I normally don’t shoot outdoors in July and August, but I just couldn’t say no when this mama wanted her summer maternity session in Austin outdoors. It was a simply stunning evening, and this sweet couple was so comfortable in front of my camera, can you tell? I absolutely have loved welcoming all these new […]

After my many years of doing North Austin Newborn photography, I absolutely love it when families decide to become first year collective members and preserve their baby’s first year. I also love it when they incorporate their heirlooms into the session. When Amanda told me she wanted to incorporate her wedding veil in Ava’s newborn […]

As an Austin Baby Photographer, it is truly a joy to watch your family grow. We recently wrapped up Boone’s first year and wow it flew by! His big sisters are simply the best. It was so fun to see them love on their big brother. All of us danced in the wildflowers for their […]

Ho Ho Ho! It’s that time of year again, Registration is SOLD OUT for the 5th annual RDP Santa Experience. I am so excited to host this event for the fifth year in a row! It’s become quite the tradition for so many! This year will be the best yet! TWO dates ( I know […]

Eeekkkkk! As an Austin Maternity and Newborn Photographer, I’m still catching up on sharing all of the RDP First year membership graduates from this past spring. What is a First Year membership? It’s designed to preserve your baby’s first year. From your maternity session, newborn session, milestones including one year, we meet often during your […]

As a newborn and family photographer in Austin, it is truly an honor to watch families grow. Ever more so when they are second time first year collective members.  I met this adorable family a couple years ago for their first membership and maternity session with their baby girl. We then had their newborn session […]

Well, you all seemed to love my last post with five tips for a successful maternity session with toddlers, and as an Austin Newborn studio photographer, I thought it would only be fitting to share my top three tips on a successful studio newborn session workflow. Toddlers can be just as fun (and tricky) in […]

Toddlers, let’s just say they can be the wild card at family sessions. They are young, wild and want to be free, as they should. Over the years I’ve found these five tips for a fun family maternity session to be very helpful for me, parents, and even other photographers. 1 – Lower your expectations […]

Winter was coming to an end and it was the start of spring outdoor maternity photography in Austin. This past spring there was a huge baby boom of little girls and this was the first of many maternity sessions for RDP this year. We had some beautiful golden evening light, the most adorable mother and […]

Tis the season for lots of babies for this Maternity Photographer in Austin! I know you guys are probably tired of hearing me share the news of all of the babies that are making their debut. You want to know what, most all of them are girls too! Crazy! Last year was just as busy […]