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Last updated: October 1, 2022

Aim with Mia

1120 South 6th Street, St. Louis, MO 63104

Aim with Mia Photography is a photography business that is located in St. Louis. Its newborn photographer, Mia, photographs newborns within the first 21 days of life. She holds newborn sessions at the client's home or in-studio and usually takes two to three hours to accommodate set changes, feeding times, and clean-ups. The 2020 Two Bright Lights Editors' Choice Awards winner is a registered member of Accredited Professional Newborn Photographers International, keeping her up-to-date with the best practices in newborn photography, and a certified special education teacher. Aim with Mia Photography also specializes in maternity, couples, family, senior photography, and headshots and offers one-hour mini newborn sessions. The 2020 Two Bright Lights Editors' Choice Awards winner is a registered member of Accredited Professional Newborn Photographers International, keeping her up-to-date with the best practices in newborn photography, and a certified special education teacher. Mia is also a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography.

Carrie Carpunky Photography

5411 Godfrey Rd Suite F, Godfrey, IL 62035

Carrie Carpunky is a newborn, maternity, and family photographer based in Alton, Illinois, with over nine years of experience working with mothers throughout the St. Louis, Missouri, metro area. Her local studio is stocked with an assortment of props, including superhero costumes and doctor uniforms. She enjoys photographing entire families over the years to document their growth with high-quality prints. Carrie won the newborn contest organized by the International Newborn Photography awards.

Cheryl Logan Photography

505 Old State Highway North, Pevely, MO 63070

Cheryl Logan is a photographer who specializes in newborn photoshoots. She loves babies, and her goal is to capture their innocence and milestones in every photo she produces. Cheryl incorporates lots of exciting and vibrant imagery in her photos to celebrate the new addition to her clients' families. Aside from newborn photography, she also conducts fairytale sessions for kids, where they can dress up in their favorite characters and play around while Cheryl does her work.

Christine Nicole Hein Photography

715 Lakepointe Centre Drive, O'Fallon, IL 62269

Christine Nicole Hein Photography is a photography studio in St. Louis that focuses on capturing moments in the lives of newborns and families. The studio immortalizes the early lives and growth of newborn babies and offers sessions following the child throughout their first year of life, including their first birthday party and their cake smash. Founder Christine Hein is a certified photographer with Accredited Professional Newborn Photographers International and the American Association of Newborn Photography Safety.

Conner James Photography Inc.

23 Ginger Ridge Ln, Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Conner James Photography Inc. is passionate about capturing moments for families in St. Louis and the surrounding areas. Its owner, Christine Kelly, has been specializing in newborn and family portraiture for nine years. She offers sessions that can be held under natural light or in her studio that is stocked with a variety of props. Because she deals with newborns, she makes safety a number one priority by sanitizing before and after every session. Conner James Photography also works on engagement and senior photoshoots.

Emily Lucarz Photography

Chesterfield, MO 63005

Emily Lucarz Photography is a newborn, family, and child photographer with over 6 years of experience, serving the St. Louis area for over 3 years. Her images capture honest moments that provide memories for a lifetime. She has been acknowledged as A Winning Artist in Beyond the Wanderlust Best in the Business, National Association of Child Photographers Award Winner, and recognized as one of the 50 Most Inspiring Photographers by Beauty Revived. Most recently she won the Global Newborn Photographer Award.

Firefly Universe Fine Portrait Photography

St. Louis, MO 63119

Firefly Universe Fine Portrait Photography, a lifestyle photography studio, operates in St. Louis but will travel anywhere else in the world to take photographs. Photographer Neshama uses her passion for beauty to catch the happiness in photos of newborns, children, high school seniors and B'nai Mitzvahs. Her goal is to capture those fleeting moments that showcase her subjects as they are. She is a member of Professional Photographers of America.

Four Fireflies Photography

5201 Pernod Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63139

Based in St. Louis, MO, Four Fireflies Photography is a studio founded in 2017. It specializes in portraits of baby's first year, and it can provide services in newborn, maternity, milestone, and first birthday cake-smash photography. The studio has various props and sets available to clients looking for a customized session. The photographer, Irene Kingdom, has been commended by previous clients for her professionalism, patience with young children, and creativity.

