Welcome to the world, Brynlee! I had the honor of photographing sweet Brynlee’s Philadelphia studio newborn session in Philadelphia this year to celebrate her arrival. She and her parents, Kelley and Joe, were just so wonderful to work with. Their studio newborn portraits turned out beautifully – and we had a lot of fun planning […]

Being a Philadelphia wedding photographer and family photographer means that I have the distinct honor of photographing couples as they become families. Kimberly and Shane are one of those special couples. I photographed their fall engagement in Valley Forge, and their COVID elopement. After the pandemic settled, I photographed their William Penn Inn wedding day […]

James is Christina and Greg’s first baby and he was an absolute angel during our in-home newborn portraits. He slept like a champ and was so settled the whole time! This is part of why I encourage parents to schedule their newborn session between the first 7-10 days of their baby’s arrival home. Babies at […]

Welcome to the world, Baby Bowen! I’ve been waiting to meet this little guy since I began working with his parents, Kristen and Jesse. They chose a shortened membership plan through Le Papillon, which meant that we photographed Kristen’s maternity session and a newborn session when Bowen arrived. His Media PA lifestyle newborn session did […]

One of the most real joys of being a wedding and family photographer in Philadelphia is watching my couples become parents, and then grow their families. Lauren and Jason are one of those couples. Last year, they welcomed their first son, Cooper, to the world and asked me to document their first session as a […]

As a Philadelphia portrait photographer who specializes in photographing families and newborns, one of the things I’m most passionate about is how my families display their images after our session. We live in a digital age but I don’t want your photos to simply live on your phone or computer. Instead, I believe in seeing […]

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Check out beautiful John Thomas in his South Philadelphia Newborn Photography Session with Samantha Jay Photography.