantage of the exclusive New Beginnings Plan discounts! Can’t wait to meet those little ones coming SO soon! If you are interested or know a mommy to be that is going to deliver in January or February don’t let this offer pass them or you by! It is the gift of a life time! You can read more about the New Beginnings Plan here or contact Tracy for more info! [email protected] or (727) 491-6476 (tampa newborn photographer)

Enjoy some more yummy newborn! (palm harbor baby photographer)

Thursday, September 15, 2011Babies, Newbornsnewborn photographer, palm harbor baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(palm harbor baby photographer) This little one was already several weeks old when her mom contacted me for newborn pictures. We talked about maybe not being able to get her in the sleepy curled up poses but she wanted to give it a try anyway…. I guess I’ll let you decide how amazing she was for her session! (palm harbor baby photographer)

Another New Beginning Plan Graduate :( (tampa baby photographer)

Wednesday, July 20, 2011Babies, First birthday Sessionstampa baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa baby photographer) Oh…. these little babies grow so fast! This little one was so tiny and perfect when she was born. You can see her newborn blog post here. Now she is bigger but still perfect! It was not her finest day the day we had her smash cake session as she was a little under the weather but we still got some really good images and fun smash cake pictures! You could say she enjoyed her cake…. just a little bit! 🙂 (tampa baby photographer)

And this one is just for FUN…. what an outtake! I hope she wasn’t thinking of me! 🙂

Awake beauty… (tampa newborn photographer)

Sunday, July 10, 2011Babies, Newbornstampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa newborn photographer) I know from this post it looks like this little angel slept almost the entire time BUT I have to say she was the most calm awake baby I have ever photographed. She was awake A LOT but she would lay just how I put her with her BIG bright eyes. She was truly beautiful and amazing to photograph. She started crying at the very end but who can blame her, I mean I was leaving! 🙂 I can’t wait for her next session! As I adjust to a new more part time summer schedule I have to thank this new mommy and daddy for being patient waiting for their sneak peak and gallery. I hope it was worth the wait! 🙂 (tampa newborn photographer)

Yummy! Cupcake smash! (clearwater childrens photographer)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011Babies, First birthday Sessionsclearwater children's photographerTracy Gabbard

(clearwater childrens photographer) Another graduation New Beginnings Plan member! 🙁 This little guy has been such a blessing and so much fun to watch grow throughout the year. His personality has helped make his sessions amazing. I have the hardest time narrowing down his images for a blog post and I always have a hard time with those smash cake sessions. The images from those are so fun and I always want to show them all. So, I did my best to make this a peak at his session but I think it’s more like a full view! Ha! (clearwater childrens photographer)

Love these chunkers and LOVE that silly smile (tampa baby photographer)

Tuesday, May 31, 2011Babies, Newbornstampa baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa baby photographer) So, as a photographer I LOVE on location sessions… I find that I can be more creative, it is some what more challenging and I enjoy all that a location has to offer for sessions. HOWEVER, I am LOVING the new studio! I have started sessions there and it is awesome! I will be posting pictures in the next month or so as the finishing touches are completed. Can’t wait to share them with everyone! I am scheduling summer sessions BUT they are limited. I will be taking some much needed time off throughout the summer to spend with my family and re energize for the upcoming holiday season (yes, I said HOLIDAY :)). So, if you have been thinking about scheduling something for the summer make sure to call soon as session time will be limited. Now on to the good stuff…. look at this little guy! He was a blast the day he visited the studio and because he is part of the TGP New Beginnings Plan I thought it would be fun to post a newborn and 6 month picture next to each other! (tampa baby photographer)

Full of FUN! (clearwater baby photographer)

