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Shira Z. Photography

Long Island, NY Lifestyle Newborn, Family, and Brand Photographer based in Long Beach. Available for travel. Let's capture the perfectly imperfect.

I want you to look back at your photos in a few years and remember how it all felt when your baby was just a newborn and your children were still young. If you're anything like me, in a few years you'll have a hard time remembering it all. And I know I don't want to forget any of it.

01/08/2026

Happy Thursday! Some newborn deliciousness to brighten your day 😍👶🏻

01/05/2026

Dreaming of evenings like this one 💕

06/22/2025

Happy June everyone!!🌞
Sorry I’ve been so quiet here. I took some time off to deal with some personal things but I’m back and excited to start sharing again!
Looking forward to seeing many of you this Summer for family beach sessions! 🌊
If anyone wants a last minute session before camp/sleepaway dm me! Keep in mind I try to schedule beach sessions as close to sunset as possible so we wouldn’t start till 7:30ish!

xo

04/17/2024

Just checking in, have you booked your beach session yet??😁

03/27/2024

One of the greatest results of working on myself has been the change in relationship with my girls. As a parent, it’s so hard to not lose yourself in all the emotions flying all over the place, especially when Middle School comes around!!

When my daughters used to come home upset, it would take over my mind and body. All I wanted was try to fix it, which wasn’t what they needed. I can feel them pushing me away anytime I do this. After doing some inner work, I realized a big part of this was that I couldn’t bear the pain of those feelings myself. I had to learn to be with and feel the uncomfortable feelings.

Feelings and emotions are messages, they’re not “bad”. But most of us have been conditioned to push them down, to not to be so emotional etc. Eventually I started to allow myself to feel whatever came up, without letting it take over. And that has been a game changer.
I would notice the emotion and ask myself if it was mine or if I was taking on their stuff as my own. It’s often our own stuff coming back up to be dealt with. I had to feel it. And once I did this, I could finally start to separate my daughters emotions from my own. This is sooo hard as a mom that’s suffered with anxiety and people pleasing, that just wants to make everything ok.

Our kids need the space to express their feelings without worrying how it will make us feel. They don’t necessarily want solutions, they want to be heard. As someone that loves to fix and give advice, learning to keep my mouth shut in these moments has been so difficult, but so worth it.

Allowing our kids to make mistakes, to feel hurt, rejection, etc. is part of life. And by showing them that we’re ok, because we know they’ll be ok, we show them that we believe in them. That we believe they can handle whatever comes their way.
Learning to manage our emotions and let go of control, helps our kids to do the same.
We can ask them questions to help guide them to find the answers themselves, to help them see that as long as they stay true to themselves and learn from their mistakes, they’ll thrive. I believe this helps them gain the self trust needed throughout life. And it gives them a safe space in you.

❤️

02/15/2024

Hi guys, happy Thursday!!
I've been booking for Spring which seemed far away in my mind, but it's almost March! So crazy. Email me if you want to get a date on the calendar! [email protected]
I never shared these images from S & K's engagement session and love them so better late than never! 😍 Which is your fav??

01/19/2024

The simple things. Like a morning when everyone is feeling good, we’re all out and ready early, & Lucy and I get to meet up with our friends at the beach. Not sure I’d appreciate it as much if it weren’t for the harder days. 💕
Happy Friday!!
🫶🏻

01/17/2024

Morning! I posted these on insta the other day and meant to post here too. From a recent lifestyle newborn session. I know photos are probably the last thing you want to do after just having a baby but I promise you will be so happy to have these photos. I recently found some photos I took of my daughter after she was just born and omggg. the best. ❤️

11/08/2023

I don’t know about you, but with all the sadness in the world right now I could use as much light and beauty as possible in my life.
Grateful for my awesome clients and another busy Fall season!
Loved this maternity/family session🧡

09/14/2023

Just want to make it known that I love extended family sessions! The more chaos the better in my opinion. 😄 I never shared this one from a while back that I just loved. Great gift for grandma and grandpa!!

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Park Avenue
Long Beach, NY
11561

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http://www.shirazphotography.com/, http://shirazphotographyblog.com/

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