The Stephanie Newman Photography Journal

Choosing a portrait photographer is a big deal. If you Google photographers in your area, you most likely are going to come up with a bunch of results. Then what? How do you sift through them all to find one that you want to hire to photograph your family, senior or wedding? Here are 4 […]

Supporting small businesses is huge for those people who are behind it. This small venture could be their means of income, supporting their families. Not all small businesses get the support they need to continue to grow and thrive. In this digital age, I think it’s easier to support small businesses than ever. Word of […]

Way back like 7 years ago, I used to be known in my circle of friends as either the cupcake queen or the planner queen, I was obsessed with both for a short time. Kid you not, I had at one time 3 Happy Planners, two of them were for my kids that I decorated […]

Jessica reached out to me in December to do a couples session with her and her hubby in the Minnesota winter. At the time there wasn’t a stitch of snow on the ground and all I was thinking, uhhh maybe we wait until January? Maybe we’d get some snow by then. ?? The temps changed from freezing to basically spring weather from the end of December up to the day of their session, and I PRAYED hard that we just get a tiny bit of dusting to add a bit of magical dusting of snow on the pine trees. The night before session it snowed a tiny bit to answer my session prayers.

I’ve been a photographer for about 5 years now, you learn A LOT of things along the way, and I’m sure the education isn’t over just because I’ve been in the business for a long time. It’s how you grow right? And make sure you don’t make those same mistakes again. Here are the top […]

Let’s do a fun year in review!! It’s amazing to me how much 2021 has flown by. Seriously, it feels like we just started the year and now here we are towards the end of it! Every year seems like they pass by faster and faster. Don’t they? Which means we need to soak up […]

This has got to be one of my favorite sessions of this year. I’m not just saying that. Truth be told, I was a little nervous about photographing this mama and her sweet family. Anna is a local author and I may or may not have geeked out a little too much the day she reached out to me to book a session.

I love trying new places with my families for their sessions. Lisa recommended Afton State Park for their upcoming family session and I was stoked to try it out! I hadn’t had time to check it out prior to their session due to being backed up from my eye surgery and various other things. I’m glad that Lisa and her family had went before to check it out and find good spots for their session!

I just love watching this little family grow over the years that they have been my clients. Little Miss C wasn’t in the picture when I took their first family picture and the boys have grown so much since that first family session with me 5 years ago! As it is with my repeat families, the kids continue to get bigger while I feel like I’m getting shorter as we meet every year for their