Friday, May 13, 2011Babies, Family, Sitting up sessionsclearwater baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(clearwater baby photographer)Oh this little guy was SO funny! I photograph many babies and at this age most of them do love to eat their feet (which I LOVE) but this little one…. he REALLY loved his toes! In fact, we could hardly keep his feet out of his mouth. It was so funny I had to share more than usual amount of pictures. You can just see him looking at those adorable toes and then the urge to get then in his mouth. At one point mom held him back so he couldn’t lean forward to eat them so as you will see…. he just brought them up to his mouth! Don’t worry mom and dad… there are MANY with out toes in the mouth (all though I adore these) and your gallery will be headed your way very soon! (clearwater baby photographer)

Little Man! (tampa baby photographer)

Sunday, April 24, 2011Babiestampa baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(Tampa baby photographer) What a little ham this guy is! His next session he will be the big ONE! I can’t wait to see him then! He was full of silly smiles and was a total trooper in the warm sun and humidity. (Tampa baby photographer)

Look who the Easter Bunny delivered! (tampa newborn photographer)

Saturday, April 16, 2011Babies, Newbornstampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa newborn photographer) This precious bundle arrived just in time for her first holiday and what an amazing Easter gift she is! Mom and dad were obviously smitten with her (who wouldn’t be?) and I know they will have an amazing time with her and watching her grow! (tampa newborn photographer)

Spring baby (tampa newborn photographer)

Saturday, April 9, 2011Babies, Newbornstampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa newborn photographer) It was such a nice warm day for this little guy’s photo session. He slept almost the whole time with a few breaks for some food…. he has to keep those little leg and arm rolls full of course! I love my job…. I mean, who wouldn’t love playing with these babies all the time? They are all so amazing and such a reminder of how precious the newborn time is. Especially since it fly’s by so fast and before you know it, its gone! 🙁 This family is part of the TGP New Begininngs Plan that will take him with sessions all the way up through the first birthday. It is one of the best investments you can make as these families will have priceless portraits forever to remember help remember this special, crazy, sleepless time! (tampa newborn photographer)

Welcome little one! (tampa baby photographer)

Tuesday, April 5, 2011Babies, Newbornstampa baby photographerTracy Gabbard

(tampa baby photographer) This little guy was so happy to see me he tried to stay awake for the whole session! 🙂 I won though (a few times at least) as he drifted in and out of slumber. His little brother is so happy to have him and he was a great helper throughout the whole session.

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Another adorable baby! (tampa baby photographer)

Monday, February 14, 2011Babies, Childrentampa baby photographerTracy Gabbard

Look at this little peanut! I love taking a couple of the same “set ups” in each session for the babies in the TGP New Beginnings Plan so you can really see the growth throughout the year. When families mix on location sessions with studio throughout the year it makes it a little more challenging but we work it out! I love having all these babies in the Tampa Bay area and being able to watch them grow into little toddlers. These are just a few of the adorable images that were captured during this little babies second session,

Tracy Gabbard, Tampa baby photographer

TGP New Beginnings Plan…3rd session (tampa baby photographer)

Sunday, February 6, 2011Babiestampa baby photographerTracy Gabbard

LOOOVE this little guy! We have had several sessions now and he is always so fun and full of personality. I love editing his sessions as I am stuck with a permanent smile on my face the whole time. He is part of the TGP New Beginnings Plan and I have been lucky enough to photograph him since he was in his mama’s tummy. You can see the maternity session here and his newborn session here… His next session will be at one year 🙁 and then he will be a graduate of this great plan! Thats the worst part of the deal for me… not getting to see these precious little gifts as often anymore! Anyway, this plan is a great gift for a special someone you know that is expecting (hint, hint, daddies and grandparents!). It is truly a gift that will last a life time! I could never choose my favorite sessions as each one brings something special each time! The newborn sessions are just amazing and then the sitting up ones (usually right around 6 months) are SO much fun since their little personalities have developed and that shows right through to the images (they aren’t usually crawling yet either so that makes it fun to :)) and then the one year smash cake sessions are always a blast. They require a little more chasing usually but the outcome is SO worth it! Oh enough babble heres what you really want to see….

