Find the Best Photographers in Austin

Sharla Martin Photography has been serving Austin-area families for more than 15 years, making Sharla one of the longer-tenured newborn photographers working in the region today. Her natural-light approach favors authentic, unposed connection over stiff, formal portraiture, and her own description of her work centers on capturing “the unique bond between a mother and her child” during those first fragile weeks.

Sharla’s service area stretches well beyond Austin proper into Liberty Hill, Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Round Rock, and Pflugerville, reflecting how much of Central Texas she covers as a working photographer. Beyond newborn sessions, she also shoots maternity, family portraits, mini sessions, and cake smash and birthday photography, which means many of her newborn clients come back to her repeatedly as their children grow, giving her a continuity of relationship that’s hard to replicate with a photographer clients only book once.

Her studio keeps regular office hours, Monday through Friday from 10am to 5pm, making scheduling straightforward for busy new parents. With a 5.0-star rating from her Austin-area clientele and a portfolio built over a decade and a half of practice, Sharla Martin Photography is a dependable, experienced choice for families across the wider Austin metro looking for natural-light newborn portraits. 

Haley Grant Photography is a full-service newborn portrait studio in the Austin area with more than 10 years of experience, and Haley has been recognized as Best Austin Newborn Photographer by Hill Country Magazine, along with repeat recognition as one of the top newborn photographers in the Austin market. She operates as a studio owner rather than a solo shooter working out of a home space, which shows in how comprehensive her sessions are.

Every detail of a Haley Grant session is handled by the studio: props, backdrops, outfits, and accessories are all provided, so families can show up without having to source anything themselves. Sessions are custom-styled around each family’s preferences, and packages include full reproduction rights along with high-resolution digital files delivered in both color and black and white, a generous inclusion compared to many studios that charge extra for full rights. Haley intentionally limits her calendar to just eight newborn sessions per month, a cap that keeps her availability tight but ensures every family gets unhurried, attentive service.

Haley brings both professional and personal perspective to newborn safety, drawing on her own experience as a mother alongside her technical training. The studio has accumulated hundreds of five-star reviews from Austin families over the years, making it one of the more established names in the local newborn photography scene. 

Sweet Memories Photos by Carolyn has been photographing newborns in the Austin area since 2009, giving Carolyn more than 11 years of hands-on experience by the time she built out her current Round Rock studio. Her style is distinctly colorful and whimsical, a departure from the neutral, muted palettes common in newborn photography, and she has spent years mentoring under established industry leaders to sharpen her newborn safety and posing technique.

The studio is fully stocked with props, wraps, and accessories, and Carolyn makes a point of consulting with families ahead of time about their preferences, including incorporating nursery themes directly into the session so the final images feel personal rather than generic. Her process is structured around a full client journey: an initial consultation, the studio session itself, a reveal and ordering appointment, and expert retouching, with printed products including matching digital files rather than digital-only delivery.

Many of Carolyn’s clients return for multiple sessions as their families grow, from newborn portraits through cake smash and milestone photography, and reviews consistently praise her professionalism, patience, and attention to detail across those repeat bookings. With a strong reputation built over more than a decade in the Round Rock and Austin market, Sweet Memories Photos by Carolyn is a well-established choice for parents planning a newborn session. 

Angela O’Malley Photography is a luxury full-service portrait studio located in trendy East Austin, at 2823 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, specializing in newborn, maternity, and baby milestone photography. Angela is described as an international award-winning photographer, and her aesthetic leans vintage and sophisticated, a deliberate departure from what she calls the “cheesy” baby-photography look, favoring timeless, editorial-feeling portraits instead.

The studio deliberately caps newborn bookings at 10 sessions per calendar month, a limit that lets Angela give each family a genuinely personalized experience rather than rushing through a high-volume schedule. Her business model also emphasizes tangible keepsakes over digital-only delivery, with albums and wall art positioned as the centerpiece of what clients walk away with, so the images end up displayed in the home rather than buried in a phone’s camera roll.

Client feedback highlights Angela’s professionalism and clear communication throughout the process, and the studio has built a 4.9 to 5.0-star reputation across roughly 30 reviews. For Austin parents who want a boutique, limited-availability studio with an elevated, vintage-inspired take on newborn portraiture and a focus on heirloom-quality final products, Angela O’Malley Photography is a strong East Austin option. 

Sana Ahmed Photography is a boutique Austin portrait studio specializing in newborn, maternity, and family photography, with a fine-art approach that emphasizes timeless, wall-worthy images over trendy styling. Sana works out of a Cedar Park studio and also shoots on location, and her sessions are built around a full-service philosophy: she supplies wardrobe options for clients so parents don’t have to stress over outfit coordination, and she consults with families on how finished artwork will actually be displayed in their homes.

