--- title: Newborn Kitten Photo Shoot Goes Viral description: A photography's photo shoot became a viral success after she chose to feature a tiny kitten in a newborn-themed shoot. canonical: https://time.com/4771051/kitten-newborn-photo-shoot/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-08T20:21:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:26.539Z og:title: Newborn Photoshoot Starring Kitten Is the Cutest Thing og:description: Peak cuteness, proving babies aren't the only stars og:url: https://time.com/4771051/kitten-newborn-photo-shoot/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2e820319609b197/6988cc6da988ca2f316bc207/kitten-newborn-photo-shoot.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Fosters for local animal rescue groups save petsí lives og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Newborn Photoshoot Starring Kitten Is the Cutest Thing twitter:description: Peak cuteness, proving babies aren't the only stars twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2e820319609b197/6988cc6da988ca2f316bc207/kitten-newborn-photo-shoot.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Newborn Photoshoot Starring a Tiny Kitten Proves Babies Aren't the Only Stars > Sponsored content. 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Cyr has fostered 100 cats over four years. (Juli Leonard/Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images) Charlotte Observer—TNS via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 8, 2017 8:21 PM UTC There’s no longer a need [to have a baby](http://time.com/4707909/infant-mortality-rate-death-decline/) in order to have [a newborn photoshoot](http://time.com/4709058/romeo-juliet-babies/) — at least, that’s the case that Kitty Lee Photography is making. The photographer posted an adorable set of photos styled like a newborn photoshoot to Facebook, but instead of an infant, it featured her daughter’s adorable 9-week-old kitten, Luna. The post, which has been liked more than 54k times and shared more than 67k times, showed the tiny feline swaddled in floral blankets and adorned with delicate headbands. In one shot, Luna is even seen sleeping and snuggling with a miniscule teddy bear. The shoot was so well-received that Kitty Lee Photography is now selling a calendar of Luna’s cutest photos; according to the photographer’s [website](http://www.kittyleephotography.com/kitten-calendar), it will help raise money for _Save a Stray_, their local animal rescue. 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