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5 Tips to Prepare for a Newborn Photo Session 5 Tips to Prepare for a Newborn Photo Session Our goal for your newborn photos is to capture some sweet images of your new life and the love that you and your family have for this baby. With this in mind, we want you to arrive […]

Linen Heirloom Albums | Newborn Photos In this digital age, digital files are very popular, as they are easy access to share your photos with your friends and family. This instant gratification is great for posting on social media or adding images to your phone or computer. But one of the problems with digital images, […]

The Story Behind the Lens: Ellicott City Photographer. I was honored to be asked to participate in an interview with VoyageBaltimore Magazine for their Inspiring Stories series. They interview local entrepreneurs, creatives, and community leaders in the Baltimore area for this segment. So of course I said yes! From Art Teacher to Photographer In my […]

Prenatal Massage Columbia MD Have you ever experienced a professional prenatal massage? Imagine having a relaxed and present state of mind, almost like when you fall asleep for a nap. But instead you are awake while having your sore back muscles feel better. Prenatal massage can be very soothing. This was so helpful for me […]

When to Book a Newborn Photo Session -3 Reasons to book early 1. Babies arrive early, on time, or late A question photographers often hear is, “When should we book a newborn photo session?” Booking your newborn photo session during your second or third trimester is recommended. That way you aren’t adding more work for […]

Heirloom Product Highlight: Matted Fine Art Prints Heirloom Product Highlight: Matted Fine Art Prints The Matted Fine Art Prints Box: a versatile option for the album or frame lover alike. It solves the problem of wanting an album but also wanting to display portraits on a wall, all rolled into one product. Clients can keep […]

Baby yawns and stretches are sometimes caught on camera. During a typical studio newborn session, we do a combination of posed and baby led posing. So while I love to use wrapping techniques to position babies in a particular pose, both myself and parents love a little newborn “do what you want” posing. My favorite […]

Spring cleaning a house full of toys, books, housewares, papers, and just too many things always brings me back to one idea: photographs keep our memories. Most of us will eventually donate many baby toys or other items that we no longer use. But the photographs that we have of our own childhood and then […]

How to choose and download your digital images | Newborn Session Edition Part of my job as your newborn photographer is culling images. I go through every image to eliminate eyeblinks, outtakes, and duplicates…any unusable images. Then I look at very similar images and determine which ones are best in focus by zooming in. If […]

Why should you hire a professional newborn photographer? There are a few life events that can’t be redone. Having a newborn is a short window of time and if you think you want to have photos taken, it’s best to hire a professional newborn photographer. You don’t want to miss out by trying to DIY […]