Find the Best Photographers in Erie

Maria Angeles brings an unusual professional background to her Erie, Pennsylvania newborn photography business: before picking up a camera, she worked in dental hygiene and holds degrees in both psychology and biology. That mix shows up in how she talks about her work, describing herself as sentimental and drawn to the quiet, fleeting details of a newborn session, chubby feet, baby rolls, tender glances, and the small unposed moments that happen between the planned shots. Her newborn services cover both traditional studio sessions, supported by an ever-growing collection of props she’s built up over time, and lifestyle sessions photographed in the family’s own home for those who prefer a more natural setting. Newborn photography sits alongside maternity, cake smash, and family sessions in her regular body of work, giving clients the option to book with her across several stages of a baby’s first year. Maria describes her overall approach as calm and thoughtful, favoring natural, emotive moments over stiff, heavily posed portraits, and says she treats every baby she photographs like they’re her own, an emphasis on care that matters most in a genre where the subject can’t be directed or coached through a pose. 

Stacy Lynn Photography runs newborn sessions out of a studio in downtown North East, Pennsylvania, serving families throughout the greater Erie area. The Newborn Collection is priced at $525 plus tax, booked with a $75 retainer and payment plans available, and covers up to a 2.5-hour studio session with full access to Stacy’s collection of props, wraps, and headbands. Clients receive 20 edited images with a print release, an online gallery for sharing and ordering prints, and one 8×10 fine art print included in the package, with additional prints and artwork available afterward. Stacy describes her approach as a relaxed and gentle one, noting on her site that she’s a mom herself and understands just how quickly the newborn stage passes, which shapes how patient she is willing to be with a fussy or unpredictable baby mid-session. Small comfort details matter to her process too: she keeps a baby shusher and a space heater on hand specifically to help infants settle during sessions. Client reviews consistently mention her flexibility with scheduling, reasonable pricing relative to other studio newborn packages in the area, and the calm, unhurried atmosphere she creates for both baby and parents. 

Ever After Images is owned by Jodie O’Connor, who brings more than 15 years of professional photography experience to her newborn, maternity, and family portrait business in Erie, Pennsylvania. Her studio sits one block off Peach Street, and she also offers on-location sessions for families who prefer a lifestyle setting outside the studio. Newborn work is central to her business: she offers both studio newborn sessions, which start at $350 and include custom sets and props, and gentler lifestyle sessions built around the family’s own space. Jodie describes herself as fully immunized and credentialed, a detail she highlights specifically because of how much direct, close handling newborn photography requires, and it reflects a level of professionalism new parents often look for when choosing who gets to hold their days-old baby. Beyond newborns, her practice extends into infant sessions, milestone photography, and family and child portraits, giving clients a single photographer they can return to throughout a baby’s first year. Reviewers consistently describe her as patient, efficient, and easy to work with, noting that sessions feel organized and stress-free even with a brand-new baby in the room, and her 100% recommendation rate from clients reflects that consistency. 

Stevee Elchynski built her photography business in Erie, Pennsylvania after the birth of her first son, Forrest, an experience that pushed her from a hobbyist camera owner into a full-time professional over the past seven years. That personal starting point still shapes how she approaches newborn sessions today: rather than chasing a long checklist of identical poses, she focuses on capturing real, unpolished moments, the kind of raw connection between a new baby and their family that a heavily directed shoot can miss. Her newborn portfolio sits alongside family, wedding, couples, and elopement work, and clients consistently describe her as someone who takes the time to actually get to know them before a session rather than treating the appointment as a transaction. She serves Erie and the surrounding area, including Clymer, New York, and Meadville, Pennsylvania, giving families across the wider region access to her documentary-style approach. Her online presence and consistent client reviews reflect a photographer who has steadily built a loyal local following since turning her focus to photography professionally, with newborn and family sessions remaining central to her working portfolio. 

Rowen + Eden Photography is owned and operated by Stacey Clark, a trained newborn photographer who has spent about a decade capturing and documenting life’s early, heartfelt moments for families across Warren, PA, Erie, PA, and the surrounding Northwestern Pennsylvania and Southwestern New York region. What sets the studio apart is the sheer range of newborn session formats offered: Fresh 48 sessions photographed in the hospital recovery room within the baby’s first two days, in-home lifestyle sessions that capture a family settling into their own space, traditional posed studio sessions with wraps and props, and studio lifestyle sessions that blend a relaxed feel with a styled setting. That flexibility means families can choose the format that fits their comfort level rather than being pushed into a single house style. Stacey keeps a fully stocked studio on hand for posed and lifestyle work, and her marketing materials repeatedly emphasize safety and proper handling of newborns, reflecting the training she references when discussing her qualifications. Reviewers highlight her professionalism, creativity, and ability to put new parents at ease during a session type that can otherwise feel stressful, especially in those first exhausting days home with a baby. 

