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Nolan is One | Shreveport Louisiana Family Photographer

Sweet little Nolan and his family. Oh how I loved photographing them! He made me work so hard to get smiles out of him but when I did they were enough to melt your heart.

We met for their session at the red river wildlife refuge in Shreveport. This is always a go to location for me. I love it so much especially when there are littles involved. It’s far enough off the road for there to be no fear of littles and cars, we stay a good bit away from the water. It’s just a win win.

This was such a beautiful day. Not too hot not too cold. Just the ideal weather. The sun was shining. You can’t ask for anything better than that

We were here to document Nolan’s first birthday. I truly love documenting these precious milestones for families. Wether it’s newborn photos, first birthday, or just annual family photos I know how important it is and it’s such an honor to be chosen to document it.

I absolutely loved this family and felt as if I had gained new friends once we left. They were so sweet and so easy to photograph. I could have stayed there all day!

March 8, 2025
David Turns ONE | Baby Photographer in Shreveport Louisiana

Sweet David is turning ONE!! I can’t believe it! Seems like just yesterday I was in his home in North Louisiana photographing his newborn session and here we are documenting his first birthday. Time goes by so quickly!!

As a baby photographer in Shreveport Louisiana it brings me so much joy to be able to photograph such important milestones for my families. Documenting their maternity sessions, capturing their first family photos during their newborn sessions, and on to celebrating their baby turning one. It is so special to me and I love it so much!!

David was so cute for birthday session. It took him a minute to warm up to me and my big camera but once he did, he was so fun to photograph. I loved all the props mom brought for his session! We had the best time doing these photos! I loved getting to chat and catch up with his sweet mama and daddy.

It was the perfect day at the Red River Wildlife Refuge in Shreveport, Louisiana. This is always a favorite location of mine! We have lots of variety and I’m a sucker for big, pretty trees!!

Happy birthday David!!

November 7, 2024
Baker Turns One | Lake Bistineau Milestone Session

Babies coming back for their first birthday photos after having their newborn session with me means the world!!

Baker boy was a sweet newborn I photographed last year and I just loved his session. I have since been watching him grow through his mom’s social media posts and I have loved seeing how much he has changed. Then getting to see him again in person. Oh, he is so cute!!

I loved our time together out at Lake Bistineau State Park in North Louisiana and how easy it was to get sweet smiles out of this sweet little man.

Happy almost first birthday , Baker!!

May 7, 2024
2023 Newborn Recap | North Louisiana Newborn Photographer

2023 was a wonderful year full of beautiful babies I was blessed to photograph. It was a year that fulfilled many dreams and I’m so thankful for each one that trusted me to document such important times in their lives.

I was welcomed into many homes in the North Louisiana areas, including Shreveport, bossier, Haughton, and Minden. I saw countless nurseries and each one was unique and beautiful.

I captured connections between brand new parents and their precious babies and seasoned parents with their last baby. Each one, a treasure.

Here’s a peek into my favorite images from 2023!

Thank you to everyone who invested in beautiful newborn portraits! It was a joy to be there to document this special time!!

To book your in-home newborn session, reach out here

February 7, 2024
Winters Family | North Louisiana Family Photographer

The Winters Family

This session took place an hour and a half before sunset, but the unfortunate thing is that it was so cloudy it looked like we had started after sunset. I had to work fast because we were losing light so fast. There was cold front coming in so it was windy, clod, dreary, cloudy, gloomy.. you name it and it was probably that. Little Kinlee had more than photos on her mind. Seeing she is my niece she knows that me usually means her BFF Emma is nearby. All she wanted to do was go see Emma. Haha!!! I had my work cut out for me but thankfully I know a few tricks.

We did all things, played all the games, made it as interesting as possible for an almost two year old. This age is always hard because they are old enough to have a very strong opinion and it can hard to sway them one way or the other.
Bribery works sometimes, but not always. I knew I had to think of ways to make taking photos sound really fun, or better yet, make her even forget we were taking photos and just think we were playing games.

By looking at these photos, I would say it worked. We got some of the sweetest smiles and even some real sass. Haha!! I just love this kid so much. She is such a hoot!

November 28, 2023
Byram Family | North Louisiana Family Photographer

Meet the Byram family. If you’re from the North Louisiana area then you probably know a few of these faces from the medical field. George Byram is a CRNA at Minden Medical and Trey Byram is an Orthopedic Surgeon in Shreveport. How neat is that?

It was such an honor to meet these lovely people and play a part in documenting their family.

It was a hot day and rain was threatening to ruin the session, but we decided to risk it. The rain cleared away and the sun broke through the clouds. It ended up being lovely! I was so glad we didn’t reschedule.

We planned our session together in the flags that the Abshire’s put out each year. These flags are something special and it was wonderful to be able to photograph another family in them.

Thank you Byram family for trusting me to capture your beautiful family!!

August 8, 2023
Cooper Garcia | Newborn Photographer in Shreveport Louisiana

Sweet Cooper. Oh how I loved this newborn session. I mean, look at the nursery. AH, I love it!!!