Fresh Art Photography

4366 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110

Fresh Art Photography, based in St. Louis, has been in operation since 2007, capturing the precious everyday moments of families, newborns, and children to make them memories that will last forever. Fresh Art also offers styling services and props to enhance each photography session. Fresh Art Photography is on a mission to freeze every treasured moment, capture the distinctive light, and tell the unique story of each family with every photo shoot.

Heather Mohr Photography

St. Louis, MO 63104

Heather Mohr Photography is a newborn, birth, and maternity photographer serving St. Louis, MO, Edwardsville, Il, and the surrounding area. She focuses on capturing the extraordinary moments of a new family through pregnancy, newborn, and family photos. Heather Mohr has been granted the designation as a Click Pro Contributor, and her work has been featured in Lemonade & Lenses, Tao Pan Magazine, In Beauty and Chaos, and Beyond the Wanderlust, among other publications.

In The Little Photography

St. Louis, MO 63304

In The Little Photography is a newborn, child, maternity, family, and high school senior photographer. Cathy Sherwood has worked for more than five years in St. Louis. For the comfort and convenience of clients, Cathy will bring her studio to your home where the precious everyday moments happen. She considers newborn safety a top priority during photo sessions, so chooses safe and comfortable poses for infants. Full liability insurance covers her.

In The Moment Photography, LLC

412 Boone’s Lick Rd, St Charles, MO 63301

Established by Jill Shadden, In The Moment Photography, LLC is a photography studio located in St Charles, MO that services the Greater St. Louis area. The in-studio newborn session includes family and sibling shots, digital files, a hardcover book of prints, and the use of props and accessories. There is also a baby's first year "Watch Me Grow" plan that offers a discounted rate for families that book 3 or more sessions in baby's first year. Aside from newborns, Shadden also offers sessions for babies, children and senior portraits, family photography, high school seniors, and professional headshots. In The Moment Photography has been in the business for over 10 years.

JLYNN Photography

St Charles, MO 63303

JLYNN Photography is a newborn, maternity, children, and family photographer in St Louis. Jessica Ramirez seeks to create timeless pieces of artwork by capturing beautiful life moments. She loves to catch those quirky, intimate family moments that become the most precious memories. She also takes high school senior portraits.

K Thaemert Photography

St. Charles, MO 63304

K Thaemert Photography has been taking photos in St. Charles for over sixteen years. Karen Thaemert specializes in working with newborns, children, high school seniors, and families to create photographic memories that stand the test of time. Karen is also ranked among the top real estate photographers in the mid-west, and is often asked to teach classes on the subject. She is a Certified Professional Photographer.

Kelly Laramore Photography & Films

10 Meadows Circle Dr, 108, Lake St Louis, MO 63367

Kelly Laramore Photography & Films is a St. Louis photography studio that offers newborn and maternity sessions. Kelly specializes in custom luxury portraits of newborns on their own or with a parent holding. In the 10 years that Kelly has been photographing professionally, she has served close to 600 clients and crafted more than 100 albums. Located in The Meadows in Lake St. Louis, Kelly's spacious, natural-light studio is easily accessible to clients in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.

Kimberly Marie Photography

1079 Johanna Dr, Ballwin, MO 63021

Wardrobe
Maternity
Custom Artwork
Newborn posed
dog friendly
Motherhood
St. Louis Newborn Photographer
In home Newborn
Milestone Sessions
Maternity Photography
Milestones
Newborn artwork
newborn studio
Family
Family Photography
Baby
Props Available
Family Portraits
Baby Portraits
In-home Newborn Photography
Newborn Photography
Lifestyle Newborn
Newborn
Custom cake smash
Studio

Kimberly Marie Photography is a full-service studio offering custom maternity, newborn, and family sessions designed specifically for creating custom artwork. Located in West St. Louis County, the studio is equipped with a seating area, a snack bar, a small play area for toddlers, and a private restroom with a changing table stocked with diapers and wipes. The photographer, Kimberly, is a member of the Professional Photographers of America and the Missouri Professional Photographers Association. She takes great pride in capturing raw moments of joy and turning those into luxury family heirlooms.