Client reviews consistently point to Sana’s calm, patient demeanor as a standout quality, particularly her ability to work smoothly with fussy newborns and manage sessions that include multiple young children at once, a skill that takes real hands-on experience to execute well. Her portfolio spans classic posed newborn portraits as well as more relaxed studio family sessions, giving Austin parents flexibility in how formal or candid they want their images to feel.

Sana Ahmed Photography has earned a 5.0-star reputation across more than 40 reviews, and her work has been featured in local profiles highlighting Austin’s boutique photography scene. For families who want a fine-art newborn photographer with a strong track record of putting both babies and parents at ease, Sana Ahmed is a well-regarded choice in the Austin market. 

Haili Barton Photography is a full-service luxury portrait studio serving the Austin area from its location at 2512 W. Pecan St in Pflugerville, with more than 8 years of experience in newborn safety and posing behind Haili’s work. The studio markets itself specifically as a newborn specialist, and its portfolio backs that up with carefully posed, timeless newborn portraits that emphasize soft light and gentle handling of infants.

What sets this studio apart is how comprehensive the service is: Haili provides all props and wardrobe for the session, and the studio even offers hair and makeup services for parents who want to be photographed alongside their newborn. The business is built around everyday families rather than professional models, and Haili’s approach emphasizes patient guidance from first inquiry through final retouched images, with extensive prep guides sent to clients ahead of their session so nothing feels overwhelming on the day itself.

Haili Barton Photography has built a strong review base, with a 5.0-star rating and 65 reviews on Birdeye, and the studio also photographs maternity, family, and milestone sessions, making it a good option for Austin-area families who want to work with the same photographer across multiple stages of their baby’s first year. 

Lindsay Herkert Photo Co takes a distinctly different approach to newborn photography than most Austin studios: instead of posed, studio-based portraits, Lindsay works on location with natural light, documenting newborns and families as they actually are in the first days and weeks of life. Her Fresh 48 sessions are shot in the hospital shortly after birth, while her at-home newborn sessions happen within the baby’s first three weeks and skip the props entirely in favor of an unposed, lifestyle-documentary style that captures the real texture of a family’s first days together.

Lindsay has more than 10 years of experience as an award-winning, published photographer based in Austin, and her body of work extends beyond newborns into children, maternity, and extended family photography, giving her a broad, practiced eye for working with young kids and infants in the same frame. Client reviews consistently highlight her patience and her ability to make sessions feel relaxed and fun rather than staged, with some families returning to book with her year after year for close to a decade.

For Austin parents who want authentic, documentary-style newborn images rather than a heavily styled studio look, Lindsay Herkert Photo Co is a strong, well-reviewed choice with a 5.0-star rating built on more than 75 reviews. 

Silver Bee Photography is an Austin newborn photography studio run by Hillarry, who has spent more than 15 years photographing families and has become known locally as something of a “baby whisperer” for her calming techniques with infants. The studio’s centrally located Austin space, at 3116 Rippling Creek Ct, is set up specifically for newborn sessions, with recliners, extra diapers and wipes on hand, and a relaxed pace that lets parents rest during sessions that typically run 1.5 to 2 hours. Silver Bee has also been featured in People magazine, a rare distinction for a local newborn studio.

Hillarry is certified in newborn safety, which matters enormously for the kind of posed, wrapped newborn portraits her studio specializes in. The business model is intentionally simple for clients: families are asked to “bring yourself, your baby, and nothing else,” while the studio handles setup, styling, wraps, and props. That full-service approach has helped the business build a strong reputation, with a 5.0-star rating and well over 100 reviews across review platforms.

For Austin parents looking for a newborn photographer with a long track record, national press recognition, and a genuinely soothing in-studio experience for both baby and parents, Silver Bee Photography stands out as one of the most established names in the local newborn photography scene. 

My Unique Picture is a maternity, newborn, and family photography studio run by photographer Shabnam out of Cedar Park, serving families across Austin and Central Texas with both in-studio and on-location sessions. The studio has built one of the largest review bases of any newborn photographer in the area, with a 4.9-star Google rating across more than 500 reviews, and Expertise.com has named it one of Austin’s best maternity and newborn photographers every year from 2022 through 2025.

What clients consistently point to is Shabnam’s patience and gentleness with infants, paired with genuine hands-on experience handling newborns during posed sessions. The studio takes care of the details that stress new parents out before a shoot, offering guidance on clothing coordination, color palettes, and session timing so families arrive prepared rather than scrambling. Sessions are priced competitively for the market and include professionally edited digital images, with the goal of making high-quality newborn portraiture accessible rather than exclusive.

