The Stephanie Newman Photography Journal

What can I say about this session other than that Kathryn totally rocked it. From the outfits to the locations she picked, even the weather was just perfect.

During her session Kathryn and I chatted about what her plans were for after she was done with school. She plans to first, take a fun vacation with her friends out to the Boston area and then go to college somewhere.

Joe told me when discussing his session that he wanted to incorporate a car (a 1979 Pontiac Firebird) that he and his dad have been working on together as a fun father-son project. Which, his big plans after graduation is to go to school to become a mechanic just like his dad.

This small, but cute family was so much fun to hang out with on a Saturday morning early in August. Malorie and her menfolk are members of the same church as my family, and have been members of our church since they were kiddos. I love that even though they have been attending Valley for that long and still continue to be members and raise their kiddos there.

This is the second time I’ve photographed this crew. And boy do I have fun with them. Getting to the point of actually meeting to do their session was not fun however.

Amanda lived in a house full of boys, including the dog…up until almost a month ago. I’ve photographed Amanda and Paul’s family of 5 for the last couple of years. We’ve both been boy mamas to three dudes that are roughly the same age as each other. Then last fall she announced she was pregnant […]

This girl just totally rocked her session though. I put on some music to make it more fun and she just went for it. I mean, she didn’t get me odd looks when I sang terribly out of tune – purposely, to a song that was playing or when I had to walk out onto a dock and freaked out because I hate water.

It’s always a pleasure working with the Mischke family. I have been photographing this wonderful family for the past 3 years and I enjoy every minute of it. They are totally game for whatever “pose” I guide them into for their session. Like, when I put on some music and tell them to dance. They […]

I met the Nystrom family on a beautiful, yet chilly Saturday morning at Lebanon Hills – Holland Lake Trailhead. Little Evelyn wasn’t too sure of me at first but with a little bribery from me and some fruit snacks mom she definitely warmed up to me and gave me all the cheeses.

I couldn’t have asked for a better morning for the Stroik family’s session. It wasn’t humid or hot yet and there wasn’t crazy strong winds to blow us over and definitely no bugs! Dayna, Riley and little Delilah were just fabulous people to work with! I enjoyed every minute with them at their session!