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Tips for Including Pets in Your Photo Session

If you’re like me, your pets are incredibly important members of your family. So, when it comes time to take family photos I completely understand wanting to include them and I highly encourage it! I worked in veterinary medicine for over thirteen years, so being around animals is something that brings me great joy. Today, […]

Today I am sharing an absolutely gorgeous in-home newborn session with you! As a newborn photographer in Raleigh I usually don’t have too far to travel for sessions. However, the trip up to Louisburg NC was absolutely worth it to get to meet this gorgeous little guy and his sweet family. I arrived on a […]

If you’re already a follower of mine then it’s probably no surprise that I love working with pets during family & newborn sessions. So, when Jenny reached out to me about hiring me for maternity and newborn photography including their two precious mini labradoodles in Apex, North Carolina, I was ecstatic! Not only are their […]

Styles of Newborn Photography When you’re researching local options for a Raleigh lifestyle newborn photographer, you’ll quickly notice that there are very different types of sessions (often lifestyle vs. studio) but each can vary greatly based on the photographer that you choose. Are you interested in having photos of your baby photographed in a studio […]

As an in-home newborn photographer with over 5 years of experience, I’ve learned a lot about what makes beautiful images. One of my favorite parts about being an in-home newborn photographer is how authentically you can capture families in their own space. I also think it’s a wonderful way to document this exciting phase as […]