01/29/2026
There’s a weight and beauty that comes with becoming parents for the first time a season defined by anticipation, vulnerability, and transformation. Before routines are rewritten and roles expand, there’s this moment: the in-between.
For first-time parents, portraits are more than keepsakes. They are a way of honoring the beginning the version of yourselves that exists before the world shifts, before the baby arrives, before life looks different. These images become a visual reminder of who you were in the moment you stepped into something new.
In the studio, my intention is to create space for presence and ease, allowing couples to simply exist as they are in this chapter. The result is imagery that feels grounded, intimate, and honest not posed for perfection, but rooted in truth.
This season only happens once. Documenting it is a way of holding onto the beginning.
🧑🧑🧒: Shawn + Ava
photo and cgi by me
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