timeless & meaningful imagery for the sentimental 

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Athens Ga Family Photographer

Serving Athens, GA, Atlanta, Lake Oconee, Henry County, Macon, & beyond   |  Serving N.C....Highlands, Cashiers, Asheville, and the Blue Ridge Mountains 
Available for travel |  Inquire for current travel schedule

Motherhood.  Family.  Seniors

With so many family photographers in Athens Ga, we consider it a true honor to be chosen to document your family. Emily not only offers two unique, gorgeous private locations, she also has over 18 years of experience working with families. She provides an easy, stress-free experience and offers a variety of luxury products that include heirloom albums, custom wall art, digital art files, fine art prints, and more.

Emily is best known for her clean aesthetic, years of experience, and her ability to make her clients feel comfortable in front of the camera while capturing genuine moments and delivering beautiful, timeless portraits and heirloom products. She specializes in family photography, senior portraits, and weddings/elopements.

What sets us apart

Photography in Athens Ga
 

With a calm, focused, artistic approach, Emily works with her clients to capture their story with intention and care.
After documenting your memories, she will thoughtfully process each image with a clean aesthetic, so your photographs stand the test of time. 

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Our services 

We are passionate about documenting the love between a mother and her children. From maternity to motherhood sessions, we will be there to celebrate every step of the way in a beautiful, timeless manor. 

Motherhood

We love developing relationships with our families! We have photographed countless families over the years. It's a true blessing to serve our clients year after year watching their families grow. We help our families create beautiful custom wall art and heirloom albums for their home.

Family

Senior sessions are so much fun! We love highlighting our seniors and making them feel extra special during their senior session. Our books fill up quickly, so try to remember to book your senior session well in advance before the yearbook deadline. 

Senior

We document a limited number of weddings and elopements per year to ensure that our clients receive the VERY best of us. As always, we are quality focused not quantity driven. We'd love to connect to see if we're a good fit! 

Wedding & Elopements

Couples + Engagement + Marriage

Hi there! I'm Emily, an Athens Ga family photographer and wedding photographer serving Athens Ga, Lake Oconee, Atlanta, and the surrounding cities. I split most of my time between Atlanta, Highlands, N.C., and the Lake Oconee area.  While based in the southeast, I love photographing my clients in beautiful, scenic, and/or sentimental locations that speak to their heart.

My journey as a full time photographer began 18 years ago, and I’m beyond grateful to have had the opportunity to meet and photograph so many beautiful souls along the way. Serving my clients is my number one priority, and I give each of my clients the absolute very best of me! From location scouting to posing to finding the best light and assisting you during the ordering process, I will be there to lend a helping hand throughout the process.  My  goal as a photographer is to make your session a breeze! 

Meet Emily 

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How long have they worked with children?
What is their experience behind the lens?
Do they have backup gear? 
Are they well equipped to handle different situations that can arise (changes in lighting, equipment failures, etc.)
Can they handle possible melt-downs, and pivot quickly when necessary? 

We recommend hiring someone who is dependable, has been in business for years, and provides a laid back, stress-free experience with a calm focused approach capturing the best moments, lighting, poses, and more.

You may want to consider hiring a photographer who offers a variety of luxury products, digital collections, and sessions. Some of our fine are products include heirloom albums, custom wall art, matted print boxes, and fine art prints. Post consultations are available for those who desire a helping hand during the ordering process.

Experience

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Products & Services

With so many

Aesthetic

Be sure you love the style and work of the photographer you hire. This is significant. You are hiring an artist not only for their experience, professionalism, and the products and services they offer, but also for their aesthetic and vision. 

What is their level of experience?

how do I choose who is right for me?

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What services and products do they offer?

First, you may want to ask yourself, what am I trying to achieve and what are the most important things to me?  Here are a few things to consider...

Do you like the look and feel of their photographs?

Are they a professional, and will they make the process feel easy?

Easy stress-free sessions for those who value a thoughtful experience and meaningful, custom artwork you can hold in your hand for generations to come.


Capturing your love & legacy through meaningful imagery
 

Session Day

Show up, relax and have fun! Kids will be kids, and I want to document just that (no pressure or forced smiles here). I'm here to tell your story and guide you along the way. Just relax, soak up your family time together, and leave it to me to find the best angles, lighting, scenery, emotion and more.

Let's talk vision...
After booking, you will receive an email with clothing tips and inspirational boards. We will discuss clothing ideas, color schemes, accessories, scenery, etc. We can discuss via email or through scheduling a pre-consultation call. 

Plan 

Once we've determined a date, you will receive a booking link to reserve your session and pay the nonrefundable creative session fee. This is due in order to reserve a date on the schedule. Your minimum investment will be due the day of the session.


Book

Please reach out here to inquire about dates and request details and pricing information. Please provide as much information as possible on the inquiry form, so we are able to provide you with the information needed.

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I'm so excited you're ready to move forward. We offer a variety of sessions and luxury products to meet our clients needs. This includes custom wall art, digital art collections, heirloom albums, fine art prints, and more. We also offer small  La Petite sessions, full Signature sessions, Digital Mini-sessions, and Memberships. Here are the next steps to to reserve your session.

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We are excited to connect with you!

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Brittany Moore

"Sometimes in life, you come across people that are so genuine and radiate joy and happiness all around. This is Emily. This is why we chose her and continue to choose her to document our most important moments in life. Emily took our engagement photos in Savannah, Ga which is where we lived at the time. Then she photographed our wedding day, and she captured our first family photos with our daughter. Each time, she made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera, and she is honestly just a joy to be around. Not only is she a joy to be around, but let me tell you...her work is magical!!! We are so happy every time we see our gallery!! She captures our family perfectly every single time, and we could not be more pleased with our photos and experience overall."

