Daria Deschain Photography

09/02/2026

By the end of the session, the little guy gave me his iPad password. I think that's the highest form of trust a five-year-old can offer.
Here's what happened before that: mom told the kids that when I arrived, they'd all play board games together. So I didn't walk in as "the photographer" — I walked in as the reason the fun was starting. For the first stretch I was a fly on the wall. No posing, no "look here," just a family playing.
Then we shifted — the kids did their own thing, and I photographed what was already happening. Later I gave mom one real direction: dance with them by the window. That's it. A few minutes, and some of my favorite frames of the day.
This is what most of your gallery is made of. Not "everybody smile." Just your family, on an ordinary afternoon, doing what they actually do.
Your kids don't need to be perfect for this. They just need to be there.

08/28/2026

Fall in Connecticut lasts about three weeks, and every year I think — this time I'll definitely get everyone photographed who wanted it. Never happens.
I'm opening a few dates for late September and early October. Outdoor sessions while the leaves are still on the trees: families, couples, maternity.
How it works: about an hour on location, and I don't make anyone look at the camera and say cheese. The kids run around, you talk to each other, I shoot. It ends up looking like your actual life, just prettier.
Nearest open Saturday is September 27th. I also have a couple of weekday evenings in October.
Message me and I'll send details and examples — we can do a park or head out to the shoreline, whatever works better for you.

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

A recent golden hour maternity photoshoot 🌞

07/15/2026

The Old Masters knew something we kind of forgot.

A great portrait isn't a photo of your face. It's an image of a moment you'll actually want on your wall in fifty years.

Here's what I quietly steal from them in every session:
A dark, muted backdrop, so you're the only thing in the frame.
Rich, deep color that still feels timeless decades from now.
Texture you can almost touch. Skin, silk, the weave of the fabric.
Composition with room to breathe, placed like a subject who belongs on a wall.
And light that falls soft and directional, the way it does in an old oil painting.

This is why maternity portraits shot this way don't get lost in a camera roll. They get printed, framed, and looked at for years.

📁Save this for when you start planning your own session

07/13/2026

Most people think a maternity photo is about the pose. It's not. It's about the light, because light is what you feel before you can explain why.

Here are five ways I light a woman, and what each one does 🤍

→ The Old Master (45°) — sculpted and timeless, the light of a Renaissance painting.
→ The Glowing Backdrop — soft and weightless, lit from within. Pure tenderness.
→ Backlight outdoors — golden and alive; it looks like a memory the moment I take it.
→ The Rim — powerful and sculptural, tracing the edge of the belly. Strength, not softness.
→ Mixed light — cinematic and a little otherworldly, where a portrait becomes art.

I don't have one "signature look" I put on every woman. I choose the light for you, for who you actually are inside this season. That's the difference between a photo of a pregnant woman, and a portrait of her.

Which one is your favorite? Tell me below 👇

📍 Editorial maternity in Hartford area & the Connecticut shoreline

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07/06/2026

Every woman has a place where she's most herself. For her, it's the barn.
This is why I photograph women where they feel at home, not just in studios. Where's yours?