Find the Best Photographers in Idaho Falls

A Slice of Life by Josalyn is a home-based newborn and child photography studio in Idaho Falls, started after its founder, Josalyn, had children of her own and found a new passion for freezing those early memories on camera. Newborn work is her main focus, though she also books milestone and first-birthday cake smash sessions as babies grow. Safety sits at the center of how she runs a shoot: she holds CPR and First Aid certification and treats handling a days-old infant as something that deserves patience rather than rushing through poses. Her portfolio leans into soft, classic newborn posing — swaddles, simple wraps, and quiet close-up details — built from years spent working around children of every age before she ever picked up a camera professionally. She describes herself as someone who is still learning, regularly adding new poses, props, and editing techniques to her sessions rather than settling into a single formula. That hands-on, still-growing approach shows up in a gallery that ranges from traditional newborn portraits to looser milestone sessions for older siblings. For Idaho Falls families who want an intimate, unhurried newborn experience from someone who treats every client relationship as personal rather than transactional, A Slice of Life by Josalyn offers sessions built around trust first, then the photos. 

Designs By Dreana Photography is run out of Shelley, Idaho by Andrea, who describes her work simply as being ‘a life photographer’ — someone who documents whatever stage a family happens to be in rather than sticking to one specialty. That range shows up directly in her session list: newborn and cake smash sittings sit alongside senior portraits, family sessions, headshots, boudoir, engagements, and weddings, all shot with the same attention to lighting and posing. Client feedback consistently points to her ability to draw out a subject’s real personality rather than falling back on stiff, generic poses, something that matters even more with a newborn who can’t take direction. Her studio work favors clean lighting setups and simple, uncluttered backdrops that keep the focus on tiny features rather than props competing for attention. Serving Shelley and the wider southeastern Idaho area including Idaho Falls, she has built a portfolio that spans nearly every major family milestone, which means newborn clients often stay with her for cake smash and later family sessions rather than starting over with someone new. For families who want one photographer who can grow with their child from the first days home onward, Designs By Dreana offers that continuity along with a genuinely personal, unrushed approach to each sitting. 

Kristi Sheriff Photography has served the greater Idaho Falls area for years as a custom wedding and portrait studio, with a specific focus on lifestyle family portraiture and fine art child photography that extends down to newborns and infants. Kristi is a member of both Professional Photographers of America and Professional Photographers of Idaho, professional affiliations that reflect a career built around formal training rather than picking up a camera as a side hobby. Her newborn and baby work sits inside a broader portrait practice that also covers seniors, weddings, and family sessions, giving her a wide base of posing and lighting experience to draw from when working with a days-old infant. The studio’s reach extends well beyond Idaho Falls itself, with regular clients from Rexburg, Ammon, Pocatello, Blackfoot, and even as far as Jackson Hole, Wyoming, making her one of the more geographically flexible newborn photographers serving eastern Idaho. Her described style — a contemporary, fine art approach to child photography — leans toward polished, editorial-feeling images rather than strictly candid snapshots. That combination of formal industry credentials, years in the local market, and a service area covering most of southeastern Idaho makes her a natural fit for families who want a newborn photographer with an established, proven track record rather than someone new to the business. 

Bridgette K Photography is a registered LLC based in Ririe, Idaho, just east of Idaho Falls, specializing in newborn and family portraiture. The business holds a perfect 5-star rating across its published reviews, with clients specifically praising how calmly and confidently Bridgette handles newborn sessions — one recent review described how she kept a fussy baby settled and posed him precisely, using a full set of props to get the shot without extra stress on the family. That calm, prepared approach matters most in the newborn window, when a baby’s mood can change session plans by the minute, and reviewers consistently mention feeling like the process stayed relaxed rather than rushed. Beyond newborn sessions, the studio also books broader family and milestone portraits, giving clients a photographer who can continue working with them as their child grows past the newborn stage. Turnaround time has come up repeatedly in client feedback as well, with families noting they received finished galleries faster than expected. Operating as a small, local LLC rather than a large studio chain, Bridgette works directly with each family from booking through delivery, which several reviewers point to as part of why the experience felt personal. For Idaho Falls-area families weighing a newer local option against more established studios, the combination of a perfect review record and hands-on, unhurried newborn handling makes Bridgette K Photography worth a look. 