Reviews & Testimonials

Kristie Greer


"Emily captured the pure beauty and innocence of my little wish! Each picture she takes has a unique story to be told, and is cherished my many. Thank you Emily for giving me a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

chandler mitchell

"I absolutely love my senior pictures that Emily took of me. I was really  nervous before the photo shoot, but Emily  made me feel totally comfortable in front of the camera. It was so much fun! Love her and her work!"

The Crow Family

"We adore Emily! From photographing our wedding day to now photographing our family of four, she has been there to capture it all. She is so sweet, friendly, and amazingly talented! Her passion for photography has blessed our family with memories we will cherish for a lifetime."

Kathryn Carpenter

"Emily has photographed our family since our oldest daughter, Joey, was in preschool. Now our Joey is going off to collage, and Emily was right there with us every step of the way. Throughout all of these years, Emily has continued to exceed our expectations. She is professional, kind hearted, and creative, and the beauty and quality of her photographs is unmatched. I'm so grateful she was there to capture our daughter's childhood and senior year."

Joni Perry

"Words can not express how much we love our photographs that Emily has taken throughout the years. We could not be happier with Emily and her work. We chose Emily to photograph our son and daughters' senior pictures. We love the settings Emily chooses and how easy she is to work with. She makes her clients feel comfortable throughout the process. She always captures a special moment in time, so that we have a beautiful keepsake to enjoy in the years to come."

Laurie fortson

"Emily has been our photographer for over twelve years, and she continues to blow us away with her amazing ability to capture some of our greatest memories. It still amazes me how Emily can capture a true connection that literally takes my breath away. We can hardly wait to see what else she captures for our family in the years to come."

Elaine neely

"Emily has captured every priceless moment in our family. From our engagement to our wedding, from the birth or our daughter and every birthday milestone between. Emily has been there throughout our entire journey. She is so talented, and we are so thankful for the precious memories that she has provided our family. "

Katie Williams

"I couldn't be more grateful to Emily for capturing these precious girls of mine. I've dreamed of a photo shoot with Emily for the past five years, and I'm so glad I did it!"

Katie White

"There are not enough kind words to describe Emily. She is a true professional in her field. She was so patient with our wild family of six. I absolutely cherish our family photos and the experience we had with Emily. She is the sweetest  soul." 

Katlyn McBrayer Foulks

"Emily is so sweet and incredibly talented! She has been photographing my family and me for over a decade. From senior pictures, to being my wedding photographer, and now photographing my own family, she's been there through it all. She has captured our precious moments into stand still images that I will forever treasure and adore. "

Savannah Sikes

"My session with Emily was a breeze! It was completely stress-free, and we had so much fun! I love my senior pictures; they turned out beautiful. Working with Emily made our experience carefree, fun, and memorable."

Savannah Brockenbrough


"Having Emily take my senior pictures was the best decision ever! We had so much fun exploring downtown Atlanta to find the perfect locations for my pictures. She is the best photographer, and she makes the session so easy and fun. My senior pictures are my favorite pictures ever, and I'm so glad we chose her to take them!"

Grace woodcock

"I loved working with Emily! She went above and beyond for our session, and she chose the perfect location and style to help achieve the look I wanted. I could not be happier with the quality and the outcome of our session. Emily is incredibly talented, and I highly recommend working with her!"

Kelly tully

"Breathtaking is the first word that comes to mind when seeing Emily’s work. We’ve been fortunate enough to know Emily for years! Since our first session, we’ve been hooked! There is truly no photographer that compares. She has a way of capturing the images that matter... the ones that truly give you all the feels. There is nothing posed about her photography; it all comes together so naturally. She has captured so many memories of my family throughout the years, and we look forward to many more!"

billie donald

“I first hired Emily to photograph my daughter, Bailee, the summer before her ninth grade year.  After our experience with Emily, there was no doubt that I would hire her again to capture my daughter's senior pictures! Emily is so patient, kind and thoughtful, and makes the sessions so much fun!!! It’s obvious that she LOVES what she’s doing!!!!”

Nicole Gardner

"Emily is a true professional. She has photographed my family multiple times, and she always captures our personalities so perfectly! I love glancing over at our walls to catch glimpses of the photographs she taken throughout the years. I still smile at the memories she's caught of my precious family. She’s the best at truly catching my kids personalities in each photograph… not a fake smile. She captures them in their true state, whatever that looks like that day.  

She has this way of connecting with children allowing them to open up and feel comfortable during a session. This of course makes for best pictures! Not only is Emily my favorite photographer, she’s an awesome person to get to know for a bit while she’s taking pictures. She truly slows down and takes her time, never leaving until she’s satisfied. You’re not just another number with her, and she makes the entire process enjoyable. She’s a hard worker and her passion is truly visible in her work. I always love seeing the magic she creates! "


chrissy Adams

"I have admired Emily's work since I stumbled across it back in 2010. I was incredibly grateful that I was able to hire her to photograph my wedding in 2011. Since then, Emily has photographed our family annually, and she's been there to watch us grow into a family of five. From our wedding day to our maternity and family sessions, she's be there every step of the way.  Not only has Emily been trusted to photograph each and every milestone in our lives, she has become a wonderful lifelong friend along the way. "

aUTUMN Ellis

"I absolutely loved my shoot with Emily! I've never felt so comfortable taking pictures as she helped me with every single pose. I couldn't be happier with the way my senior pictures turned out. Our session was so much fun, and I'm looking forward to scheduling another shoot in the near future."

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