My Unique Picture also serves families beyond Austin proper, extending into greater Central Texas and Houston, which speaks to how much of its business comes from repeat clients and referrals rather than one-off bookings. For families who want a studio with a long, verifiable track record and a genuinely warm approach to newborn sessions, My Unique Picture is one of the most reviewed options in the Austin market. 

Since 2007, Lisa Woods has been quietly building one of Austin’s most trusted wedding photography studios – the kind local couples pass along by word of mouth rather than find through big ad budgets. Her focus on intimate weddings, courthouse ceremonies, and elopements across Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, and the Hill Country makes her a natural fit for couples who want real emotion and easy, unposed moments captured over a stiff, traditional shoot list.

What sets Lisa apart in a crowded Austin wedding market is range without dilution: alongside weddings and engagements, she shoots family sessions, maternity, newborns, and senior portraits with the same documentary eye, so couples who book her for their wedding often come back years later for family milestones. Reviewers consistently describe her as calming and easy to work with, especially valuable for smaller ceremonies like courthouse weddings where nerves run high and there’s no big production to hide behind.

Nearly two decades in, a genuine local portfolio, and steady five-star feedback on WeddingWire make Lisa Woods Photography a solid, low-risk recommendation for Austin-area couples planning an intimate wedding or elopement. 

Tucked into a quiet corner of Austin, John David Weddings has built a reputation for photography that feels more like a keepsake than a formality — candid, unposed moments that capture how a wedding day actually felt, not just how it looked. It’s the kind of work that’s caught the eye of editors well beyond Austin: features in ELLE, The New York Times, The Knot, and Junebug Weddings speak to a style that resonates with couples who want their photos to hold up decades from now.

With well over a hundred weddings under their belt and a flawless review record, this is a studio that’s earned its trust the old-fashioned way — one happy couple, one glowing referral at a time. Reviewers consistently point to the calm, easygoing presence behind the camera, which makes a huge difference on a day that can otherwise feel chaotic.

If you’re planning a wedding in or around Austin and want photos that read as genuine rather than staged, John David Weddings is worth a serious look. They also shoot engagements, so couples can get comfortable in front of the lens well before the big day arrives. 

Morgan Elise Photography has spent the last 15 years quietly building a following among Austin-area couples who want their wedding captured honestly rather than staged for the camera. Working primarily out of Austin with regular bookings in San Antonio, Dripping Springs, and the broader Hill Country, Morgan leans into a documentary, editorial style — hanging back to catch real reactions, stolen glances, and unscripted laughter rather than posed smiles.

Beyond full wedding-day coverage, the studio also books engagement sessions, elopements, and destination weddings, giving couples the same unobtrusive, story-first eye whether they’re exchanging vows in the Hill Country or overseas. On WeddingWire, past clients back that reputation up, giving Morgan Elise Photography a perfect 5.0-star average across 16 reviews.

For Austin couples who want a wedding album that reads more like a keepsake film than a formal portrait set — soft, natural light and real emotion over stiff posing — Morgan Elise Photography is a solid name to add to the shortlist. 

For nearly two decades, Jessica Frey has been photographing weddings and celebrations across Austin, the Texas Hill Country, and destinations around the world. Now based back in her hometown of Austin, her team has covered hundreds of ceremonies at Hill Country favorites like Camp Lucy and The Driskill Hotel, building a reputation for a classic, unfussy style that favors real moments over stiff posing.

The accolades back it up: Jessica Frey Photography has earned The Knot’s Best of Weddings award ten times and been inducted into The Knot’s Hall of Fame, an honor reserved for vendors with a long history of five-star service. Reviewers consistently mention how at-ease she makes couples and their families feel, which comes through in the relaxed, candid energy of her galleries.

Beyond weddings, the studio also handles corporate event coverage and professional headshots for Austin businesses, making it a versatile pick for anyone who wants a seasoned photographer equally comfortable at a black-tie gala or a Hill Country ceremony. 

Photos by Mkay has been a fixture of the Austin wedding scene for nearly a decade, and it shows in the ease with which Amanda Kay works a room. Her galleries lean warm and true-to-life — genuine laughter, unposed glances, the kind of light that makes Hill Country venues look the way they actually feel in person rather than over-processed. Couples consistently point to her calm, unobtrusive presence on the wedding day itself as much as the final images.

With a five-star reputation built on dozens of real client reviews and repeat recognition from The Knot’s “Best of Weddings,” Amanda has clearly earned trust well beyond a single good season. She works collections that scale from intimate elopements to full Hill Country celebrations, plus engagement sessions for couples who want to ease into being photographed together before the big day.

If you’re marrying in or around Austin and want a photographer who treats your story as the subject rather than a backdrop, Photos by Mkay is a name that keeps coming up for good reason — and it’s easy to see why once you look through her portfolio. 