Megan Owens photographs newborns as part of a wider family portraiture business that reaches Idaho Falls, Rexburg, and Shelley, splitting her time between studio-style newborn galleries and warm, in-home lifestyle sessions. Her newborn work tends toward gentle, editorial-feeling images, like a father’s kiss on a baby’s head or a swaddled infant against soft linens, rather than elaborate prop-heavy setups, which keeps the focus on genuine early-family moments. Owens also shoots weddings and maternity sessions, so many of her newborn clients first found her through a wedding or engagement gallery and returned once they started a family. She markets herself primarily through Instagram and word of mouth across southeast Idaho rather than paid advertising, building a client base largely through repeat bookings and referrals. Because newborn sessions have to happen on a tight, unpredictable timeline after birth, she keeps a flexible booking approach and coordinates with families in the final weeks of pregnancy to hold a tentative date. Her broader portfolio includes urban and outdoor family sessions, giving newborn clients an easy path to book milestone and family photos as their child grows. 

With more than 700 sessions behind her, Karly built Photos by Karly into one of Idaho Falls’s more active family and newborn photography studios, working out of a home studio on Lilac Circle. Her approach favors lifestyle-style newborn images over heavily posed studio setups, often photographing babies in soft natural light with simple, uncluttered backdrops that keep the focus on tiny expressions and details. Newborn sessions sit alongside a broader family and birth-story photography practice, which means she’s spent years learning to work efficiently around a sleeping or fussy infant without rushing the family. Clients frequently mention her calm, unhurried presence during sessions, something she’s developed since first picking up a camera in middle school and later turning that early interest into a full-time business. Beyond newborns, she also documents birth stories directly in the hospital or at home, giving families the option to have a photographer present for the earliest hours after delivery in addition to a traditional posed newborn session weeks later. Her galleries show a consistent style across hundreds of Idaho Falls families, and she continues to book sessions primarily through referrals and social media rather than paid advertising. 

Picture Patch Studios runs a dedicated newborn photography program out of its Rexburg studio, built specifically to keep infants safe, warm, and comfortable during the 90-minute session window. Rather than treating newborns as a side offering, the studio designs its space around them: adjustable room temperature, a rotating collection of wraps and baskets, and a slower-paced shooting style that allows time for feeding and soothing breaks mid-session. A typical newborn appointment produces 45 to 60 edited images, giving parents a fuller gallery than a quick add-on session would allow. The team works with babies up to about three weeks old, when the curling reflexes and deep sleep that make classic newborn poses possible are still present. Families throughout Rexburg, Rigby, Ririe, and the broader Idaho Falls area book with Picture Patch for both studio newborn sessions and family portraits as children grow, making it a common choice for parents who want continuity of style across a child’s early years. The studio can be reached directly by phone for scheduling, which helps in planning around the tight, unpredictable timing that comes with booking a session around a due date rather than a fixed appointment. 

A Rexburg-based photographer serving families throughout eastern Idaho, Allison Dastrup built her business in 2016 around storytelling-driven portraiture rather than heavily staged setups. Newborn and motherhood sessions make up a core part of her portfolio, often shot with natural light and a documentary sensibility that favors real moments, like a hand wrapped around a tiny finger or a mother’s quiet exhaustion and joy, over rigid posing. Her nine-plus years behind the camera span weddings, maternity, and family sessions in addition to newborns, giving her a broad base of experience with young children and the unpredictability that comes with photographing infants. Dastrup frequently travels to Idaho Falls and surrounding communities for sessions, meeting families in their homes or at outdoor locations when parents want something less formal than a studio backdrop. Her editing style tends toward warm, true-to-life color rather than heavy filters, which keeps newborn skin tones natural in the final images. Because she balances newborn work alongside weddings and family portraiture, booking windows can be tighter around peak wedding season, so she encourages early scheduling for a specific newborn due date. 

