A baby cousin studio mini session As a gift for their momma, my bestie Hannah and her sister Rachael decided to book a cousin photoshoot for their sweet baby girls and boy oh boy was it CUTE. We decided to keep it simple with the statement pieces being their adorable outfits while adding in some […]
February 6, 2025
A Sunset Sailboat Session On Lake Champlain I had the incredible opportunity to associate shoot this super fun and unique engagement session for Misty Lancaster Photography and it was A M A Z I N G. It was my very first sailboat session and was one for the books! Becky and I met back in […]
August 30, 2024
A Wildflower Wedding in the Green Mountains of Vermont I knew when I first stepped onto the venue property for the welcome party the night before, that this wedding day was going to be beautiful. The Barn at Smuggler’s Notch sits on an open field surrounded by wildflowers, with the most spectacular mountain views. It […]
August 6, 2024
A Neutral Summer Lifestyle Newborn Session What a joy and honor it is to see my couples from engaged season all the way through to parenthood. It truly is a magical thing. I didn’t have dry eyes for the first half hour of this session because I was just so overcome with pure happiness for […]
August 2, 2024
A Coastal Inspired Lake George, NY Engagement Session My favorite form of marketing is word of mouth, because it leads to clients like Mackenzie and Andrew. I’ve been doing photos for Andrews brother Eric and his wife Katelin for years, which is what brought Andrew and Mackenzie my way. We had such a great time […]
August 2, 2024
A Loved Filled Saratoga Springs June Wedding Julia and Rob’s love surrounds one thing, Jesus, and what an absolute joy and honor it was to witness them coming together to confess both their love and devotion for not only each other, but for Him as well. I feel so privileged to have been the one […]
July 7, 2024
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Mom, wife, photographer, and passionate entrepreneur constantly dreaming up ways to fuel my creative fire. Here on the blog you'll find past sessions in a curated gallery to show what you can expect when you hire EMP.
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A Summer Family Session | Lake Placid, NY Where do I even begin with this session? It had everything I dream about when it comes to photographing families. Perfect weather. Perfect outfits. Perfect location. Perfect personalities. It had it all so it’s no surprise to read that I had such a fun time capturing these […]
March 11, 2024
A hot summer family session | Point au Roche State Park I always find it so exciting when people from out of town find me and book a family session or wedding with me. It makes me feel like maybe I’m doing my SEO or social media right when it comes to marketing haha any […]
March 11, 2024
An early Spring family session at Point au Roche State Park This session was so special to photograph! Leah is the talented florist behind Black Swan Floral Design and does absolutely incredible work! When she reached out wanting a family session, I was so excited! We’ve worked together on weddings before so I knew firsthand […]
February 5, 2023
Another session from 2021 is on the blog! This time it’s a beautiful family session that took place in downtown Plattsburgh at the historic Kent Delord House. Fun fact about this family, they actually took our wedding photos back in the day! It’s so surreal to me that now I can bless them with memories […]
April 29, 2022
Morgan reached out to me about a family session at her parents house last October and we ended up having the most perfect and beautiful fall day! If you’re from Upstate NY, you know it’s either going to be pleasant or miserable that time of year and we lucked out! I even got to meet […]
April 27, 2022
Rachel reached out to me wanting to book a family session at the beautiful Cliff Haven beach back in August. Her and her family were vacationing there where her husband grew up, so the location was super special to them. If you haven’t noticed, I always love when my clients invite me to places that […]
March 30, 2022
Kate reached out to me back in August to see if I was available to photograph her family session. She was referred to me by my good friend and fellow photographer, Julia Rebecca who actually photographed Kate’s wedding and some other family sessions for them. Julia wasn’t available when Kate and her family were going […]
March 27, 2022
Family sessions grew on me last year, which took me completely by surprise. I referred to myself as a wedding photographer WAY more often than a family or lifestyle photographer. I didn’t do it on purpose, I just enjoyed photographing weddings more so that’s what I wanted my specialty to be. Then 2021 happened, and […]
February 17, 2022
Back in July, I received an inquiry from Maude who was reaching out wanting to capture some family memories at their summer home in Essex, NY. I don’t get many inquiries for that area so I was thrilled I was available during the timeframe they would be there. Essex is such a beautiful area and […]
February 15, 2022
I don’t think I’ve ever blogged one of my family sessions before, but that changes now! Family sessions and mini sessions are such a huge part of my business, it’s only fair they get the same amount of time and attention on my blog as my engagements and weddings! This family is so special to […]
February 2, 2022
Cammey - 2021 bride
She met with us frequently to help create a wedding day timeline to ensure we were getting all of the pictures we wanted. This helped our videographer as well and Erin worked so collaboratively with them! Erin is flexible and willing to use her expertise and vision when incorporating your ideas.
the entire planning process!
"Erin was absolutely amazing throughout
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