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Newborn Sessions for Second-Time Parents: What’s Different

Young girl in a white eyelet dress holding her newborn sibling on a white couch during a sibling newborn session at Kelli Dease Photography in Farmington, CT

Second babies arrive into a house that already has snacks on the floor, a toddler with opinions, and parents who are tired in a very different way than the first time around. You know what a newborn session involves. You've been through it. You're not Googling "what happens at a newborn photo session" at 2am [...]

Baby Milestone Sitter Sessions in Connecticut: What They Are, When to Book, and What to Expect

boy girls twins wearing knit diaper covers and sitting against a white backdrop during a Farmington, CT baby photo shoot

Baby Milestone Sitter Sessions in Connecticut: What They Are, When to Book, and What to Expect Around six months old, something shifts. The baby who spent the first few months mostly sleeping and eating starts sitting up, making eye contact, and grinning like they know exactly how cute they are. They have opinions now. They [...]

Spring Family Photo Outfits: A Styling Guide and Shopping Edit

a flat lay image of outfits for a Spring Connecticut family photo session in coordinating shades of blue, navy and white.

Getting yourself dressed for photos is manageable. Getting yourself, a toddler, a six-year-old, and a partner who just wants to wear whatever into something cohesive? That's a whole different task. This post walks through the styling guidelines I use with my own clients, plus my current spring picks through KD Curated, the styling side of [...]

What to Wear for Maternity Photos in Connecticut (And What to Skip)

A garment rack in a light-filled Farmington, CT photography studio filled with neutrally colored dresses

The question I get asked most in the weeks before a maternity session is some version of what to wear for maternity photos. It sounds simple but it feels overwhelming. You're dressing a body that's in the middle of changing, you probably don't want to buy something you'll wear once, and most of the guidance [...]

Connecticut Family Photo Sessions: Studio, Outdoor, and How to Choose

Two young sisters in cream and white outfits standing in a sunlit field during a family photo session, photographed by Kelli Dease Photography in Farmington, CT.

Planning a family photo session in Connecticut involves more decisions than most people expect before they even reach out to book: indoor or outdoor, which season, whether the timing makes sense for your kids' ages right now, what everyone's going to wear. This post covers all of it. Studio versus outdoor sessions, what each season [...]