Lee Barrow Photography

834 Berkshire Blvd, East Alton, IL 62024

Lee Barrow Photography takes photos of newborns in St. Louis. The photography business also provides other photography services including children, engagement, family, maternity, and wedding photography. It offers photography services in packages like the newborn, milestone, and children packages that come with a print credit, and the family, maternity, and senior packages that come with print release. Its principal photographer, Lee Barrow, has been professionally taking photos for more than 10 years.

Meredith Struebing Photography

Cottleville, MO 63304

Meredith Struebing Photography is a newborn, maternity, lifestyle, family, couples, and senior photographer. Meredith offers free styling consultations. She works to capture each unique personality in her timeless photos. The photo shoot can be either outdoors or in her relaxed studio environment in historical Cottleville.

O. Photographic Art

344 Mitulski Drive, Wentzville, MO 63385

O. Photographic Art arranges beautiful newborn photo sessions for new parents in the O'Fallon area. The studio offers a wide variety of props, backdrops, accessories, tiny outfits, and wraps to create unique, original sessions. The general style is highly customized to fit customer's preferences, and O. Photographic Art also offers Fresh-48 sessions, as well as lifestyle newborn sessions. The photographer advises parents to book sessions during the second trimester of pregnancy.

Photography by Amanda Goodman

505 Old State Highway North, Pevely, MO 63070

Photography by Amanda Goodman specializes in maternity, newborn, and first-year photoshoot sessions. Its full-service studio at Pevely is mostly used to photograph babies and is equipped with in-house props. Amanda can shoot anywhere within St. Louis and all of Jefferson County. She has been passionate about photography since she was young. When she got her own DSLR, she taught herself different photography techniques. Aside from working as a photographer, Amanda is also a dental technician.

Rachel Gierich Photography

140-A N. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL, IL 62025

Rachel Gierich Photography is an Edwardsville-based studio that serves the St. Louis area. One of the areas Gierich specializes in is newborn photography. She holds newborn sessions in her studio, using warm light and plain backdrops to highlight the posed newborn baby. Studio sessions are inclusive of props and wardrobe, with each shoot lasting for two to three hours. Gierich also takes portraits of newborns in hospitals within 48 hours of birth. She has been a photographer for almost a decade.

Rekart Photography

1025 Westmoreland Blvd, Union, MO 63084

Birth Photography

Rekart Photography is a business serving St. Louis and the surrounding communities. It offers maternity and newborn photography services whether they involve baby bumps or milestones. A client closet is available containing a wide selection of maternity dresses for in-studio and outdoor sessions. Its owner and lead photographer, Nicole, conducts consultations to assist clients about what they want to wear for the shoot. In addition to being a newborn photographer since 2014, she has gone through newborn safety training to deliver and care for babies well.

Sargent Photography

2651 Whitetail Lane, O'Fallon, MO 63368

Sargent Photography is a newborn photography studio that serves clients in and around St. Louis. The studio specializes in taking photos of newborn babies and one-year-olds, offering milestone photography sessions to its clients. Owner and studio photographer, Amber Sargent also accepts maternity and family photography sessions. Sargent Photography also offers various limited edition and specialty sessions, including holiday sessions, fruit bath sessions, expression sessions, sunflower sessions, and Valentine's Day sessions.

Sherry Lane Photography

St. Louis, MO 63303

Sherry Lane Photography is a newborn, family, high school senior, and maternity photographer located in St. Louis. She feels honored to be invited to participate in each extraordinary moment she captures through the camera lens. Sherry also photographs special events such as engagements and bar mitzvahs.

Shutterbug Photography by Michelle

Staunton, IL 62088

Shutterbug Photography by Michelle provides newborn photography services in the St. Louis area. Michelle focuses on capturing images of precious newborns and candid photos of silly children as they play. She also specializes in maternity, family, senior, and birth photography. Michelle has a studio to provide her clients with a custom photography experience and creates timeless images. She aims to deliver photos of her clients just being themselves, her relaxed and natural approach seeking to draw out authenticity.