Rachel reached out to me to photograph her sweet baby boy that was on the way and I was so thrilled. Newborn sessions are very high up on the list of being my absolute favorite to photograph. I love to capture the beauty in parenthood. I know without any doubt it is a hard season of life. Bringing these brand new, helpless little babies home from the hospital is scary. You aren’t sure if you’re doing anything right. I mean, is there really a right or wrong way?? As long as they are loved and looked after I would say you are doing it right. I digress. This season of life is hard, but I find so much joy in knowing that I can captures moments for brand new parents that lets them see just how beautiful this new role is. And that they are stepping into it so perfectly.

Sweet Cooper did so good for me. He slept most of the time. Ah, a newborn photographer’s dream. We even got Hopper in some images and he did awesome. Such a good boy!

This newborn session was an absolute dream and I am so thrilled to share this post with y’all. I hope you love it as much as me. I may have delivered a ridiculous amount of images from this session. HA!!

August 1, 2023
Baker | Shreveport Louisiana Newborn Session

Sweet little Baker. Oh how I adore photographing these precious new babies. This is definitely my most favorite thing to photograph. It’s such a special time. It goes so quickly and many times it can feel like a fog because it is not easy. But it is so beautiful. I have never come into the home of new parents and thought anything but “how beautiful.”

Meeting the Rentz family was the highlight of my day. They are some of the sweetest people that I have had the privilege of photographing. They were so welcoming and kind to me. So trusting as I worked to soothe and photograph their precious new boy.

Little Baker’s nursery was so cute with all the blue and white gingham. The puppy dogs were such a sweet touch, too! It is so to see the different ways that mamas find to decorate their nurseries. Every one so unique and so cute. I always make it a point to get images of it because it won’t be long until that room is changed into an older kid room. I want mamas to have photos to look back on to see how sweet the room was back then. Is that not just a sad thought?

I can never say it enough but the saying it so true. The days are long but the years are short. You don’t realize how short they are until you are several years removed from newborn-hood. Then you realize, time goes so very fast.

It is the highest honor that I can ever receive to have brand new parents welcome me into their home to document this incredible time in their lives.

June 13, 2023
What do you need for an in home newborn session? | Newborn Photographer in north Louisiana

If you’re expecting a baby and wanting in-home newborn portraits but you’re afraid your home isn’t photo worthy. As a newborn photographer in north Louisiana, let me put those fears to rest.

You don’t have to have amazing light, I have a flash system to create natural looking light when there isn’t much available.

You don’t have to have a magazine worthy nursery to have gorgeous images. This is a time to document a new chapter in your life. If the nursery isn’t absolutely perfect, that’s ok!

You just had a baby, I don’t require you to have a spotless clean home. I know you are exhausted. I promise don’t judge if you have dishes in your sink or the breakfast mess is still on the table. I’m human too, I get it!

All you need is a photographer who knows how to create gorgeous images in whatever lighting situation they find themselves and that makes you feel amazing

Book your in home newborn session today!

January 30, 2023
Three pieces of advice for a new mama | Ruston Louisiana Newborn Photographer

Being a new mama is hard, I know! There is so much that changes- your body, your sleep, your eating; literally everything changes. I don’t ever pretend to think that I have it all together or that I know more than anyone else; trust me when I say, I don’t.

Hey, sweet friend! I’m a mama and a newborn photographer in the Ruston Louisiana area. I specialize in in-home newborn photography with a lifestyle approach. This type of photography absolutely fills my cup and brings me so much joy. I have had the amazing privilege to work with some amazing mamas in the surrounding north Louisiana areas and if there was any piece of advice I could give them, this is what I would say:

The first thing I could ever tell a new mama is to give yourself grace, upon grace. I heard this before and it stuck with me- you have never been this mama before. You may have been a mom of one or two, but you have never been a mom of three. This is all new.
This applies to even if this is your first baby. No matter how many times you bring a new baby into the world, it’s always going to be a new experience. Give yourself grace.

The second thing I would say is to see a pelvic floor PT. You will thank me later if you follow this advice. Bringing babies into the world bring a lot of trauma to your body. Working with someone specialized in the areas of diastases recti and pelvic floor will help with all things recovery! Learning to use your core again after having a baby is SO empowering!

The last thing I would say, or recommend, would be to enjoy every minute. Now, I know, I know, every minute isn’t enjoyable. Trust me, I know. I have been there. There are a lot of moments that you are just wishing you could get some sleep, wishing the crying or fussing or whining would stop. But also trust me when I say, it goes by so fast!! Like, unfairly fast. When you are in the think of the newborn and baby raising, it feels like you will be in this stage forever. But before you know it, they are off to school and not needing their mama anymore. I think we can all do better at enjoying the moments a little bit better. The baby sleeping on your chest, the snuggles and cuddles, how you can fix everything with a little kiss. The innocence of babies.

If I could leave you with some final words, I would say that you’re doing an amazing job. And I really, really mean that!

January 23, 2023