I will always tell my Mamas to get these kids so pumped and excited to see me.  I want to be your friend and someone they can play with and look forward to meeting.  Though I do think it is important to share that I will be bringing a camera and taking photographs, I do […]

Young toddlers and children outdoors can be so fun. There are so many ways to engage with each other and with your environment that can add element of exploration and newness to your gallery. Nature lends so much to see and do. The sun gives us light to play with and elevated your photos. Keeping your toddlers engaged in a natural way will give us the best results from our time together.

My commitment to only photographing newborns in their own space, at their own pace, fuels my why. It is important to me as a natural newborn photographer to be in the actual space where you live and raise your baby to give you a unique, true-to-you representation of this time in your life. Though the session below stole my heart with their family and maternity session, the newborn photos are the most personal- a glimpse behind the curtain into the home her father renovated and the room her mother designed for her arrival.

To showcase these three sessions, an album was hand crafted to have a tangible gift to hold and look at. Her first year here Earth side, photographed from inside the womb, to kicking in the crib and finally eating her toes by the bay.

There is no other place to photograph newborns than the comfort and realness of your own space and home.  The simplicity of Steph Kines natural newborn photography leaves your baby at the center.  No props, no distractions, no fluff.  Adding other children into the mix gives even more reason to stay at home. In case […]

“Photographing with Steph feels natural and she always makes it fun. My husband has always looked at professional photography like a chore because we were made to pose and do things that make us feel awkward and not like us. Then we found Steph!! We were genuinely laughing and having a good time together. She played music to set the mood for us and my kids asked to take her home with us.” – Tina H.

Spring is just around the corner and many clients are already looking to book their spring family photography session. If you know that spring family photos is something you want to do this year, then make it a priority by putting it in your calendar now. With after school activities, spring trips and gearing up for the summer, Memorial Day Weekend will be here before you know it.

When is the last time you, yes yooouuuuu, were in a photo with your children? And not a selfie at the zoo kind of a picture, but a beautiful, connected, loving photo with your children. As a Mom, you are trying to do it all, wearing about 16 different hats a day and getting into photos with your babies might be at the very bottom of your list, if it makes your list at all. I know you have thousands of images of your littles ones doing thousands of things. I am sure you have plenty of photos and videos of your partner sharing time with your babies, but not all of us are documented with our families. Here is your push to get in the photos.

Your home is enough. Candid photography is a close-to-real reflection of milestones in your life, with family photos that are less posed captured in an artful way.  Our goal is to tell your story and shine light and feeling on the loving connection among your family.  We use guided prompts to help you engage with your family and children in a natural way.  Sometimes just letting your family be themselves, gives you the most unique collection of moments.

Do not worry about finding the location, that is my job!  I have a handful of favorites places to photograph, in Bucks County, Philadelphia and on the Main Line.  For outdoor sessions we explore fields, water, nature.  We can gather flowers and roll around in the grass.  Lifestyle outdoor photography sessions give you the space to play and create new memories with your family.  Think of it more as an evening spent together than a photography session.

Think of your photography session as an evening enjoyed together, exploring and spending time together as a family. And when you live just outside of Philadelphia on the Main Line you are blessed with greenery all around, gardens to explore and wild nature to play in.