The Stephanie Newman Photography Journal

Maddie and Emilee are probably the most adorable sisters that I have ever photographed. Their session this year was all about apple picking. They had the most perfect day to do it too. We met at Whistling Well Apple Orchard in Hastings on a Monday night and it was like we had the place to ourselves.

I CANNOT get over how adorable this family is. I was super stoked when the opportunity came to shoot in a sunflower field that Liz and her little family wanted to do it. Last year we tried to do a mini session at the farm but the night before we were going to meet, it stormed. Hard. I mean, destroyed the crops and it was all muddy too. I was really bummed.

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 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.

One of my favorite parts of my job, is working with all sorts of different families and members of those families. Including the fur babies. Jane, Ron, and Emily are my across the street neighbors. They are the most wonderful people and neighbors and we won the best neighbor lottery when they moved in across the street.

They are oh so kind and patient with my family, including my boys who love their puppers, and of course them too.

Along with their 3 pups ranging from small to big Kiwi, Duke and, Faleen respectively, we met at Whitetail Woods in Lakeville for their winter mini session. I had a blast hanging out with all of them and trying to get coordinate the puppers as well as the peoples.

These are my friends Robin and Nissa with their girls, Nora, Maggie and Hattie. And they’re moving to Belize in a few days!! They are going to be missionaries and will be working in at a children’s home down there for three years. And I cannot be more excited for them. They’ve been gathering support, packing and selling things since October and now it’s time for them to head out to be the hands and feet of God.
Nissa asked if I could do a session for her mom and dad to have of the girls and her parents. So of course I jumped at the opportunity to capture some sweet moments with Mimi and Papa before their daughter and family left on their journey to Belize.