Children's Photography

Your kids

deserve to be

seen

& loved

for precisely

who they are.

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Your kid’s life is worth documenting

It only happens once.

You think you'll remember the crumb under the nose that appeared every single time your toddler ate crackers. You won't. Not the way you think you will.

And your kid will never get to see who they were before they could remember, unless you capture it now.

Scrolling through your phone isn't the same as flipping through an album of your four-year-old in their full, crackers-and-chaos glory.

Your kids are love. And they deserve proof of it they can hold in their hands.

What's more important than that?

Hi

I’m Meredith

A woman in a pink dress with a camera around her neck is laughing and clapping while talking to a young boy in a yellow shirt and blue shorts, outdoors with green trees in the background.

I create heartbursting photographs and museum-grade albums and prints that tell your kids' story. I want every child who sees their portraits to know, deep in their bones, that they are loved, seen, and valued for exactly who they are.

I can't wait to meet you.

I photograph personalities,

not perfection.

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A child holding a dog with a curious expression, seen through a doorway, in a black and white photo.
A child's hand with purple glitter tattoos reaching out and touching a glass window with a blurry green background.
A young man with short dark hair and a young woman with shoulder-length red hair standing outdoors in a park, embracing each other. The young man is wearing a gray T-shirt and a patterned blue button-up shirt, with his mouth wide open in a surprised
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Two women, one with curly hair and the other with braided hair, are hugging and laughing together outdoors.
Two children wearing rubber boots standing on a raised wooden platform outdoors in a city neighborhood with trees and buildings in the background, holding hands.
A young girl with curly hair and earrings laughing while holding a cookie to her forehead inside a home, with a blurred window view behind her.
A man and a young girl with Down syndrome are holding hands and laughing together outdoors, surrounded by trees.
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A yellow and black turtle with a large shell in a glass tank.
An elderly woman with glasses and a headset smiles as she cares for a young child lying on a bed in a bright room with large windows.
A young girl with long, wavy hair is standing outdoors, looking directly at the camera with a slight pout, wearing a light-colored dress with a pattern of small hearts. In the background, a woman with short hair is blurred, facing the camera, with tr
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Child dressed as a banana standing in a garden with colorful flowers and trees in the background.
A small dog with black, tan, and white fur, standing on a wooden floor, looking directly at the camera with large ears and expressive eyes.
Black and white portrait of a young girl with long hair, partially covering her face, smiling, outdoors with blurred background.
A woman with long brown hair leaning down to kiss a young girl with red hair on the cheek, both smiling and showing affection, in a bedroom with pink and white decor.
Three children outdoors, one girl in the center making a peace sign and shouting, two other children standing nearby, one girl on the left and one boy on the right, on grassy ground in black and white.
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A man is hugging and kissing a laughing young boy on the cheek, in an indoor setting.
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A couple is sitting on a bed, smiling and interacting with a child. The photo is in black and white, taken through a window with a stack of books nearby. The child is lying on the bed, and the couple appears to be enjoying a joyful moment together.
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Three females, one adult and two children, peeking out from a door frame, smiling and enjoying each other's company.
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Group of young girls at a birthday party, with one girl holding a microphone and wearing birthday decorations on her face.
A man with a shaved head and glasses holding a young boy with brown hair, hugging him gently as they look at something off-camera in a room decorated with children's drawings.
A woman laying on a couch holding a young boy, both puckering their lips for a kiss in a bright living room.
Child lifting his shirt to look at his belly in front of a woman sitting on a blanket, with a man standing behind him and a wooden fence in the background.
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Black and white photo of a woman with braided hair, eyes closed, head tilted back, and lips closed, standing outside at night with dark windows and brick wall in the background.
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Back view of a person's legs and feet with medical tape on the heels and colorful tape on the toes, standing on a wooden surface.
A man with a beard and a girl with missing front teeth hugging and laughing outdoors with trees in the background.
Three young girls smiling and posing together at a party or celebration indoors. The girl on the left wears a dress with large bow, the girl in the middle wears a patterned dress with a plush animal accessory, and the girl on the right wears a dress
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A man and two young children playing on the floor of a home, with the children on top of the man. One child is on the man's chest, laughing and holding his head, while the other child sits nearby. The scene is reflected in a mirror on the left side, and the background shows chairs and a bookshelf.

"We're filled with so much gratitude and so much joy looking at these images.

Meredith, it was SO much fun to look through our beautiful album again last night.

I'm SO glad we have these memories of our family. Thank you!"


— Elizabeth P.

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What are we celebrating?

“No hyperbole here; Meredith you utterly, utterly nailed it. I won’t breathe gently for a week.

I know you get a lot of gushing from happy clients, but Jesus’ Sweet !$&!!(#$*. My wife is absolutely bowled over by what you did; she’s not given to big swishy words about things like this, but her reaction was very swishy. I’m not sure you know what a gift you’ve given us.

I can’t really believe how much of our kid you captured. I am very, very grateful. “

- Robert R.

What to Expect

Child upside down holding a green soft toy, with a person standing in the background.

A good time,

all the time

Shy toddler? Exuberant three-nager? Lover of bugs and mud? Bring them to me.

I meet your kids where they are and capture exactly who they are right now. They think they're on a playdate.

Tantrums, timidness, big energy, sensory stuff, sibling chaos? All of it is welcome here. I've seen it all and I love it all.

You don't have to parent perfectly. You don't have to manage anyone. You just have to show up.

Zero perfection required. Zero performing required.

My sessions aren't for families who need their kids to behave, pose, or look a certain way. They're for families who want their kids to feel genuinely, completely, outrageously adored for exactly who they are.

And to have proof of it, forever.

A living room with a wooden console table holding a glass vase with greenery, a tall black vase, and a few books. A brown chair with a gray blanket and a pillow is in the foreground. A large framed photograph of a woman with brown hair and a young girl with curly hair is hanging on the wall above the console.

You’re in

great hands

From your first inquiry to the moment your artwork arrives at your door, I’ve got you.

No more galleries gathering digital dust. No more photos dying an invisible death on your phone.

Wardrobe questions? I'll help. Wall space decisions? I'll guide you. Overwhelmed at the reveal? That's what I'm there for.

If you want a quick digital download, I'm probably not your photographer.

If you want artwork that lives in your home and your family's hands forever, you're in exactly the right place.

Every session includes a Virtual Reveal: a dedicated Zoom appointment where we find what feels most meaningful and shape it into tangible heirlooms that feel like your family.

Family photo album

Heirlooms

not files

No more Snapfish prints,

Every album, wall piece, and hand-torn print is archival, museum-grade, and guaranteed for life.

Made to be held. Revered for a lifetime. All over your home.

Like, everywhere.

This is what proof of love looks like when it lives off a screen,

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Why I Print

A black and white framed photograph of a family with two adults and a child hanging on a wall in a modern living room with a beige armchair, a white storage unit, and decorative vases.

Your kids deserve proof of how deeply they are loved.

Not a file buried on a hard drive. Not a gallery link that expires. Something real. Something they can hold, flip through, and come back to for the rest of their lives.

You don't have the bandwidth to photograph your own family, let alone turn those portraits into lasting art that lives somewhere other than everyone's phone.

You're left wishing someone would swoop in, adore your kids, document your lives with love-filled photos, and deliver heartbursting albums and beautiful wall pieces straight to your door.

That's me.

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Everyone is Welcome.

I’m a strong advocate for kindness, equality, diversity, and inclusion.

I forever champion LGBTQIA+ families and rights and believe Love is Love and that Black Lives Matter. I celebrate the beauty of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, neurodiversities, body types, ages, and abilities.

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