Solasta Media is a two-person wedding photography team based right here in Austin, run by longtime partners Kirby and Grant. High school sweethearts who’ve been together well over a decade, they bring that same easy rapport to every wedding they shoot, favoring candid, in-the-moment images over stiff, posed shots — and it shows in the numbers, with a perfect 5.0 average across their WeddingWire reviews.

Couples consistently mention how responsive and easy Kirby and Grant are to work with, from the first planning call through delivery of the final gallery. Their style leans timeless, romantic, and cinematic, and their inclusive, LGBTQ+-friendly approach means every couple can expect the same warm, judgment-free experience on their big day.

Beyond full wedding-day coverage, they also shoot engagement sessions, often helping couples pick locations and outfits ahead of time. If you’re getting married in the Austin area and want photos that feel authentic rather than staged, Solasta Media is worth a serious look. 

Caitlin McWeeney has been photographing Austin weddings since 2011, and her South Austin base near Barton Hills puts her right in the mix of the city’s favorite venues, from hill country ranches to downtown rooftops. Her style leans candid and color-forward – she’s built her name on catching the real, unposed moments of a wedding day rather than staging every frame, which is part of why couples keep sending friends her way.

Beyond weddings, Caitlin also shoots engagements, family sessions, maternity, and senior portraits, giving her a well-rounded portfolio for a directory that wants more than a one-trick vendor. Her Yelp page (claimed and active, 4.6 stars) backs up what the website promises: a working, responsive local photographer, not a dormant listing.

For a directory built around real, currently-booking Austin wedding photographers, Caitlin McWeeney is an easy include – established track record, a clear specialty, and enough of a supporting body of work (portraits, family, engagements) to round out a “who to call” recommendation. 

Tucked into the wedding scene across Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi, Alyssa Nikole Photography is the husband-and-wife team of Alyssa (photographer) and JC (videographer), capturing weddings with a timeless, film-inspired eye. Alyssa’s story starts at 18, when a first roll of 35mm film taught her to slow down and really see the moments most people miss — a habit that still shows up in the quiet, in-between shots she’s known for today.

Real couples back it up: a five-star Google rating across 27 reviews describes a photographer who’s “amazing to work with,” makes people “feel comfortable and natural,” and once talked a nervous ring bearer down the aisle with a granola bar two minutes before the ceremony. Beyond weddings, the team also shoots engagement and family sessions, and they’re proudly LGBTQ+ friendly and women-owned.

Whether the wedding is happening in the Hill Country, on the Corpus Christi coast, or halfway around the world, Alyssa and JC build their business around one idea: your day deserves images that feel like an heirloom, not just a photo album. That combination of genuine warmth, real film-photography roots, and a track record of happy Texas couples is exactly why we recommend them for Austin-area weddings. 

If you want your wedding day photos to look like a love story instead of a lineup of posed portraits, Southern Love Creative is worth a look. Founded by Nikk Nguyen in Austin and grown from a solo photography business into a small team of photographers and a videographer, the studio leans hard into documentary-style coverage — catching the nervous laugh before the ceremony, the parents tearing up in the back row, the dance floor chaos nobody choreographed. That’s a different skill set than studio portrait work, and it shows in how they talk about their own process on their site.

Based out of downtown Austin (111 Congress Ave.), the team also regularly shoots weddings and elopements in Dallas and Houston, so they’re a solid option whether you’re getting married at a Hill Country ranch or a Texas coastal venue. Beyond full wedding-day coverage, they also shoot engagement sessions and offer wedding films, giving couples a way to bundle stills and video with one team instead of coordinating two separate vendors.

Client feedback on WeddingWire currently sits at a full 5.0 out of 5 across a substantial number of reviews, which lines up with what you’d expect from a studio that’s been building a reputation in the Austin wedding scene since 2016. If documentary, unscripted, “real moments over stiff poses” is the vibe you’re after for your wedding photos, Southern Love Creative earns a spot on your shortlist. 

Since 2007, Matt Montalvo has built one of Austin’s most trusted wedding photography studios, quietly logging over 1,000 weddings from Hill Country ranches to destinations around the world. What sets him apart is how hands-on he stays: Matt shoots, edits, and designs every album himself, so couples get a consistent, personal touch rather than work passed off to an associate.

Locals keep recommending him for good reason — a perfect 5.0-star average across 76 Google reviews, with couples repeatedly praising his responsiveness, his eye for candid moments, and the calm he brings to a hectic wedding day. Reviewers also mention he’s just as easy to work with for engagement, family, and maternity sessions, making him a solid pick beyond the wedding day itself.

For Austin couples who want a seasoned photographer with a real track record — not a studio churning through second shooters — Matt Montalvo Photography is an easy business to stand behind. 

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