Jessie Schira Photography

Jessie Schira Photography The story of right now captured in print

Create a wedding day that actually feels like you.Fun. Beautiful. A little untraditional. Completely yours.Because the b...
09/02/2026

Create a wedding day that actually feels like you.

Fun. Beautiful. A little untraditional. Completely yours.

Because the best way to start a marriage is with a day you’re genuinely excited to live, not just one that looks good on paper.

Your wedding should feel like a damn good time, not a photoshoot with a timeline.Good people. Good drinks. Big feelings....
08/31/2026

Your wedding should feel like a damn good time, not a photoshoot with a timeline.

Good people. Good drinks. Big feelings. A little chaos.

I’ll take care of capturing it as it happens.

One whole year of this sweet boy.⁠⁠There’s something so special about getting to photograph people I genuinely care abou...
08/30/2026

One whole year of this sweet boy.⁠

There’s something so special about getting to photograph people I genuinely care about and watching their babies grow right in front of my camera.⁠

These little cheeks, tiny hands, big personality and all the sweet in-between moments are going to change so fast.⁠

But now they get to keep this version of him forever.⁠

And that will never stop being one of my favorite parts of this job.

I will never get over those one-week-old babies.The tiny toes. The flaky little skin. The sleepy stretches. The way they...
08/24/2026

I will never get over those one-week-old babies.

The tiny toes. The flaky little skin. The sleepy stretches. The way they curl right back up like they’re still in mama’s belly.

There’s just something about photographing them when they’re this brand new.

Give me all the fresh babies. I could photograph this stage forever.

I know what it feels like to lose yourself in motherhood.To spend years being everything to everyone else until one day ...
08/06/2026

I know what it feels like to lose yourself in motherhood.

To spend years being everything to everyone else until one day you catch your reflection and wonder, Who am I now?

The beautiful thing is that you don’t have to become who you were before.

You get to relearn yourself.

What makes you laugh now. Lights you up. And what makes you feel beautiful.
What kind of woman you’re becoming alongside being an incredible mother.

I’ve photographed so many women in this season, and it’s one of my favorite transformations to witness. Not because a photoshoot changes them.

Because it reminds them that they were never gone.

She’s been there all along, just waiting for someone, including herself, to really see her. 🤍

THEY’RE OPEN. 🍂Fall family sessions are officially booking.And if this is the year you want more than 37 photos sitting ...
08/01/2026

THEY’RE OPEN. 🍂

Fall family sessions are officially booking.

And if this is the year you want more than 37 photos sitting forgotten in your camera roll…

Come make something with me.

Something artful.
Something a little chaotic.
Something beautiful enough for your walls and real enough to actually feel like your family.

I’ll plan with you.
I’ll guide you.
I’ll tell you what to do with your hands.
And I will absolutely not expect your children to sit quietly and smile at me for an hour.

We’re making art out of the season of life you’re actually in.

And I would love to photograph yours.

Fall family sessions are officially open. 🤎

You’re not paying me to show up with an expensive camera and hope for the best.I am meticulous about this s**t.The locat...
07/30/2026

You’re not paying me to show up with an expensive camera and hope for the best.

I am meticulous about this s**t.

The location.
The light.
What you’re wearing.
How everything photographs together.
Where I put you.
When I pose you.
When I shut up and let the moment happen.

There is a LOT happening behind the scenes of photographs that ultimately feel effortless.

Because that’s the goal.

You shouldn’t have to spend your session wondering:

“Where do I stand?”
“What do I do with my hands?”
“Are my kids ruining this?”
“Does this look okay?”

That’s my job.

Your job is to show up and love the people you came with.

Fall family sessions open August 1.

Your children do not need to be “good” for family photos.Actually, I’d rather they just be themselves.Let them run. Let ...
07/29/2026

Your children do not need to be “good” for family photos.

Actually, I’d rather they just be themselves.

Let them run. Let them climb on you. Let them tell me about the weird rock they found.

Let them laugh too loudly and make fart jokes and refuse to participate for five minutes because apparently THAT STICK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I’m a photographer.

I’m also a mom of four.

You are not going to scare me. 😂

The magic isn’t in getting your children to perform for the camera.

It’s in giving them enough space to forget the camera is there.

That’s where the good stuff happens.

I’m not interested in spending an hour trying to make your family look like people you aren’t.Of course I’m going to get...
07/29/2026

I’m not interested in spending an hour trying to make your family look like people you aren’t.

Of course I’m going to get the beautiful portrait.

The one where everyone looks incredible and you immediately think, okay yeah, THAT is going on the wall.

But I want the other stuff, too.

Your kid climbing into your lap. The way your husband makes them laugh. The chaos. The tenderness.

The tiny things you see every single day and somehow don’t realize are changing right in front of you.

Because you might book family photos because you need a Christmas card.

But I want to create something you’ll still give a s**t about 20 years from now.

Fall family sessions open August 1.

We are officially DAYS away from fall family sessions opening. 🍂And before you start thinking about matching sweaters an...
07/28/2026

We are officially DAYS away from fall family sessions opening. 🍂

And before you start thinking about matching sweaters and whether your kids will actually cooperate…

I need you to know something:

Your family does not need to show up perfectly for me.

Your kids can be wild.
Someone can need a snack.
Your toddler can decide they suddenly hate pants.
Your husband can tell me he hates having his photo taken approximately 14 seconds after meeting me.

I can work with all of it.

I’ll guide you. I’ll tell you what to do with your hands. I’ll create the beautiful, editorial portraits you came for.

But I’ll also leave room for your family to actually be YOUR family.

Fall family sessions open August 1.

And I cannot freaking wait.

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25216 Ben Reifel Rd
Interior, SD
57750

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