It's never too early to start thinking about the holiday season! I am thrilled to announce my Christmas.in July sale for holiday mini sessions. Why wait until the last minute to secure your holiday photo session!? By booking now, not only can you lock in last year's prices with an additional 15% off, but you'll also have the advantage of selecting your preferred time slot before the holiday rush. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity—reserve your session today and be the first to choose your preferred time slot when bookings open in the fall. Let's make capturing beautiful holiday card photos a breeze!

I am so excited to announce that for the first time ever I will be offering Customer Appreciation Mini Sessions at an INCREDIBLY discounted rate this summer!

I have been doing mini sessions for a while now, but they have always been priced at my normal mini session fee. I decided that it would be fun to give everyone a chance to take part in them to show my appreciation for you all.

Have we had a session together at Lockridge Park in Alburtis? It’s one of my very favorite places to shoot and it happens to be one of the first places I took clients for sessions when I was just starting out several years ago. Lockridge is certainly a popular location for photo sessions with area photographers and for good reason. Today I’d like to share with you three reasons I love shooting at one of the OG Lehigh Valley photo locations Lockridge Park!

I’ve always said a child’s first birthday is as much a celebration of the child as it is the parents. You’ve kept your little one safe and healthy for a whole year. Whether it’s your first baby or your last, that’s a huge accomplishment!

There are so many ways to celebrate your baby turning 1, but what could be cuter than a cake smash and photos to document the special occasion? Today I’d like to share my Top 3 cake smash tips to help you prepare for your session.

Whether you're in the Lehigh Valley area and looking for a family photographer, or just curious about the differences between mini sessions and full sessions, you've come to the right place! As a professional photographer, I offer both types of sessions to my clients, and today I want to share some tips to help you choose the best session for you and your family.

If you're looking for quick shots or just need one good photo for a specific purpose like a holiday card or a pregnancy announcement, a mini session may be the way to go. However, if you want genuine smiles and a variety of images to choose from, a full session is the better choice. With more time to get to know each other and build trust, I can capture those special moments that truly reflect your family's personality.

Summer is the perfect time of year to get outdoors and enjoy nature. During this time, I love to do family and couple sessions. So, if you’re looking for the perfect way to spend an evening with your family, I have just the thing for you - I am once again offering my summer sunsets and creek sessions! 

While it’s easy to cross an engagement session off of your to-do list in an attempt to make it just a bit shorter, I’m here to tell you that’s a mistake. The great news is I offer an engagement session with every one of my wedding packages (that’s how important I think they are!) so it’s a no-brainer to schedule one. However, if you’re on the fence, these are my Top 3 reasons for scheduling an engagement session with your wedding photographer.

Mommy & Me mini sessions in Lehigh Valley, PA. Let’s celebrate moms! Mother’s Day is right around the corner and to celebrate I am once again offering Mommy & Me Mini Sessions! These short sessions focus on the bond between mom (and any woman who fulfills a mom role) and her babies (big or small).

Recently a young bride and friend of our family reached out to me about her wedding photos. She and her husband planned a destination wedding on a sunny Florida beach outside of their home state of Georgia. From what I saw on social media, the day looked absolutely beautiful! However, unfortunately, when the bride received her photos from her photographer, she was immensely disappointed.

Today I am excited to share an interview I had with one of my recent clients. Meet Megan! She’s a mom of two girls, former teacher and current PhD student, and an all around incredible person. Have you ever met someone who just radiates light and has a super positive energy? That’s Megan!

I can’t wait to share the details of our conversation together. As much as I love telling you about what I pride myself on offering to my clients, it’s different when you hear it from someone who has had an experience with EK Photography. Without further ado, here’s my interview with Megan.

Calling all business owners and entrepreneurs…this blog is for you! Today I’d like to talk a little bit about branding sessions. If you’re running a business and have an online presence, a branding session is an absolute must to promote your business. Professional photos are what your potential clients and customers see when they search for you online and it’s essential those images accurately communicate your product, messaging, and vibe. This blog will focus on a branding session with Debbie Field, owner of Madame Stitch. We’ll address the 3 big outcomes a branding session with EK Photography should produce through the lens of her session.

