Crystal Lee 

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After your newborn session, the next best time for portraits is the sitter milestone. This is usually between 6-8 months. Your little one has grown and changed so much, and this is such a fun time to capture all of their unique little expressions and personality quirks! Smiles, giggles, big beautiful eyes that may have […]

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While your session is first and foremost a newborn portrait session, I know how important it is to have a sibling photo during this exciting time in your family’s journey. This became even more clear to me when I was pregnant with my second daughter and wanted more than anything to have a beautiful portrait of my […]

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“You know that we are living in a digital world and I am a digital girl.” (I know those aren’t the right lyrics, but I’m willing to bet you just sang them in your head!) I’ll start this post by saying that prior to switching to Pic-Time I was with my previous gallery host for […]

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“Can we call you at 2am to come and do this when we can’t get her to go back to sleep?” – Every Newborn Client Ever. I get this line at almost every newborn session and it always makes me laugh! Today I’m going to share with you some of the tips and tricks that […]

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Let’s talk about rollers! That sweet in-between stage when your baby is no longer a newborn but hasn’t hit that big milestone of sitting up on their own yet. These sessions are most often requested by Mamas that missed out on newborn photos and want to have their baby photographed before they hit that big […]

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What could be sweeter than a brand new baby girl surrounded by flowers? My studio is filled with beautiful floral backgrounds and buckets of blooms in almost every color. If there’s a color combination that I don’t have, then there’s a chance that I may be able to find a digital background to use. Ways […]

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Your baby is turning one! And what better way is there to celebrate this journey into toddlerhood than with a cake smash photo session, styled just for you. But how do you even begin to choose a theme for such a special occasion? It’s easy to fall down the Pinterest rabbit hole where suddenly inspiration […]

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I’ve always had a soft spot for good quotes. Growing up I was the girl that wrote cheesy love poems and convinced myself that the lyrics of every Backstreet Boys song were pulled directly from my life. A good quote can serve as motivation, inspiration or simply remind you that you’re not alone. Think about […]

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Catching sweet, fleeting newborn smiles is one of my favorite things about being a newborn photographer! While smiles are never guaranteed at any session, over the years I’ve learned to read the signs of the newborn sleep cycle and anticipate when a smile may be coming. Newborn smiles and the sleep cycle Newborn smiles typically […]

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I’ve been sitting here for at least 20 minutes staring at a blank screen, trying to figure out how to begin this post. Does anyone really have the words to describe 2020? I certainly don’t. But as crazy as it was, 2020 brought a whole lot of sweetness into the world. I got to meet […]

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