Jessica Hunter has worked as a professional portrait photographer for more than 13 years, building a business in Erie, Pennsylvania that covers newborn lifestyle sessions alongside family portraits, engagements, weddings, senior photos, headshots, and commercial work. Her newborn galleries lean toward a lifestyle approach rather than a heavily staged studio look, favoring natural light and authentic in-the-moment interactions between baby and family over a long list of posed setups. Jessica describes her overall approach as warm and professional, and her site invites clients to simply bring their connection to the session and let her handle the rest, a philosophy that shows up clearly in the relaxed, unforced feel of her newborn work. Because she has spent over a decade photographing families throughout the Erie area, she brings a practiced sense of how to work efficiently and gently around a brand-new baby, keeping sessions comfortable for both infant and parents without rushing the moments that matter most. Clients describe the experience as feeling like having a supportive friend behind the camera rather than a stranger directing a shoot. She’s reachable directly by phone or email for scheduling, and her long track record in the local market has made her one of the more established newborn and family photographers serving Erie families today. 

Amy Skarzenski has been photographing families in the Erie, Pennsylvania area for well over eight years, and newborn sessions make up a core part of her studio and outdoor portrait business. She recommends scheduling newborn sessions when a baby is between 7 and 14 days old, the window when infants tend to sleep deepest and settle most easily into the curled, cozy poses her galleries are known for. Every session comes fully outfitted on her end: she supplies the props, wraps, headbands, hats, and backdrops, so parents don’t need to shop or plan ahead of time. A typical newborn appointment runs two to three hours, giving her enough time to work at the baby’s pace, capture posed portraits, and fold in family and sibling photos before everyone heads home. She also sends clients a complete newborn session prep guide beforehand, covering everything from feeding timing to what to expect during the shoot itself, and turns around a full gallery with sneak peeks along the way within about three weeks. Her collections start at $500. Beyond Erie, she regularly travels for sessions in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Buffalo, a reach that speaks to how in demand her newborn and family work has become across the region. Client testimonials consistently point to her patience with fussy or unpredictable infants and her close attention to the small details that make a newborn gallery feel personal rather than generic. 

Stacy Lynn Photography is built around a simple pitch, stated right on the homepage: “the best photos happen when you feel comfortable enough to be yourselves.” That philosophy runs through a portfolio that favors relaxed, joyful wedding images over stiff, heavily directed poses — the photographer describes herself as a “storyteller of the beautifully chaotic,” a phrase that fits the candid, in-the-moment style visible across her galleries, including a striking chairlift portrait of a bride and groom mid-laugh. Based in Erie, Pennsylvania, Stacy Lynn markets herself directly as “Your Erie, PA wedding, newborn and family photographer,” and weddings sit alongside engagement, newborn, family, maternity, and boudoir sessions in her regular body of work. That breadth means she’s spent real time photographing couples both before and after the wedding day itself, which shows in how comfortable her subjects appear in front of the camera rather than stiffly posed for a stranger. Inquiries go through a contact form on her website rather than a published phone line, which is consistent with a newer, digitally-native studio building its client base primarily through referrals and online galleries. For couples who want an approachable, unpretentious documentary style rather than a heavily formal one, her portfolio makes the case clearly. 

Katie Mihalak marked twenty years as a working photographer this past March, a milestone she wrote about candidly on her own blog rather than folding into generic marketing copy. Based in Erie and serving the surrounding West County region, she brands herself directly as an “Erie PA Wedding and lifestyle photographer,” and her portfolio backs that up with a wide range of couples and families photographed over two decades in business. Weddings share space in her practice with engagement, couples, family, senior, children’s, newborn, and even pet photography, plus videography services for couples who want motion coverage alongside stills. What stands out is her willingness to talk openly about where her business is headed: recent posts describe her interest in building out dedicated micro wedding packages, aimed at couples planning smaller, more intimate celebrations, with a fuller lineup expected in 2027. That kind of transparency, paired with two decades of documented client work, gives couples a clearer picture of both her experience and her direction than a static “about” page usually offers. For couples drawn to a photographer with deep local roots and an evolving service list built around what Erie couples are actually asking for, Katie Mihalak’s two-decade track record speaks for itself. 

R Frank Media calls itself “Erie’s storytellers,” and the studio backs that up with nearly two decades of commercial, portrait, and event photography based out of 1940 West 8th Street in Erie. Weddings and engagements sit as a core offering alongside a broader menu of services that sets the studio apart from most wedding-only photographers in the area: in addition to still photography, R Frank Media offers cinematography and livestreaming, meaning couples can have their ceremony filmed and even streamed live to relatives who can’t make the trip. That range comes from years of commercial production work, which shows up in polished, well-lit imagery rather than a strictly documentary style. The studio’s portfolio includes wedding work well beyond Erie itself, with documented destination coverage as far as Cleveland, suggesting a team comfortable traveling for the right booking. Client galleries are hosted on a dedicated photos site, giving couples a private, organized way to review and order prints after the wedding. For couples who want the option of video, livestreaming, and photography handled by a single experienced production team rather than juggling separate vendors, R Frank Media’s combined media background is a distinguishing factor in the Erie market. 