As you already know, I shoot sessions all over the Lehigh Valley! My location guide provides you with a number of suggestions of places we can hold a session depending on the look and feel you want your photos to have. However, today I want to focus on historic downtown Bethlehem, one of my very favorite places to shoot. Here are three reasons I love Bethlehem for any type of photo session:

Back in March I attended the Reset conference for photographers and one of the keynote speakers encouraged us to make time for personally fulfilling projects. Reflecting on her words, I realized I haven’t made time or space to take pictures that are just for me in quite some time. Though every session I do for my clients is work I am proud to create and deliver, I wanted to make space to do my art for no other reason than my own love of the process.

Happy New Year! I hope you’re feeling refreshed and renewed after another busy holiday season. New years are fresh starts so I thought this was the perfect time to reintroduce myself to you. Everyone knows I’m the blonde with the camera (those are the descriptors I use with new clients to tell them how to identify me at their session location), but there’s so much more about me I’m excited to share with you! Here are 5 NEW fun facts about me!

On the surface, it’s been another typical year. The kids are getting taller, the dogs are cuter by the day, and my business continues to grow with each and every session. But, upon deeper reflection, this year has been different. This year for me, like the moon, was a demonstration of phases. It’s been a year of feeling stuck, challenging changes, growth, and ultimately contentment. I’m different now at the end of 2022 than I was at the beginning. While I could blog about the accomplishments of EK Photography in 2022, the wins in my business wouldn’t have occurred without the growth in my personal life. So, instead, I’d like to tell you a little about MY growth this year. Maybe my words and experience will speak to you and inspire you in some way as well.

What a beautiful day we had for Johanna & Kyle’s wedding last month at the American Club of Coplay in Pennsylvania. Johanna and Kyle tied the knot at the courthouse last year so this wedding was a celebration reception with their family and friends. It was a perfect day of laughter and love! 

Today I want to give you a behind the scenes look at what a full gallery for a family session looks like. You’ve heard us say that the Sentimental (full gallery) package is the best deal for any type of session, but what does that really mean? 

The Sentimental package includes a minimum of 30 images and gives us the opportunity to capture a variety of groupings and poses with each member of your group. You have the option for up to two outfit changes if you desire. The best part? You don’t need to narrow down your list of favorites to just a few images. You get ALL of them as free digital downloads! 

On September 17, 2022, Rochelle and Adam tied the knot and their day could not have been more beautiful. The day began with Rochelle and her bridesmaids getting ready at The Pond at Triplebrook. Once Rochelle’s hair and makeup were finished and her wedding dress was on, she did a reveal with her bridesmaids. They all had the sweetest reactions to seeing how beautiful Rochelle looked. These are some of my favorite photos from the day - the looks on their faces are just so perfect!

It was so wonderful celebrating Catie and Kristopher again. These two had a small ceremony back in February of this year and then had their big day celebrating with family and friends last month! I was so happy to have been able to capture their love the first time around and again at the sweet party they threw to celebrate their marriage. Caite and Kristopher exchanged their vows during a beautiful and intimate outdoor ceremony and then held their reception at The American Club of Coplay.

Hi there! Today I want to be super real with you. I’ve been thinking about this blog for some time and I realized thinking about it wasn’t the same as writing it so it was finally time to put my thoughts into words. Recently I held Customer Appreciation mini sessions and one mama’s words struck me as I read through her questionnaire. She explained that typically she is the “picture taker” of the family and she appreciated the opportunity to be in photos with her children and husband. Reading her words brought me so much joy because it was clear to me that she GETS IT. What is it she “gets?” She chose not to wait for the “perfect” time or a less busy schedule or when she was at her ideal weight or when her children were guaranteed to behave or when she and her husband hadn’t had an argument or whatever other reasons parents so often give for not scheduling and taking photos. She chose NOW and making that choice couldn’t have been a better decision.