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Award Winning Charlottesville Newborn & Maternity Photographer

new all inclusive sessions. All your photos. no memories left behind

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What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag (Charlottesville Moms’ Edition)

What New Moms need to pack for themselves when preparing for their newborns delivery. What Charlottesville New Moms Need to…

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Wells Family-Newborn Sunset

Lifestyle Newborn Sessions when warm weather permits.   When it comes to outdoor newborn photography in Crozet, I’m always excited…

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Outdoor Session for the Richardson Family

A Newborn Photography Session doesn’t always have to take place indoors   There is something amazing about a lifestyle newborn…

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Consider yourself warned. The longer you hang arou Consider yourself warned. The longer you hang around here the harder it gets to convince yourself you can wait, lose the baby weight, leave the house. Etc before these moments are worth documenting. Your newborn is only this small right now. And you, exactly as you are in this season, are exactly who belongs in these photos. That’s the belief I’m apparently out here planting. No apologies. If you’re expecting and curious about a session with me looks like my inbox is always open.#charlottesvillenewbornphotographer
I'll be honest with you. I've been quieter than u I'll be honest with you. I've been quieter than usual lately, and not because nothing was happening. A lot was happening. I've been rethinking the studio, what I offer, and how I want to show up for the families I work with. It's been one of those seasons that looks still from the outside but feels pretty full from the inside. I'm not going to over-explain it. What I will say is that the changes I'm making are intentional, and they're all pointed in the same direction: doing this work in a way that actually serves people well. Still here. Still doing work I love. Just coming back to this space a little more purposefully than before. More soon.
This beautiful reel was sent to me by one of my cl This beautiful reel was sent to me by one of my clients. I want you all to know, your baby photos mean the world to me too watching your children grow with my camera is a blessing. #charlottesvillephotographer
A realistic picture of what a newborn session look A realistic picture of what a newborn session looks like from the parent side: You get there and the baby has been awake since 4am and refuses to be put down. Someone's coffee is cold before they've taken a single sip. Possibly yours. Probably yours. The outfit you packed got spit up on in the car. The baby is hungry. Again. You just fed them. Yes, again. And somewhere in the middle of all of that, somehow, we get the shot. This is actually normal. This is almost always how it goes. The chaos is part of it, and it doesn't ruin anything. You do not need to show up with a calm baby and a clear head. You just need to show up.
Okay, your turn – what's something I should have i Okay, your turn - what's something I should have included?
Something I've been sitting with lately: I want t Something I've been sitting with lately: I want to build something that feels worth returning to. Not just technically good work, which I care about deeply, but a whole experience that families actually feel at ease inside of. Where parents leave thinking 'that was so much better than I expected.' That's the thing I keep coming back to as I make changes this year. Not bigger. Not fancier. Just better, in the ways that actually matter to the people in front of my camera. I'm still figuring out the shape of it. But I wanted to say it out loud, because I think the families I want to work with will get it.
If you've been quietly wondering whether your baby If you've been quietly wondering whether your baby will 'do well' at a session, this one's for you. I've been doing this for over 15 years, and I also spent years as a NICU nurse before I ever picked up a camera. I've learned that the parents who worry the most are usually the ones most present in the room. That presence shows up in the images. There's no version of your baby that isn't worth photographing. Which of these slides felt most like something you needed to hear? Drop a number in the comments (2, 3, or 4) for the slide that landed, or feel free to send me a message if something came up for you while reading this.
There is a version of motherhood that looks polish There is a version of motherhood that looks polished and put-together. And then there's the real one. The one where you haven't slept more than two hours in a row. Where you're not sure if you're doing it right. Where you love this baby more than you knew was possible and also desperately miss being able to eat a meal while it's warm. That version is the one I'm thinking about. If you're in it right now, I see you. This season is heavy and beautiful and exhausting in ways nobody fully prepares you for. You don't have to have it together to deserve to be remembered in it.

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Serving Charlottesville, Crozet, Richmond, Keswick, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg, Staunton & Lynchburg

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