3 Reasons Why You Need a Motherhood Session

Some of my most favorite moments are between moms and their little ones. Motherhood is gentle but tough, and there’s something incredibly special about photographing it. Here are 3 reasons why I believe you need a motherhood session at least once with your babies.

1. Look through your phone and tell me how many photos you’re in with your kids within the first few scrolls. I’d be willing to bet there’ probably aren’t many, if any. Selfies only half count here! Moms are often the ones taking the photos, behind the camera. That means you’re documenting your family’s beautiful day-to-day moments but you’re hardly ever represented in them, too. Your kids deserve to have photos with their mom throughout their childhood to have.

2. Let’s face it, we all know that dad’s typically can’t the biggest fan of picture day. Motherhood session = no dad, so you don’t have to drag him to the studio! Just bring the kids and we will play dress up, have a dance party, and some great tickle fights. This session is to document the special moments you share with your babies. Dad’s can always join us for family portraits another time!

3. We all know that babies don’t keep, but neither do toddlers. Or kids. Or even teens. Somehow, in the midst of the day to day life, I find myself now looking at my own children, well out of toddlerhood and realize it happens in a flash. It’s never too early or too late to invest in professional portraits with your children.

Rachel is a skilled photographer specializing in maternity, newborns, babies, children and families both in her Plano studio and throughout the Dallas Fort Worth area, both outdoors and in her clients homes. All of her sessions include access to an extensive studio wardrobe for moms and babies, custom session planning and a personalized reveal and ordering appointment after your session to pick the perfect way to enjoy your finalized artwork from your session.

Areas she serves include but are not limited to Addison, Allen, Carrollton, Colleyville, Coppell, Dallas, Denton, Euless, Fairview, Farmers Branch, Flower Mound, Frisco, Garland, Grapevine, Hurst, Irving, Keller, Lewisville, McKinney, Plano, Richardson, Rockwall, Southlake and beyond.

For more information on sessions with Rachel, click here.

Reflections on an Incredible Work Retreat {Dallas Motherhood Photographer}

Last month, I had the amazing privilege of attending a retreat with The Motherhood Anthology, an amazing photography education platform led by three phenomenal photographers, Jenny Cruger, Allison Craig and Kim Box. As I am coming up on my business’s five year anniversary, I’m working hard to always be improving. Whether it’s pushing myself creatively, fine tuning my art, learning about the latest innovations in heirloom artwork and prints or improving my client experience, there is always so much to learn.

It was such a privilege getting to tour and utilize Jenny’s beautiful studio and field in Franklin, Tennessee - she has an incredible space and an incredible heart and was a joy to learn from. We had two styled shoots that I’ve shared below - the first was with this precious family celebrating their son’s first birthday. I loved having the opportunity to get creative and think outside the box a bit, playing with double exposures, reflections and more.

Our second shoot was in the studio, and it was so helpful getting some guidance from Allison about her technique for achieving gorgeous backlit images. We had the most stunning maternity model for this session - she’s welcoming her rainbow baby this spring after years of trying, and she was seriously the most patient person as all ten of us took turns photographing her in three different outfits and set ups.

We also got to chat with Kim about her gorgeous albums {Indie Print Co} and view so many beautiful samples of all of their different cover fabrics and styles, and we got to spend time with Hope of Brass and Boxes, strategizing about SEO, blogging, social media and more.

But more important that all of the above, I connected with so many incredible woman, all mothers, photographers and business owners who are at many different stages in their journey, and together we sat and stayed up into all hours of the night discussing our challenges, our victories, our ideas and how we can better serve our clients and grow our businesses. We captured updated headshots for each other too, so I thought it would be fun to introduce you to my new work village.

Pictured from left to right: Ryane Rice based in Birmingham, Alabama, Esther Ziegler of Esther Ziegler Photography based in Springfield, Missouri and Bev Wade of Bev Wade Images in Memphis, Tennessee. Photos above taken by the fabulous Jen Godshall, pictured below.

Again, from left to right: Jen Godshall of Jen Godshall Photography in Sarasota, Florida, Lisa Tait - my roommate and co-pilot of our rental care - of Lisa Tait Photography in Toronto, and Jessie Roffer of Jessie Roffer Photography in Tampa, Florida.

And then below, from left to right: Heather Mohr of Heather Mohr Photography in Edwardsville, IL/St. Louis and Erin Davison Boring of Erin Davison Photography in Northeast Ohio. Not pictured is Brooke Hebert-Tennant of Petite Magnolia Photography in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It was such an incredible weekend with this crew in Tennessee. I can’t wait to see how we all grow and improve in the year to come and am so glad I invested in myself for this experience with The Motherhood Anthology.

Why Schedule a Motherhood Photo Session | Plano Motherhood Photographer

This is a guest post by Camille from Camille CD Photography. Camille focuses on maternity, newborn, motherhood and family photography on the Upper West Side in New York City. Her pure and classic portraits have been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Glamour.

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Motherhood is an incredible journey! It opens your heart to the strongest, most incredible, unconditional love. Becoming a mom is the most beautiful (yet sometimes challenging) change that can happen in a woman’s life.

Mommy and me sessions focus on capturing the special bond that you share with your little ones and make it last forever.

Here a few reasons why you should book a Motherhood photo session:

- Moms are usually the ones in charge of documenting their family history, which means that they are often the ones behind the camera. A mother and child session allows moms to be, for once, at the center of the images.

- It is a great reason to have some ‘me time’ to get ready before the session (think manicure, blow out, professional makeup, etc.)

- It celebrates the most beautiful role of your life.

- It is a gift to yourself. When your babies grow up and leave the nest, you will treasure these portraits and memories of love with your children.

- It is a gift to your children to see how much they are loved and how special they are to you.

- Motherhood portraits will help you remember details that cannot be captured like the feeling of your baby tiny hand in yours or their delicious smell

Make an investment that you will never regret and book a motherhood session to create beautiful portraits of you and your children! And if your partner is not inspired for Mother’s day, feel free to share this blog ;-)

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Rachel is a newborn and family photographer, a mother of three little ones and a firm believer that these moments are meant to be captured and cherished. To book a photo session that celebrates your role as a mother (or to gif a session to YOUR mother with her babies and grandbabies), simply click the contact button below for more information on booking a session in my Plano studio or outdoors.