Mike Conway Photography has spent more than fourteen years building a studio in Erie that covers a broader range of work than weddings alone — portraits, senior sessions, and corporate headshots all sit alongside wedding coverage in the studio’s regular workload. That range means the team is accustomed to working efficiently across very different kinds of shoots, from a single corporate headshot to a full wedding day with dozens of family combinations and a tight reception timeline. On weddings specifically, the studio’s stated aim is capturing “the magic of your special day with timeless, emotional images,” moving fluidly between the small, intimate moments — a hand squeeze before the ceremony, a parent’s reaction — and the larger celebration once the party gets going. The studio serves Erie and Northwest Pennsylvania broadly, and can be reached directly by phone or email for couples who want to talk through their day before booking. For couples who value a photographer with a diversified client base rather than one who works weddings exclusively, Mike Conway’s mix of commercial, portrait, and wedding experience offers a slightly different perspective than a wedding-only specialist — one shaped by a wider range of client needs and environments. 

Eric Smyklo has been photographing weddings full-time since founding Smyklo Photo in 2006, and by his own count that’s a twenty-year career and more than 500 weddings shot across Northwest Pennsylvania. He holds a fine art degree from Penn State, and it shows in a portfolio that leans toward dramatic light and composed, almost cinematic wedding portraits — including striking night-and-snow images that have become something of a signature. A standard wedding with Smyklo Photo runs about eight hours with two photographers on site, and couples typically receive around 1,000 final images, each color-corrected and retouched, delivered through a personalized online gallery with full copyright release. Packages start around $3,050 with a $900 deposit, and couples can add an engagement session, a printed album, or canvas prints. The studio is based at 4714 Conrad Road in Erie, and Smyklo describes himself, without much subtlety, as “forever an Erie PA fan” — a hometown loyalty that comes through in how deeply his portfolio is tied to local venues and landscapes. For couples who want an experienced, established studio with a large body of past work to evaluate before booking, two decades of documented weddings is a meaningful data point. 

AR Treasures Photography works from a simple premise: a wedding day is a story unfolding in real time, not a series of staged tableaux, and the job of the photographer is to document the connection and emotion happening in between the planned moments. That candid, editorial sensibility runs through the studio’s portfolio, which favors natural gesture and genuine expression over stiff formal posing. AR Treasures covers both traditional weddings and elopements, and unlike many photography-only studios in the Erie area, the team also offers videography, giving couples the option to pair a photo package with motion coverage of the ceremony and reception from the same provider. That combination appeals particularly to couples who want a single point of contact managing both mediums rather than coordinating separate photo and video vendors on the wedding day. The studio can be reached directly at 814-566-6282, and its portfolio — built around Erie-area weddings and elopements — reflects a consistent visual style: warm, documentary-leaning images that lean into real moments rather than manufactured ones. For couples drawn to a less rigid, more observational style of wedding photography, AR Treasures’ catalog of candid coverage offers a clear sense of what to expect on the day itself. 

Jessica Hunter has spent more than thirteen years behind the camera in Erie, and her wedding work reflects that runway of experience — confident, unfussy, and built around natural light rather than heavy staging. Weddings are only part of what she shoots; her studio also covers engagements, headshots, families, seniors, and newborns, which gives her portfolio an unusually wide range for judging how a photographer actually handles people, not just posed bridal portraits. That versatility shows up on the wedding day itself, where guests, candid reactions, and in-between moments get as much attention as the formal shots. Hunter markets herself as based in Erie but available for travel worldwide, a detail that matters for couples planning a hometown ceremony with out-of-town family, or a wedding somewhere else entirely with an Erie photographer they already trust. Her online galleries are hosted through Pixieset, giving couples a clean, private way to browse and download their images once a wedding wraps. For couples who want a photographer with a long local track record but no interest in an overly formal, stiff-portrait style, Jessica Hunter’s body of work — built session by session over more than a decade — is a strong reference point in the Erie market. 

Matt and Teri Mead run their wedding photography business out of a converted space on Oxford Street in Erie, and the thing they lead with isn’t a tagline — it’s a refusal to over-process a photo. No heavy filters, no manufactured poses that don’t feel like the couple; just real people on one of the more chaotic, joyful days of their lives, captured as it actually happened. That approach has carried them through ceremonies at some of the region’s most requested venues, from the antique charm of 32 West Eighth to the open-air setting of Leaf Arboretum, the rustic backdrop of CHQ Barn, the fairway views of Lakeview Country Club, and the industrial-meets-elegant Brewerie at Union Station. Before any camera comes out, Matt Mead Photography insists on a face-to-face conversation — in person or over video — so the day’s timeline, family dynamics, and must-have shots are understood well ahead of the wedding, not guessed at. For couples marrying away from Erie, the studio’s sister brand, MM Destination Weddings, extends the same documentary style to venues outside the region. It’s a small, hands-on operation by design: two photographers who’ve built their reputation locally, one Erie wedding at a time, rather than scaling into something less personal. 

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