Newborn piglet captures hearts with adorable photoshoot

A piglet named Dynamite is capturing hearts.

September 17, 2020, 4:24 PM

A piglet had a newborn baby photoshoot and we're obsessed with the results!

Oklahoma-based photographer Cashlie White, who typically takes photos of families, newborns and weddings, photographed a piglet named Dynamite who is just over 2 weeks old.

"I usually don't do pictures of pigs," White told "Good Morning America," noting this was her first pig photoshoot.

PHOTO: Dynamite holds a stuffed animal pig.
Dynamite holds a stuffed animal pig.
Cashlie Joy Photography

The 34-year-old photographer and mom of two said she got the idea to do a newborn piglet photoshoot after seeing a photo of Dynamite shared by her friend, Connie Hamilton. Hamilton breeds pigs like Dynamite for competitions.

White said taking photos of the piglet was just like taking photos of a newborn baby.

PHOTO: Dynamite wearing a flower headband.
Dynamite wearing a flower headband.
Cashlie Joy Photography

"She got a bath before the shoot and I used all of my newborn 'shoosh-ing' and swaddling tricks, just like a regular newborn session and she went to sleep in my arms!" White wrote on Facebook. "We kept her warm and the room quiet and she was OUT and in Hog Heaven! After the shoot she woke up and was on the run back to momma!"

"With any newborn session, I have a small little space heater ... kind of just keep them warm and cozy. And that's what I did with the pig," White said.

PHOTO: Dynamite is owned by Wade and Connor Hamilton from Hamilton Show Pigs.
Dynamite is owned by Wade and Connor Hamilton from Hamilton Show Pigs.
Cashlie Joy Photography

White shared the photos on the Cashlie Joy Photography Facebook page and said she didn't expect to receive such a positive reaction.

PHOTO: Dynamite lays down with polka dot boots on.
Dynamite lays down with polka dot boots on.
Cashlie Joy Photography

While White's family has a dog and bunny, she had never done a newborn photoshoot with an animal before.

PHOTO: Cashlie White holds a newborn piglet.
Cashlie White holds a newborn piglet.
Cashlie Joy Photography

White said she took a leap of faith over a year ago and quit her corporate job to become a full-time photographer. Amid the pandemic, her business has been affected but she has followed all of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines with any shoots and is ready to get back to business.

PHOTO: Jase (left) and Boden (right) pose with piglet named Dynamite.
Jase (left) and Boden (right) pose with piglet named Dynamite.
Cashlie Joy Photography

"We're trying the best we can, especially in Oklahoma, to get our lives back on track and, you know, get some type of normalcy," she said. "And it just looks a little different than it did before."

White said she hopes to keep spreading smiles with more photos of baby animals soon.

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