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Shekinah’s Newborn Session | Newborn Photographer in Ruston Louisiana

The sweetest in home newborn session outside of Ruston Louisiana. I loved every second of this session. These two baby girls are under two years old, obviously the newborn is haha!! This can change the dynamic of an in-home newborn session simply because you have to keep the toddlers happy and go with the flow of what they are willing to do. I never, ever stress anything for toddlers because the last thing I want is for them to have a meltdown. I make it a point to let them be the boss and I just follow their direction.

Little Selah was so silly and loved taking a look at my camera and all the lighting equipment I had. She thought it was the best to tell her mama and daddy to say cheese while she cheesed as hard as she could behind the camera. It is always so fun to interact with little ones to get them to trust me so that when I ask them to do things, they are more willing. It’s also more likely that I will be able to get their personality to shine.

Shekinah was an angel for her session. She did so good. Dream baby!! I could photograph in home newborn sessions all day every day and never tire of it. I love it that much.

I hope you enjoy this session as much as I did.

August 29, 2023
Nina and Casey Maternity | Red River Wildlife Refuge | Shreveport Photographer

Can we just start this session off by saying can you believe it was over 100 degrees?!?! Take that into consideration when looking at these images and be super impressed at how well these two handled the heat. Like, I was pouring sweat.

Nina and Casey are expecting a sweet baby boy and I am so beyond thrilled to be able to document their maternity and newborn session. This is the stuff I live for. Oh, it’s my favorite!!

We met at the Red River Wildlife Refuge in Shreveport, LA on one of the hottest days of the year. I’m not even being dramatic!! Y’all it was hot!

For this session, I shot with the 85mm lens for the first time and I completely fell in love. Like, I was probably driving them crazy with how obsessed I was with these images as I was taking them. Oh man! It was so, so good!!

Nina and Casey were so easy to photograph and you wouldn’t believe this was their first time to have professional images taken of them. What an incredible honor that is for me to be the first to professionally photograph them and how amazing they are at modeling for this to be their very first time. They were incredible!

I am so excited and waiting anxiously for the arrival of their precious baby boy, as I know they are too. I can not wait to get these two in front of my camera again, and this time with their sweet babe.

August 22, 2023
Neevan’s First Birthday | Shreveport Louisiana Baby Photographer

Sweet Neevan turns ONE!! This horse derby themed birthday party in Shreveport was seriously so cute!! Neevan was such a happy boy for his big day too. It can be hard for little ones with so many people looking at them constantly but he was a champ!

All the details within this party were thought out so carefully and looked so wonderful. Great job, mama!!

It was a hot day in Shreveport, Louisiana but it was worth it to get a little ride on the horses in the backyard. All the kids loved that! It is so fun to see the different activities that mamas come up with for these sweet baby’s first birthday parties. I just love getting to document all these special moments of motherhood!!

Happy first birthday Neevan. You are such a precious baby boy.

August 15, 2023
Fall booking is open | Shreveport Louisiana family photographer

If you’re in the north Louisiana area (think Shreveport to Ruston) then we have exciting news for you!!

Fall booking is officially open!! What does this mean?

NOW is the time to start booking your fall family sessions!

I know it’s still summer and 100 degrees outside *quite literally* but the sooner you book the more likely you’ll get on our calendar. Spots will fill up FAST!!!

Fall sessions can be booked for dates between September 12- December 9th.

Locations include:
Caney Lake
Lake Bistineau
Lincoln Parish Park
Red River Wildlife Refuge

Or if you have land that you’d want your session at we’d be happy to accommodate 🥰

I can not wait to serve so many amazing families in this 2023 Fall season!!!

To being the booking process, contact me here

July 26, 2023
Abshire Family | North Louisiana Photographer

The Abshire family. Oh how I love to photograph them. The sweetest little boys you ever did see.

Two years ago I met the Abshires at their home for a sweet family session that ended with going out to Dr. Abshire’s flags. If you’re from Homer, Louisiana then you probably know about the Abshire’s flags. It’s a beautiful sight.

I was thrilled when Micah reached out to have me come and photograph them in the flags again. I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to have clients that come back year after year for more portraits. It thrills my heart and is truly the greatest compliment.

We knew it would be a hot one so we decided to get up with the sunrise and do our session first thing in the morning. I have only done a handful of early morning sessions and let me tell you, this one here made me fall in love with the early morning light. It is so soft and gorgeous,

We certainly weren’t able to beat the heat, but in all reality, it would have been far worse in the evening. So I guess we did beat the heat. Ha! It was still an incredibly muggy morning. If you know how summer mornings are in Louisiana then you know what I mean.

I was struggling with my lens fogging up but man, some of the images where my lens fogged up were so fun!

I love this family and I love how easy they are to photograph. It is such a joy to work with you and your family, Micah!