Aimee has spent the past sixteen years photographing newborns, expecting mothers, and growing families from her Idaho Falls studio, building a business almost entirely on referrals from past clients. Her approach leans toward soft, boutique-style newborn portraits: wrapped poses, neutral tones, and simple backdrops that keep the focus on the baby rather than props. Maternity sessions are a close second specialty, often booked as a package with the newborn shoot so families get a complete record of a pregnancy’s final weeks through a baby’s first days home. Aimee works one-on-one with each family, walking parents through what to expect and how to prepare a newborn for their first professional photos. Her studio is equipped for in-studio sessions, though she also travels for lifestyle newborn photography in a family’s own home for parents who prefer familiar surroundings. Over the years she’s expanded her offerings to include cake smash and milestone sessions, giving Idaho Falls and Pocatello-area families a single photographer to work with through a baby’s entire first year. Her long tenure in the local market has made her one of the more established names in eastern Idaho newborn photography. 

Since opening her Idaho Falls studio in 2008, Caralee Case has built her name around the delicate, hands-on craft of newborn photography, using swaddling wraps, styled buckets, and hand-picked props that turn a session into something closer to fine art. Beyond her own client work, she has spent years teaching photography workshops nationwide, sharing the posing and safety techniques that keep newborn sessions calm and unhurried. Families come to her studio for the full experience: climate-controlled comfort, a library of wraps and headbands in every color, and a patient pace that lets a sleepy infant settle in on their own schedule. Her portfolio ranges from classic solo poses to sibling and twin sessions, each one styled around soft textures and natural light. Case also photographs babies, toddlers, and first birthdays, so many of her newborn clients return for milestone sessions throughout a child’s first year. With nearly two decades behind the camera, she has photographed thousands of Idaho Falls newborns and built a reputation among local families for reliability as much as artistry. Sessions are typically booked while parents are still expecting, since availability around a baby’s actual due date fills quickly. 

Kendall Jones started her photography business in 2022 while still finishing a photography degree, completing her BFA in 2025 — an academic background that shows in the composition and lighting choices across her wedding galleries. She’s based in Ammon, part of the greater Idaho Falls area, and deliberately keeps her business small: she shot 19 weddings in 2024 and caps herself at around 15 weddings and elopements per year, a self-imposed limit meant to keep her attention on each individual couple rather than maximizing bookings during peak wedding season. That approach appeals to couples who want a photographer who has actually seen their venue walkthrough and engagement session before the wedding day, rather than someone managing a dozen simultaneous clients. Her portfolio and active Instagram presence show a mix of traditional Idaho weddings and destination work extending into Montana, and her site’s recent blog activity through early this year points to a studio still actively booking rather than winding down. As a newer name in the Idaho Falls market, she doesn’t yet carry the review volume of studios that have been operating for over a decade, but her rapid pace — finishing a degree and building a 19-wedding-a-year business simultaneously — suggests a photographer on a clear upward trajectory worth booking early before her limited annual slots fill. 

JayCee is based in Rigby, just northeast of Idaho Falls, and has quietly built one of the deepest wedding photography resumes in the region: over 13 years and more than 200 documented weddings. Her work regularly takes her through Rexburg, Idaho Falls, Blackfoot, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, and the sheer volume of weddings shot across that circuit gives her a working familiarity with local venues that newer photographers simply haven’t had time to build — she knows which reception halls have awkward lighting at 7pm and which outdoor ceremony spots need a backup plan for wind. Her broader focus extends into Rocky Mountain destination photography, with a portfolio that includes Grand Teton elopements and mountain-backdrop couples’ sessions alongside her eastern Idaho wedding work. Client testimonials collected over the years describe her as dependable and easy to work with under pressure, qualities that matter more on a wedding day than a highly stylized portfolio alone. She keeps an active blog documenting recent weddings and engagement sessions, which as of this year still shows regular new posts — a reasonable proxy for a studio that’s still actively booking and shooting rather than coasting on older work. For couples who want a photographer with a long track record specifically in the Idaho Falls wedding circuit rather than someone newer to the local market, her volume of experience is hard to match. 

