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Here you will find some of my recent photo  sessions, client resources, and a NICU experience series. 

Becoming an older sibling isn’t an easy adjustment. This is why I am super go-with-the-flow with big siblings during newborn sessions. I encourage them to take sibling photos with their baby, but give lots of breaks. We really only need at least a few seconds of cooperation here and there to snap away and get […]

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I always love when families take maternity photos and then newborn photos.  It is so special to see the parents’ anticipation and excitement for meeting their new baby and then to get to actually meet that baby. We did the maternity session in their backyard, so we decided to use another location for their newborn session.  […]

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Written by Dana Solomon Our NICU experience Our NICU story started on the morning of Tuesday, Sept 1 at a routine ultrasound – I was 34 weeks and 5 days. They told me the baby was measuring small and it looked like my placenta was that of a 39/40 weeker so the baby wasn’t getting all […]

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Family smiles at each other during family photo session with Sara Sniderman Photography at Elm Bank, Wellesley Massachusetts

This was my first extended family photo session of the year and it was so much fun.  I have a few more coming up this summer, so I thought I would write up my flow for extended family sessions since they are a little different than a typical family session.  I had so much fun exploring […]

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Dog sniffs babies feet during outdoor newborn photo session with Sara Sniderman Photograph in Natick Massachusetts

I have said it before and will say it again.  My silver lining of the pandemic has been discovering my love for outdoor newborn photo sessions.  Sometimes this means exploring a location, but for others it’s using a family’s yard. This family chose to use their yard here in Natick Massachusetts.  We started on their porch and […]

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I schedule my sessions based on the best lighting.  This can often mean keeping your little ones up late for your evening photo session.  I wanted to give you some tips for making your evening photo session successful.  If evening really isn’t a good fit your family, you may want to consider a sunrise session.  I have […]

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When I got home from the session and my husband asked how it went, I told him it was a photographer’s dream!  So what made it a dream?  Here are a few things that all added up to a magical session. Ready to play during their family photo session This family was ready to play […]

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BY SARAH BOUVIER NICU Story Our son Henry was born at 35 weeks.  There were no prior indications or health reasons that led to him being born early… he was just ready to enter the world!  The NICU team was in the room as I was giving birth and then post-birth we were informed that […]

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WRITTEN BY KAELYN ZAKEM NICU Story My NICU story began on a Friday in May 2020.  I began to think that I might be leaking fluid but wasn’t sure so I called the doctor’s office and they had me come in.  The doctor on call assured me that all was well and to let her […]

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I have been thinking about racism towards Asian people a lot this week.  I have debated whether or not to post this.  Being a white woman, do I even have a right to be posting about this? @themommingworker, a mom in a similar situation to me, encouraged me to put my thoughts out there.  You see, […]

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