Tracy Gabbard, Tampa Baby Photographer

I’m back! (tampa family photographer)

Monday, December 20, 2010Babies, Family, Relationshipstampa family photographerTracy Gabbard

Wow…it’s been a wonderful, whirlwind of a season and I am so thankful for my amazing repeat and new clients! I have lots of holiday sessions to post but don’t want to ruin any holiday card surprises so I will save that for another post very soon. I think things have slowed down just enough to share some super fun images from this amazing family! What makes them even more amazing than being a family of 5, coordinating their outfits, dragging grandma and grandpa along and doing all this for their session AFTER sitting through the babies christening that morning? Dad serves our amazing country! Yes, he is in the military and they are stationed here, in Tampa, for a bit. I am so lucky they chose me to capture their special day and their kids…. SO adorable and fun. Thanks to this family for all their sacrifices and for being so patient to see their images as your session got caught right in the middle of holiday madness. Your gallery is on it’s way and I hope you enjoy your sneak peak! 🙂

Tracy Gabbard, Tampa Family Photographer

Oh baby, baby with the big blue eyes (tampa, cleawater baby photographer)

Thursday, November 11, 2010Babies, Family, Relationshipstampa & clearwater family photographerTracy Gabbard

Oh those eyes are so beautiful! This little guy was so easy going. He hung in there and pulled off a great 3 month session. From about 3 weeks until babies sit up (about 6 months) is the hardest age to photograph. They don’t curl up anymore like those first weeks of newborn, they loose control of their arms and legs so they kind of fly around and although they interact with mom and dad and familiar faces they are mesmerized with a big camera lens so catching that charming smile is almost impossible. All that being said…. look at this little one. He was amazing! We even got a quick smile out of him and wow… what a great picture! This clearwater family was so much fun and so obviously smitten with their adorable baby (who wouldn’t be… look at him!).

Tracy Gabbard, Tampa & Clearwater Family Photographer

Speechless… (tampa newborn photographer)

Sunday, November 7, 2010Babies, Newbornstampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

There are no words to explain this baby and his peacefulness. He slept the entire session and continued to sleep even after we were done. These proud parents (and visiting grandparents) were so proud and easy going. It was a joy to meet them and share in their joy. As I always, I love when families incorporate important heirlooms or special keepsakes into their sessions. It makes the sessions that much more special and the images have special meaning. This new daddy and his own dad share three generation wedding rings. They really wanted to show this so with some tricky maneuvering we were able to get some wonderful images. AND to top it off, right at the end of the session dad says “do you think we could do anything with my mustang?” DO YOU THINK? OF COURSE… twist my arm! Ha! 🙂 I only included one sneak peak of that amazing, fun prop. Newborn sessions are not always this easy, not every baby sleeps like this but you have the best chance if you have your babies session with in 5 days of birth. This family is part of the TGP New Beginnings Plan that will take them up through the babies first birthday with sessions. I can’t wait to see this little guy again!

Tracy Gabbard, Tampa Newborn Photographer

Newborn session (tampa newborn photographer)

Tuesday, November 2, 2010Babies, Newbornstampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

Wow! This little guy was not tired while I visited but we worked on his schedule and got some great images for mom and dad to cherish. They are part of the TGP New Beginnings Plan which takes your precious little one through their first birthday with photo sessions. It is a wonderful plan for new moms and dads as they change so much in the first year. It is a wonderful gift as well if you are looking for something that will last a lifetime for that special baby on the way. Many dads surprise the new mommy to be and grandparents often give this plan as a gift as well.

Tracy Gabbard, Tampa Newborn Photographer

Happy 1st Birthday Little One! (tampa children’s photographer)

Thursday, October 14, 2010Babies, Childrentampa childrens photographerTracy Gabbard

I love being a Tampa children photographer and I am so sad that this precious little girl is graduating from the New Beginnings Collection! It has been a great year watching her grow into the little toddler that she has become. We celebrated her birthday in first class style with cake and balloons. She was so fascinated with the balloons that I think I she must be looking up in half of the images! She was less than interested in her cake but she played in it long enough for some really fun pictures. I will miss this Tampa family but I am sure I will see them in the near future for some more fun sessions.