Emma runs em & co photography directly out of Idaho Falls, offering both wedding photography and videography for couples who’d rather coordinate one vendor than two separate teams on the wedding day. Her degree in photography shows up in a bright, timeless editing style aimed squarely at what she calls the classic bride and groom — not heavily trend-driven, but not dated either, built to hold up in an album twenty years from now. Beyond Idaho Falls proper, her service area covers the rest of East Idaho, including Rexburg, Pocatello, Rigby, and Island Park, and she regularly travels further for Jackson Hole and Utah weddings, both Northern Utah and Utah Valley. Full wedding coverage starts at $2,300, with a separate elopement package starting at $1,800 for couples planning a smaller ceremony. What sets her apart from larger studios is the direct, single-photographer relationship: couples work with Emma from the planning process through delivery rather than being assigned to whichever shooter is available that weekend, and her own account of the business emphasizes documenting genuine emotion and connection rather than manufacturing moments for the camera. She’s newer to the reviewed marketplace platforms than some of her more established local peers, but her existing client feedback is uniformly positive, and her Idaho Falls-specific portfolio work is extensive. 

Val Judy works out of Shelley, just south of Idaho Falls, and has built a wedding photography and videography business around straightforward, well-composed coverage rather than heavy trend-chasing. He has photographed dozens of weddings throughout Idaho, Utah, and California, and separately offers wedding videography in Idaho and Utah for couples who want both a photographer and videographer working from the same creative direction. His base wedding package runs $799 for six hours of coverage plus travel, a pricing structure that appeals to couples planning a more budget-conscious eastern Idaho wedding without wanting to sacrifice a professional photographer. Every gallery comes with a full print release, meaning couples aren’t locked into ordering prints through the studio and can take their images to any lab they choose. Val has a specific reputation for posing — he has taught posing technique to other photographers — and clients consistently mention feeling more relaxed in front of his camera than they expected, which matters most during the formal family and bridal party portraits that tend to feel stiff in less experienced hands. His service area runs from Rexburg and Idaho Falls down through Shelley, Blackfoot, and Pocatello, with additional travel into Jackson Hole and Utah for destination bookings. He currently holds a 4.9 rating on WeddingWire. 

Samantha Numbers has run Samantha Marie Photography out of Idaho Falls since 2010, and sixteen years behind the camera shows up in a photojournalistic style built for capturing a wedding as it actually unfolds rather than stopping the day to stage it. She shoots on a Canon R5 and describes her own approach as bright and airy, but what stands out in her client history is geographic range: her regular service area covers Idaho Falls, Rigby, Rexburg, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Boise, and Island Park, and she has also traveled for weddings in Jackson Hole, Salt Lake City, and as far as New York, Texas, and Oregon. That travel history is unusual for a photographer whose home base is a mid-sized eastern Idaho city, and it reflects a client base that follows her rather than the other way around. Her studio currently offers a complimentary engagement mini-session with any booked wedding package, and every gallery comes with online proofing and ordering built in. Samantha holds 32 reviews across booking platforms with background-check verification on file, a detail that matters to couples booking a photographer sight unseen for a destination-adjacent Idaho wedding. Her work spans weddings, engagements, bridals, and family sessions, but weddings remain the core of her business after a decade and a half. 

