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Curious where to start when picking what to wear for your upcoming portraits? Moms, I know it’s all about the baby, all the time, but TRUST ME on this one: lets pick your outfit FIRST. Here’s why: there’s tons and tons of cute baby clothes, and children’s outfits, and no matter what they are going […]

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What to Wear for my Studio Photo Session

Curious where to start when picking what to wear for your upcoming portraits? Moms, I know it’s all about the baby, all the time, but TRUST ME on this one: lets pick your outfit FIRST. Here’s why: there’s tons and tons of cute baby clothes, and children’s outfits, and no matter what they are going […]

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What to Wear for my Studio Photo Session

I get it, you see them on your feed: The precious photos capturing the rosy cheeked babies. You think to yourself, “I have to HAVE those photos of my little one.” Whether its your first child or your 10th, there are certain ages and stages you will definitely want captured of your little one. #1 […]

The Best Stages to Book Your Child’s Photo Taken

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You’ve booked the session, and now you need to find the perfect outfit for your little one’s Heirloom Portraits. These portraits are focused on capturing and displaying the sweet little features of your child’s face in a style that will last for generations. When choosing an outfit for these sessions the top third of the […]

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What Should my Child Wear for Heirloom Portraits

You’ve booked the session, and now you need to find the perfect outfit for your little one’s Heirloom Portraits. These portraits are focused on capturing and displaying the sweet little features of your child’s face in a style that will last for generations. When choosing an outfit for these sessions the top third of the […]

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What Should my Child Wear for Heirloom Portraits

Curious where to start when picking what to wear for your family pictures? Moms, I know it’s all about the baby, all the time, but TRUST ME on this one: pick your outfit FIRST.  Here’s why: there’s tons and tons of cute baby clothes & dads are EASY. Finding the right fit for your always […]

What to Wear For Your Family Photos

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In-home Sessions are truly some of my favorite things to photograph. They allow the entire family to feel completely comfortable in their own environment, which makes it that much easier to capture those truly “Pinterest worthy” newborn photos. Lifestyle newborn photography is all about letting those beautiful moments unfold, but by adding in a few […]

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Top 5 Photos for In-Home Newborn Photography

In-home Sessions are truly some of my favorite things to photograph. They allow the entire family to feel completely comfortable in their own environment, which makes it that much easier to capture those truly “Pinterest worthy” newborn photos. Lifestyle newborn photography is all about letting those beautiful moments unfold, but by adding in a few […]

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Top 5 Photos for In-Home Newborn Photography

While the summer in the South is sticky and the air is splattered with mosquitoes bigger than most house cats, the fall is utter perfection. The mornings are chilly and the days are the perfect temperate with clear skies, fall blooms, and changing leaves.  Capturing this lovely family in these formal gardens in Columbia, we […]

A Fall Garden Newborn Session

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JESS CATTLES PHOTOGRAPHY

South Carolina Portrait Photographer