Mini Session update- The date for the Sneak Peak of Santa mini session has changed to November 13th. There are still some openings. More information here…. Also there are a few openings left for Holiday at the Park mini’s.

Now for the fun stuff….

Be still my heart! (tampa, clearwater newborn photographer)

Monday, July 26, 2010Babies, Maternity, Newborns, Relationshipsclearwater newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

Welcome to this precious little one to the TGP New Beginnings Plan! Can’t wait to watch her grow this year!

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I love when clients can incorporate special “props” into their sessions. Mom made this blanket (below)…. how awesome is that?

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Family photography (tampa, clearwater family photographer)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010Babies, Familyclearwater family photographer, tampaTracy Gabbard

LOVE this family! I am so happy that I have been able to watch their little one grow through out the year and it’s hard to believe that she is more than half way through the TGP New Beginnings Plan . Although all Florida weather is hot right now it was still a great night with a great location for this session! Thank you for being so patient “M” family… I promise your gallery is on its way soon! 🙂

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Just in the “nick” of time (tampa, clearwater maternity, family photographer)

Monday, July 5, 2010Babies, Children, Family, Maternity, Relationshipsclearwater maternity photographer, tampa, tampa family photographerTracy Gabbard

Just in the nick of time were we able to squeeze this session in. Can you believe that this mommy is due one week from the day we had this session…. yes, she looks amazing! It was such a fun session and this is a fast sneak peak as I promised one before the baby is born…. I am just making it I think! Can’t wait for your newborn session and I will follow up with a gallery here soon! 🙂

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Double trouble? Not with these two precious babies! (tampa, clearwater newborn photographer)

Thursday, June 24, 2010Babies, Family, Maternity, Newbornsclearwater newborn photographer, tampa photographerTracy Gabbard

I will let the images speak for themselves……

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Three=triplets (tampa, clearwater newborn photograher)

Thursday, June 17, 2010Babies, Maternity, Newbornsclearwater newborn photographer, tampa photographerTracy Gabbard

I never know what to expect when walking into a session. So, predicting what a session with triplets was impossible since I have never photographed triplets before! I must say it was MY PLEASURE! These babies were amazing! They were 8 weeks (which any photographer will tell you starts the beginning of the hardest age to photograph) and they were awesome! Yes, there were tears, breaks and heat but the babies were such troopers. They have been down a long road since the beginning of their little lives but they are happy and healthy…. little miracles! I am so happy to give mom, dad and family some quick sneak peaks here….

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Amazing….. (tampa, clearwater, newborn, baby photographer)

Thursday, June 3, 2010Babies, Newbornsclearwater baby photographer, clearwater newborn photographer, tampa photographerTracy Gabbard

Amazing is what this little guy was! He was such a trooper through the whole session! I must say, I love my job, but getting to photograph these precious miracles is definitely at the top of my favorites list!

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Yummy- is exactly what this little guy is! (tampa, clearwater, newborn photographer)

Wednesday, May 26, 2010Babies, Family, Newborns, Relationshipsclearwater newborn photographer, tampa newborn photographerTracy Gabbard

Oh he is SO precious! I enjoyed every minute of his session and can’t wait for more as he grows this year!

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Baby Bump! (clearwater, tampa maternity photographer)

Thursday, April 29, 2010Babies, Maternity, Relationshipsclearwater maternity photographer, tampa maternity photographerTracy Gabbard

I often say, one of the best parts of the job is meeting new clients. And it was such a pleasure to meet this “mommy and daddy to be” after several phone conversations and lots of emails! She owns a great local florist shop in Dunedin so we of course had to incorporate lots of flowers into her session…. to many to blog! But check out her web site and stop by her shop in Dunedin sometime wwww.floristofthenorthwoods.com! For now, enjoy a sneak peak!

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