Nolan | Zionsville Newborn Photographer

I wanted to share one of my favorite newborn sessions from 2019. One, I was so honored that the O’Kane’s drove an hour to my studio for me to photograph their babe and family I’m always SO taken aback by clients that are willing to drive that far with a newborn for photos with me. Seriously, always appreciated. Two, dad is a firefighter and it was the first time I’ve ever gotten to utilize firefighting gear with a newborn session. Nolan wrapped in red with his dad dressed in his gear….prepare your heart to melt.

If you are looking for a maternity or newborn photographer in the Indianapolis area, please contact me at kellymartinphotos@gmail.com or 765-749-4388.

Grayson | Zionsville Family Photographer

I first met the Jones’ when I traveled to their house last March for Grayson’s newborn session. They were super cool and I loved talking with Laura about their new son and their experience thus far. They had to spend some time at Riley after Grayson was born as he was having complications and not eating well. I won’t pretend I understand exactly what his diagnosis was but he has a metabolic issue where he can’t break down proteins. So he’s on a special diet with a strict feeding schedule and it will impact him the rest of his life. But the way they were handling it with such grace is what I remember most. There is so much to deal with and worry about when you bear a child, and when you throw a wrench like this in the plan, it can cause alot more stress. The Jones’ accepted it, dealt with it, and their love for this new human trumped everything. We met for a 6 month milestone session in September at one of my favorite parks (and seriously on the most gorgeous night ever) and then again for Grayson’s one-year milestone in my studio. I love each session to pieces and I hope to keep seeing Grayson grow and flourish through the years.

If you are looking for a family photographer in the Indianapolis area, please contact me at kellymartinphotos@gmail.com or 765-749-4388. 

Since the Beginning | Carmel Family Photographer

We photographers like to talk about the clients that have been with us since the beginning. We feel we owe a piece of our success to those that came to us when we were still figuring things out, still learning, still growing our businesses and still come back year after year. The Bellamy’s are one of those “with me since the beginning” clients. Jessica is a great friend of mine, and her family’s first session was back in 2015 - a portfolio building session. I used things like a wagon and pinwheels to engage the kids. There was so much I didn’t understand about lighting and posing and session flow back then. But that’s what hundreds of sessions gives you: the experience to know what works and doesn’t and how to see light and how to engage kids without busy props.

Below is the Bellamy’s session from fall of 2019. I’m super proud of this one as I scoped out two new locations for their session (when you photograph families over and over again, you start to run out of locations) and it was absolutely perfect. And location #2 was fun and colorful - perfect for their kids’ vibrant personalities (:

I may have include a few shots from Session #1 at the end of the blog for some extra entertainment.

And let’s flashback to 2015 (:

If you are looking for a family photographer in the Indianapolis area, please contact me at kellymartinphotos@gmail.com or 765-749-4388. 

Perfect Size | Zionsville Newborn Photographer

One of my favorite offerings is my newborn mini session. It’s the perfect size for clients that want the newborn experience and images but don’t want to invest a lot of time. My newborn mini session lasts about 60-75 minutes (perfect for those clients towing young siblings and those impatient dads). (: The baby stays wrapped the entire time so once I get baby asleep, he or she rarely ever wakes again. A smooth newborn mini session is always such a great experience for the parents and myself.

Here is Bennett’s newborn mini session and the favorites that mom and dad selected. How adorable is big sis Cora?? She definitely turned it on for the pictures. (:

If you are looking for a maternity or newborn photographer in the Indianapolis area, please contact me at kellymartinphotos@gmail.com or 765-749-4388.

Sweet Emma Mae | Zionsville Newborn Photographer

Blog post #2 of the year! I’m falling in love with my sessions all over again. Newborn sessions are a labor of love. From planning out fabrics, props, & accessories, determining what poses I’ll do, to having the session and getting to know the parents and their story, to editing the images to perfection. It’s so rewarding to deliver a gallery and realize you created beautiful art with a family’s beautiful babe.

Emma Mae was born in December and had a rough entry (vacuum) (: And she was so resilient about sleeping. Mom and Dad even said she never wants to miss anything and doesn’t sleep for long stretches. Well, that held true for her session but we still snagged so many great shots of this gorgeous girl.

If you are looking for a maternity or newborn photographer in the Indianapolis area, please contact me at kellymartinphotos@gmail.com or 765-749-4388.