Lizee Gardner works out of Idaho Falls but her real territory is the whole of southeast Idaho — Blackfoot, Shelley, Rexburg, Rigby, Swan Valley, Island Park, and Driggs all show up regularly in her wedding and elopement galleries, which gives her an unusually broad sense of the region’s best backdrops beyond the obvious venues. Her editorial-meets-documentary style sits deliberately between two extremes: not the stiff, over-posed look of older wedding photography, and not purely candid photojournalism either. She’ll direct a couple into a composition and then let them move naturally within it, which produces images that feel intentional without looking staged. Weddings and elopements make up the bulk of her bookings, but she also shoots boudoir and family sessions, and clients who’ve used her for more than one occasion often mention how consistent her color grading and editing style stay across very different kinds of shoots. Pricing starts around $4,000 for wedding coverage, positioning her toward the upper end of the local market, which tracks with a portfolio built on true-to-color editing and careful attention to Idaho’s natural light rather than heavy post-processing. She currently holds a perfect 5.0 rating across 35 combined reviews on Zola and Google, a strong showing for a photographer whose bookings skew toward smaller, detail-driven elopements rather than high-volume wedding season churn. 

Chloe has run Ellie Bean Photography out of Idaho Falls since 2014, and the studio’s wedding packages reflect over a decade of refining what couples actually need rather than what looks good on a price sheet. Every wedding booking includes a complimentary engagement session and a bridal session up front, plus a pre-wedding consultation to walk through the day’s timeline — a level of pre-planning that cuts down on the usual wedding-morning scramble. Coverage extends through preparation, ceremony, and reception, and galleries typically run into the hundreds of edited images, delivered through a password-protected online gallery with print and canvas ordering built in. Chloe also shoots families, newborns, and seniors, which shows up in her wedding work as a particular comfort directing large group and multi-generational photos without losing momentum. Clients traveling from outside the immediate Idaho Falls area should note the studio’s straightforward travel policy: a flat per-mile fee kicks in beyond a 20-mile radius, which keeps quotes predictable rather than negotiated case by case. Nearly 50 client reviews back up the studio’s reputation, with a 4.9 average rating and repeat clients — several who first booked family sessions later returned for their own weddings, a pattern that speaks to the trust Chloe has built over the years. 

Janelle Andersen built her studio around Grand Teton and Jackson Hole wedding photography, but over twelve years and more than 150 weddings she has become a familiar name at Idaho Falls venues too — she has shot ceremonies at the Barn on 1st and photographed weddings tied to the Idaho Falls Temple, alongside her mountain-backdrop work an hour east. That dual footprint shapes her style: she is equally comfortable directing a formal temple-adjacent portrait session downtown and chasing available light across a meadow at 9,000 feet, and couples often hire her specifically because she can do both without the pictures feeling like two different photographers took them. Janelle was named Best of 2016 by Thumbtack early in her career, and the recognition has held up — she now carries a five-star rating built on 64 WeddingWire reviews, with 100% of couples surveyed recommending her. Her willingness to travel is part of the appeal; she regularly works weddings across the West Coast, including Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, and Wyoming, but Idaho Falls area couples benefit from booking someone whose primary market is genuinely local, not a photographer flying in for a single weekend. Her galleries emphasize genuine emotion and fine detail work over heavily staged compositions. 

Kendra Sue has spent twelve years photographing weddings across the Snake River Valley, from downtown Idaho Falls ceremonies to backcountry elopements in the shadow of the Tetons. Her approach leans away from stiff, posed formality and toward patience: she’ll wait through a cloudy sunset for the ten minutes of usable light that make a gallery worth keeping, and she treats a wedding day timeline as something that bends around the couple rather than the other way around. Clients often mention her calm presence on a hectic wedding morning as much as the finished images themselves — she has a habit of quietly pulling grandparents into frame or coaxing a nervous groom into an unscripted laugh, and those small interventions tend to become the photos couples love most a year later. Her portfolio covers both traditional Idaho Falls venues and the Jackson Hole and Grand Teton elopements that have become something of a specialty for her studio. With a perfect 5.0 rating built across dozens of client reviews, she has become one of the most consistently booked wedding photographers in eastern Idaho, and much of her elopement business now arrives by word of mouth from couples who saw her work at an Idaho Falls wedding the year before. 

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