Maternity & Newborn

“No matter how much I say I love you, I always love you more than that.”

— Unknown

There are very few moments in life as tender, as raw, and as gone-before-you-know-it as pregnancy and those first days with a newborn. I don't take it lightly when families invite me into that space — and I put everything I have into honoring it.

My approach to maternity and newborn photography is quiet, gentle, and deeply personal. No harsh studio lights, no stiff poses, no uncomfortable setups. Just natural light, real emotion, and images that feel as soft and intimate as the moments themselves.

Maternity sessions are best scheduled between 28 and 34 weeks, when your bump is beautifully round and you're still feeling relatively comfortable. We can shoot at your home, at one of my favorite outdoor locations around Chapel Hill and the Triangle, or a combination of both. These sessions are as much about documenting you in this chapter — your strength, your glow, your anticipation — as they are about the bump.

Newborn sessions are best within the first two weeks of your baby's arrival, when they're still sleepy and curled and new in that way they never will be again. I'll come to you — your home, your space, surrounded by the details that will one day make you catch your breath when you look back at these images. The tiny fingers. The way they fit in your arms. The look on your older child's face meeting their sibling for the first time.

I've been a mom for over a decade. I know what this time feels like. And I know how quickly it passes. Let me help you hold onto it.

woman smiling at baby in cozy Durham home
A young boy reaching up to touch a pregnant woman's belly, who is holding a toy truck, in an outdoor grassy area at MLK park In Carrboro
A sleeping baby lying on a fluffy white blanket in front of a window with curtains, inside a cozy wooden room in Efland, NC.
A dad giving a gentle kiss on the forehead of a baby lying on a bed with a white blanket in a Briar Chapel home. A dog is lying in the background.
A newborn baby lying on a patterned bedspread in Raleigh home being gently touched by two small hands, with one adult hand providing support, all in a cozy indoor setting.
Close-up of a person holding a baby's hand and foot, with the baby's body supported by other hands, on a person's lap, wearing jeans and a yellow watch.
A child sitting on a stone floor of Chapel Hill home holding ultrasound images, with another child nearby. Both are barefoot.
A baby being gently held in a person's hand and resting on their palm, looking directly at the camera in a cozy Durham home
A woman in a blue dress with white patterns holds a sleeping newborn baby dressed in yellow, while a man wearing a blue checkered shirt gently supports the baby's legs, both partially visible.
A woman holding a crying newborn baby close to her face indoors at her Durham home, with a window in the background.
A couple, a man and a pregnant woman, standing close together in a forest in Chapel Hill, NC. They are kissing with closed eyes, the woman is cradling her belly, and the sunlight filters through the trees behind them.
A woman cuddling her newborn baby in her Chapel Hill home while her husband looks lovingly on
Close-up of an adult holding a newborn baby's head gently with both hands.
A newborn baby yawning, wrapped in a white blanket with blue arrows, wearing a white hat with bunny ears at Unc Chapel Hill Children's hospital
A family of four, including a pregnant woman, is playing on a white blanket in a grassy yard in Carrboro with a wooden fence in the background. The children are smiling and laying on the blanket while the parents sit behind them looking happy.
Children and adults sitting outdoors making footprints on a green blanket in rural Efland, NC.
A family of five has gathered around on a bed of Durham home, smiling and interacting with a newborn baby who is being held by the mother. The mother is wearing a navy blue shirt with orange dinosaurs, and the father, with glasses, is leaning in and
A young boy with red hair in a blue camo shirt is smiling as he is lifted and swung by two adults, a woman in a striped dress and a man in a blue shirt, outside on grass with trees in the background at MLK Park in Carrboro, NC
A family sitting on a beige couch in a bright living room in Chapel Hill home, with a woman holding a newborn baby and a young boy playing with her. They are all smiling and laughing.
A pregnant woman holding her henna designed pregnant belly with both hands, wearing a floral dress, in a black and white photo in rural Chapel Hill
Family of three with a woman, a man, and a baby boy, smiling and looking at each other near a window in sweet Briar Chapel home.
Black and white photo of a newborn baby sleeping with a hand over their face, lying on a soft surface in Cozy Efland, NC home.
A pregnant woman standing outdoors at sunset in Chapel hill local park, gently holding her belly and looking down, wearing a floral top and earrings.
dog with newborn at home in Durham,NC
A young boy with short hair looking at the camera while standing near a woman's pregnant belly. The woman is holding her belly with one hand and the boy is gently touching it with one hand. The image is in black and white and is in small Carrboro nei
crying newborn with caring dad in cozy Durham home
A family of four enjoying a moment outdoors, with a woman holding a newborn baby wrapped in a blanket, a man holding a young boy on his lap, in a wooded area with sunlight filtering through trees at their artsy Chapel Hill Home
dad holding newborn by window in rural Chapel Hill home
A woman holding a sleeping baby with a gray headband and pink patterned clothing in rural Chapel Hill home
A woman holding a newborn baby sitting on a window sill while a young boy plays with toys nearby inside an eclectic Chapel Hill home.
Close-up of a baby's tiny foot, resting on a soft surface in black and white.
woman nursing baby in UNC's Coker Arboretum park
A young boy standing between a pregnant woman and an adult man, holding the woman's hand and a green toy tractor, outside on grass at MLK park in Carrboro.
A black and white photo of a family outdoors at Blackwood Farm Park in Chapel Hill, NC . A pregnant woman and man holding hands in the center, with three girls displaying excited and happy expressions around them.

I’m a Chapel Hill maternity and newborn photographer capturing the beauty, joy, and intimacy of these special moments. From maternity sessions that celebrate your pregnancy to newborn portraits that capture your baby’s first days, I photograph families in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Hillsborough, and the surrounding Triangle.

Celebrate your growing family with maternity and newborn portraits you’ll treasure forever.

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