Sparkle Light Photography

7014 Savannah Dr, Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Sparkle Light Photography is a studio based in Glen Carbon that serves clients in St Louis and the Metro East area. Founded and managed by photographer Sara Burian, she specializes in newborn photos and captures the baby's moments that parents and families will love and cherish in their lifetime. Client-focused in her approach to her job, Sara also offers maternity, family, and mini sessions and photography services for special events such as engagements and birthdays.

Stephanie Cotta Photography

Brentwood, MO 63144

Stephanie Cotta Photography is an award-winning newborn and family photographer operating in St Louis. She travels nationwide for newborn and mentoring sessions. Stephanie is a Shoot Along Spotlight Featured Photographer. She has become an in-demand photographer since the release of her Newborn Posing Guide. She has also created Mastering the Art of Newborn Photography and Mastering the Art of Twin Newborn Photography, which is recognized as the preeminent comprehensive tutorial for natural light newborn photography.

Stephanie Mueller Photography

St. Louis, MO 63021

Founded in 2014, Stephanie Mueller Photography is a boutique photo studio that's located in St. Louis. The studio, which is run by photographer Stephanie Mueller, specializes in newborn and maternity portraits. Ms. Mueller has extensive experience working with newborns and is focused on providing families with a safe, nurturing environment during their photo shoots. She has worked with more than 500 families to capture moments with their newborns and her work has been published several times.

Sugarfoot Photography

Belleville, IL 62220

Newborn posed
Props Available
Family Portraits
Maternity

Sugarfoot Photography focuses on photography throughout the first year of life, including maternity, "fresh 48" hospital shoots, newborn portraits, milestones, and first birthday "cake smash" sessions. The studio's main photographer has been taking photos professionally for more than a decade and started out as a wedding photographer before discovering that her passion lay in newborn portraiture.

Sunflower Life Photography

Ballwin, MO 63304

Sunflower Life Photography is an award-winning and published newborn photographer in St. Louis, Missouri. Maya has been designing custom photo session since 2007, specializing in posed studio newborn photography, and also offering maternity and family portraiture. She will take the photos at a location of your choice. Her goal is to capture an honest celebration of your family life.

Tara Price Photography

Festus, MO 63028

Tara Price Photography, Little Ones serves the greater St. Louis area and Jefferson County as a newborn, child and maternity photographer. She began her career taking photos in hospitals, which provided her with the opportunity to handle safely and photograph over 200 newborns. She creates hand edited images, taken both in her studio space and outdoors. Tara gets creative with a color scheme, a backdrop, and even props. Since getting ready for a photo shoot can be a little stressful, Tara also has a hair and make-up artist available.

Willow & Mohr Photography

6120 Shoger Drive, Suite D, Edwardsville, IL 62025

Willow & Mohr Photography is a newborn, maternity and child photographer located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and serving the St. Louis area. It offers a variety of studio wardrobe options for maternity, newborn, and baby’s first year sessions. Both studio and natural light is used to create natural, dreamy, artistic images, and the company’s work has been seen in TAoPaN Magazine and the cover of Milky Way Newborn Posing Magazine.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can a photographer learn about newborn safety prior to the shoot?

A: Turn to hospitals, prenatal clinics, and businesses that cater to expectant parents. They are likely to have many resources and references you can follow up on to learn about newborn safety.

Q: What aperture is recommended for a newborn photography shoot?

A: A wide aperture between f/2.8 and f/8 is suggested for this type of photography. This blurs the background, keeping the focus on the infant. But it also helps account for a wiggly newborn. Use aperture priority mode for speed and consistency.

Q: What is a marketing idea for a newborn baby photography?

A: Newborn photographers have an extremely specific target audience. So, focus your marketing efforts on expectant parents in the places they frequent. Offline, consider advertising with businesses who have the same audience, like prenatal care providers, retailers who sell baby clothes and supplies, and publications that focus on pregnancy and babies. Create a website to spotlight your work, and use online marketing to attract traffic.

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