July 25, 2023
Conroy Maternity | Minden Louisiana Maternity Photographer

My sister is having her fourth little girl so we’re adding to the girl tribe on my side of the family. All the grand babies are girls. Talk about loud when they all get together. It is so fun for them, though!

Jessica is having her baby in September so that put her maternity session right in the middle of summer. Here in North Louisiana, summer is HOT!! Mix heat and humidity with being pregnant and its not the best combo. I didn’t want to have her out in the heat for long so we opted to do most of the portraits in her home. I set up my off camera flash and we got to work.

After the indoor portion we went to downtown Minden and found a beautiful crepe myrtle tree to get a few outdoor images. This is the way to go when it’s as hot as it has been!

I love these images so much and can’t wait to add this sweet little bundle of joy to our family. It won’t be much longer until we are photographing this sweet brand new baby.

July 18, 2023
June Recap | North Louisiana Photographer

A while back I had mentioned how I wanted to share more of our personal life here on the blog and then I never shared more. HA! That’s about how it works, isn’t it? Well, here is a little recap of our June.

We spent lots of time outside in the early parts of June, finishing up the harvesting of our plums and blackberries. Now that I think about it, it could have been more like the end of May, but close enough.

It gets hot fast here in North Louisiana so, for the most part, June days are spent indoors in the A/C. We had a few days that weren’t awful, however and so I grabbed my camera for a few images of the girls.

We have enjoy countless hours in the pool to escape the heat and try to spend some time outdoors.

Outdoor sessions have slowed down some due to it being so hot. Once Fall arrives, things are going to pick right back up! We have a number of in-home newborn sessions coming up and even an in-home maternity session. I’m excited for that!

My girls are soon to begin VBS at our church and I’m thrilled they will get to have that experience. VBS was a highlight of my summer as a kid.

I looked forward to sharing more of what is going on in our personal life and actually keeping up with that better this time.

For now, I’ll leave you with some fun pictures of our orchard and our kiddos.

July 11, 2023
Vivian’s First Birthday | Shreveport Louisiana Baby Photographer

You’re going to want to sit down for this one if you’re not already

Oh my goodness. Sweet Vivian turned one and her little birthday party was the prettiest I have seen. The balloons, the cake, everything. Mama did such a good job with this party!!

Deborah contacted me to photograph her baby’s first birthday party and I was so excited! I love being able to document precious moments for mamas all over North Louisiana. There is almost nothing I find more joy in than knowing I am able to take a load off mamas and just let them enjoy these special moments. Planing a party is hard. Hosting the party is hard. Keeping up with your busy one year old is hard! Let’s not add trying to document the party to the list of things you need to do.

Little Vivi was so happy all day and loved all the attention being on her. She was the special little lady today. I loved following her around and capturing some of her sweet smiles and the joy that she brings to her family.

It was such an honor to be here for this special day and I can’t thank you all enough for having me.

July 4, 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
Justin and Lillian | American Rose Garden Portrait Session | Shreveport Louisiana Photographer

Justin and Lillian

I have photographed these two for the last three years and I couldn’t be more happy about it. Each time they reach out to book, I get more excited. Each session we have together gets better and better. They are so easy to photograph!

This time we wanted a little change. We usually do their session in the Winter. This time we decided to do it in the Spring. Florals, bright green colors. What more could you ask for??

We both, at almost the same time, suggested the American Rose Garden in Shreveport Louisiana for the location. Fate? Destiny? Probably so.

The date of the session came and it was gloomy, raining, storming here and there, so incredibly humid. I ended up getting sick. Justin got called out to work. Ugh. Let’s just reschedule for next weekend.

As the next date approached it was showing rain again. NOOO!!!

Once the day arrived everything cleared up other than it was supposed to be cloudy. I was actually good with this because this location closes at 5 which makes it hard to shoot during golden hour when the sun sets at 7:40 right now. We decided to start at 3:30 and hope for clouds. Clouds were forecasted so I was feeling confident. In all reality, I do know how to shoot in harsh light. It is just usually not my favorite look.

When we arrived at the location, there was not a cloud in the sky. Not a one. AHHH!! It was HOT! It was crazy humid. Oh boy.

Once we started, some clouds started forming and it was constant in and out. Bright sun. Clouds. Harsh light. Soft light. If you are a photographer who shoots in manual mode then you know the difficulty that light like this brings. You are constantly changing your settings.

Thankfully with the Canon R6 I can see what the image will look like before I take it. SOOO nice!

Anyways, back to where we were…

I was nervous about the light. I was nervous about how much we were all sweating. It was a lot! But these are my absolute favorite images we have created together. You can’t even tell it was so hot. You can’t tell it was 5 hours before golden hour. I love these and that is all.

I hope you enjoy them!

June 6, 2023