Emmy Jo Photography

Emmy Jo Photography Specializing in newborns, children, and maternity.

09/08/2026

I don’t think you can, honestly. Not until they’re the one standing in it.

There’s a version of you that only exists for several weeks. Sore, tired, completely undone, and also somehow the softest you’ll ever look holding this brand new person.

You keep thinking you’ll get a real photo of it eventually, once you feel more like yourself, once the house isn’t a mess, once you’ve slept.

That version of you never comes back the same way.

Your phone catches the baby just fine. The tiny fingers, the sleeping face, all of it. What it doesn’t catch is you actually in the moment with them, because you’re always the one holding the phone.

A few months from now you’re not going to be scrolling back wishing you had one more picture of the baby alone. You’re going to wish you had one clear photo of exactly how they fit against you.

I wrote this blog post reflecting on that exact thing this week and it stuck with me, comment blog for a link.

What you see when you look around your house: the clutter, the mismatched furniture, the curtains you have been meaning ...
09/01/2026

What you see when you look around your house: the clutter, the mismatched furniture, the curtains you have been meaning to replace, the wall color you picked five years ago and now hate.

What I see: the light coming through that window at 10am. The way that corner tells a story. The texture and the warmth and the life that lives in this space.

Your house does not need to be pretty. It needs to be yours.

That is enough. That is everything.

Link in bio to book your in home session.

08/28/2026

Millennial mom jokes…but seriously.

I will roll myself in the sand like a jelly donut to get the shot!

Book the session, let’s chat.

08/25/2026

True story. About three quarters of the way through a this session their youngest looked up genuinely confused and asked his mom exactly this very question.

Because we were just playing. Running on the beach. Laughing. Them being together. Mom and Dad fully engaged, PRESENT.

That is the whole point.

My sessions are not what you think they are going to be. They are better. So much better that your kids will forget they were ever there for photos in the first place.

And you will walk away with images that feel nothing like a photoshoot.

Link in bio to book yours.

I can feel motherhood in these.The kind that keeps you up at night and fills you up at the same time. The kind you will ...
08/20/2026

I can feel motherhood in these.

The kind that keeps you up at night and fills you up at the same time. The kind you will beg to remember in ten years.

This is why I do what I do.

And this is why it needs to be on your wall and not just your phone.

Link in bio.

You can’t convince me otherwise that all family photos at the beach should look like this!!!When this mama reached out w...
08/18/2026

You can’t convince me otherwise that all family photos at the beach should look like this!!!

When this mama reached out with her styling idea…I’m like say less.

DM me for my fall availability!

5 things almost a decade in Wilmington has taught me 👆🏻Some of these I learned the hard way (looking at you, South End p...
08/06/2026

5 things almost a decade in Wilmington has taught me 👆🏻

Some of these I learned the hard way (looking at you, South End parking). Some of these I say on repeat until I’m sure y’all are sick of hearing it (prints, prints, prints). And one of these is just… the truth about coastal fall, sorry not sorry.

8 years of sessions on this coast and I’m still learning something new every single time. That’s the fun part.

Have you booked your fall photos yet? Message me if you want to learn more about booking your next session with me. 🤍

Guys… literally no words…One of my goals in PA was to get out of my comfort zone, shoot in new places, and stretch mysel...
08/04/2026

Guys… literally no words…

One of my goals in PA was to get out of my comfort zone, shoot in new places, and stretch myself creatively.

One person I’ve been fan-girling over is Dom, Grace Mae Photography | Family & Newborn | Bucks County PA. I have forever admired her ability to see light and tell a badass story, so I was determined to shoot alongside her on one of my trips north. AND omg, it was magic watching her creative process.

This session was raw, real, and 1000% true motherhood, with all the squishy and scarred places. She wanted to show all of it, after the journey she had to get there.

To all my NC mamas: I see both sides of you, and I’m here for both.

The part that wants to feel gorgeous and glowing and put-together, styled hair and all… yes, absolutely, that’s real too.

But also the part of you that just did the wildest, hardest, most beautiful thing your body has ever done?

That deserves to be seen exactly as it is.
No filter. Purely RAW version. Just the truth, and it’s stunning. 🤍

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