Beautiful baby bellies and extra snuggly newborns are our specialty!
• serving des Moines and central iowa •
congratulations on your pregnancy! we always enjoy hearing from expecting parents and would be happy to get you on the upcoming schedule!
It's so true that "the days are long, but the years are short." Especially your first year as a parent to a new little one. The milestones come and go faster than you think they will, and we want to help you capture these moments.
Photography is a way of traveling back in time — moments like your growing baby bump, your baby's first days of life, or the way your family grows throughout the years. When you invest in photos of these moments, you are investing in your memories and the heirlooms your family will look back on for years to come.
Michelle has over a decade of experience photographing Central Iowa's newest residents and the most beautiful families and would love to do the same for you! We offer clients a relaxed, safe, seamless and quality photography experience. We promise to capture images you will cherish!
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"I absolutely love how our son's newborn session turned out. every image warms my heart and captures a unique piece of him. my only complaint is that I don't have enough wall space at my home to hang every single image."
Katie spellman • des moines, ia
SESSION OPTIONS:
01.FULL Newborn~ 650
2-3 hour studio session, including individual images of baby, as well as baby with immediate family
30 edited digital images with print release, use of newborn outfits and props
02. "SNAP SHOT" newborn ~ 450
These short and sweet sessions are perfect for individual images of baby only on one color palette/ setup
1-2 hour session, including 15 edited digital images with print release, use of newborn outfits and props
03. in-home newborn session ~ 525
45-60 minute session, lifestyle in nature, with your home as the backdrop to photos. Includes 20 edited digital images with print release
04. Full maternity ~525
45-60 minute session. Choose studio or outdoors. Includes images of mama with immediate family and 20 edited digital images with print release. Styling assistance provided, as well as optional use of client closet
05. "Snap shot" Maternity ~ 350
These 20 minute, short and sweet sessions are intended for mama only. Choose studio or outdoors.
Includes 10 edited digital images with print release. Styling assistance provided, as well as optional use of client closet
A FEW OTHER ITEMS TO NOTE:
We like to shoot newborn sessions within the first few weeks of baby's life, while baby is still in that sweet, sleepy stage and can be posed most naturally. With newborn sessions, we schedule a tentative appointment based on your due date, and then ask parents to contact us for a firm date, after baby is born.
Studio sessions are a traditional posed newborn sessions and are offered on weekdays only, typically beginning at 10am.
We have a full collection of newborn props at our studio, and there is nothing you need to provide for your session. Our studio is stocked with everything for newborns including: headbands, wraps, blankets, baskets and bowls. We also have a client closet with dresses for mom and some clothing options for young siblings.
You can see by looking at our work that we don't over stylize or have prominent themes in my newborn sessions. We offer more of a subject focused session with props like baskets and bowls that help give your session character. Simple embellishments like textured layers and greenery are used to enhance your images. We also have a variety of colored papers and barn wood backdrops.
ALL SESSION OPTIONS INCLUDE:
An on-line gallery where you can easily download and print your high resolution digital files within 3 weeks from the date of your session.
A set number of edited digital images with print release. The option to purchase additional digital images and professional quality print products is available from your gallery. Prints begin at $10 and additional digital images at $25.
A $50 "rush" fee may be added to your gallery for a one week turnaround time.
* $100 non-refundable retainer due at time of booking, with remaining session balance due the time of your shoot.
7% IA sales tax will be added to all session fees and orders.
Please message for complete availability, pricing and session information.
Behind the scenes from this gorgeous maternity session...
Q & A
Q:When should i schedule my newborn session?
A: We like to shoot newborn sessions within the first few weeks of baby's life, while baby is still in that sweet, sleepy stage and can be posed most naturally. With newborn sessions, we schedule a tentative appointment based on your due date, and ask parents to contact us for a firm date, after baby is born. Most clients get on the schedule for a newborn session during their 3rd trimester of pregnancy.
Q: do you provide newborn props?
A: We have a full collection of newborn props at my studio, and there is nothing you need to provide for your session. Our studio is stocked with everything for newborns including: headbands, wraps, blankets, baskets and bowls. We also have a client closet with maternity gowns, dresses for mom and some clothing options for young siblings.
You can see by looking at our work that we don't over stylize or have prominent themes in my newborn sessions. We offer more of a subject focused session with props like baskets and bowls that help give your session character. Simple embellishments like textured layers and greenery are used to enhance your images. We also have a variety of colored papers and wooden backdrops
Q: Where are you located?
A: Studio sessions take place at our private, natural light studio in Des Moines. We are located among the artists at Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosaqua Way which is located just off I-235 and next to Methodist Medical Center. Covered parking is available and the studio is both handicapped and stroller accessible. Sessions are by appointment only.
We live in Panora, Iowa. Outdoor sessions can be shot anywhere in Polk, Dallas or Guthrie Counties.
Now is the time to book your newborn session! We would love to work with you!
Creative portraits, capturing family, kids, maternity, newborn and high school seniors.
des moines, iowa