Rebecca Shivers Photography

09/02/2026

You waited weeks to see these photographs.

And then the email arrives while you’re making dinner.

One child needs a drink. Someone is asking where their shoes are. You open the gallery anyway, scroll through it quickly on your phone, and promise yourself you’ll come back when you can really look.

But the first look already happened.

That’s part of why photographs are delivered a little differently here.

You know exactly when you’re going to see them, so there’s no reaching the end of a turnaround window and checking your email fourteen times a day.

But more than that, the moment has somewhere to belong.

There is time set aside to slow down. To see the expression on your child’s face that you missed while it was happening. To notice the way your husband looked at the baby. To see yourself inside your family instead of behind the phone documenting everyone else.

And yes, we make a little occasion of it.

Because you only get to see your photographs for the first time once.

I think that deserves more than becoming one more notification you open in the middle of everything else.

08/31/2026

Big sister was absolutely convinced this field was planted just for her. 🌼

She ran the paths, inspected the flowers, got tossed in the air, and generally had the kind of evening little girls dream about.

And somewhere in the middle of all that play, we photographed a family right on the edge of changing again.

One little girl still getting to be the center of Mom and Dad’s world for a little while longer, and another very loved baby already part of this family, just waiting to be held on the outside.

I think that’s one of my favorite things about maternity sessions with older siblings. They aren’t only about documenting a pregnancy. They’re about remembering what your family looked and felt like while you were loving both of your children in two completely different ways.

08/27/2026

That first year flies by. I've had the privilege of being friends with this little guy's parents and he has come a long way since he was a teeny NICU baby 🤍

08/25/2026

I’ve noticed that the hardest moments of motherhood are often when I’m most tempted to make the biggest conclusions.

About my kids.

About myself.

About how the day is going.

About whether I’m doing any of this well.

And sometimes I need to remind myself that a feeling can be completely real without every thought attached to it being true.

I can be overwhelmed without deciding everything is overwhelming.

I can wish I had handled something differently without deciding I’m failing.

I can have a child who is struggling without deciding something is wrong with him.

And I can deeply believe my children are a blessing while also admitting that raising them asks a lot of me.

I don’t think motherhood gets better by pretending the hard things aren’t hard.

But I do think I experience it differently when I’m careful about the story I build around those hard things.

There is usually more happening than the loudest moment is letting me see.

08/21/2026

08/14/2026

08/12/2026

Link in profile to secure your daughter's spot

Come and enjoy this sweet little morning that Annie - Etiquette and Manners Coach and I have dreamed up!

Floral portraits, a tea party with a decorated table, etiquette lesson, flower bar, treats, and fun memories 🤍

Cannot wait to see you there!

08/12/2026

There's a lot of talk about what happens if your child doesn't behave, but not enough about if things go right.

I think that's worth pausing for a moment.

Personally, I'm someone who is always thinking through what could possibly go wrong. What the worst case scenario might be. Sometimes I just expect it. I know it's not healthy.

My guess is I'm not the only one.

And I think that's because sometimes it feels safer to expect the worst.

But what might happen if we don't? What if we expect things to go well?

Then we could be let down. Caught off guard and without a plan. Disappointed.

But I want to remind you of something else.

Sometimes the narrative we tell ourselves becomes reality. A self-fulfilling prophecy.

So this obviously could go way beyond application to a photo session... but what happens when we expect our children to misbehave?

We talk to them a certain way. Our body language changes. We interact with them differently.

That's the stuff that kids pick up on.

I could be the most engaging, fun photographer in the world, but if you go into a session expecting it to be hard
. it just might be. And not because of your kids.

Here's a session with a little girl who literally didn't stop smiling. And it wasn't just because she's a happy baby.

Just a little tidbit from a not-therapist who thought she was going to be one back in the day 😆

08/05/2026

Yesterday was a lot.

Launch day requires a lot more talking about myself than I’m naturally comfortable with. 😂

But then names started coming through that I recognized. Families I’ve photographed before. New families I’ll get to meet this fall.

And September filled.

That part never feels normal to me.

So, thank you for trusting me with your families and for continuing to give me a reason to keep doing this 16 years later.

There are still a few fall dates left, and the booking link will go out publicly tomorrow morning.

But for now, I’m very happy to be on the other side of launch day.

Back to planning pretty things.