Find the Best Photographers in Idaho

Lisa McLaughlin has run LM Photography from her home base in Filer, just outside Twin Falls, for well over a decade, building a five-star reputation among local families along the way. Rather than sticking to a single style, she offers both traditional studio newborn sessions with props and headbands and a more relaxed in-home lifestyle option, where she spends up to two hours documenting the quiet, unposed moments between a new baby and their parents or siblings. She has said she prefers showing the real relationship forming in those early days over stiff, prop-heavy poses, though she still keeps a full collection of wraps, hats, and baskets on hand for parents who want the classic look. Because she limits herself to a small number of sessions each month, she asks expecting parents to reach out early so a tentative date can be held around the due date. Beyond newborns, her business also covers family, senior, and engagement sessions for the Twin Falls and Magic Valley area. Her Facebook page has collected a run of five-star reviews from local clients, a reflection of a business built almost entirely on word of mouth in a small community. 

Tiffany Packard has spent more than ten years building Picture Perfect Photography into a go-to option for Twin Falls families looking for baby and portrait sessions. Her approach leans on patience above all else: rather than forcing a pose or a smile, she lets babies set the pace of the session, waiting out fussy moments and adjusting her plan on the fly if a little one isn’t cooperating. Sessions are available either in her studio, using simple backdrops, or on location outdoors, giving parents flexibility depending on the season and the look they want. Beyond baby portraits, her business also covers maternity, family, senior, and commercial work, which means she has spent years photographing the same Twin Falls families as their children grow from infancy through their senior year of high school. That long view of a family’s story is part of what keeps clients coming back for each new milestone rather than searching for a new photographer every time. For parents who want a patient, experienced photographer who won’t rush a baby portrait session, Tiffany’s decade-plus in the Twin Falls market speaks for itself. 

Summer Brander opened her photography business in 2006 and has spent two decades since then working almost exclusively with growing families across the Magic Valley. In 2015 she purchased a dedicated boutique studio on 8th Avenue North in Twin Falls, complete with natural light, hardwood floors, and a waiting area she designed to feel more like a friend’s living room than a commercial studio. Newborn photography is her stated specialty, and she describes extensive hours of training in safe posing techniques as central to how she runs every session with an infant. Over the years her client list has grown well beyond southern Idaho, with families returning to her studio from as far away as Australia when they’re back in the area, a testament to relationships that outlast a single session. She also offers maternity, family, wedding, and senior portraits, but newborn work remains the service she is best known for locally. For Twin Falls parents who want a photographer with a long, stable history in one physical studio rather than someone new to the business, Summer’s two decades of experience and dedicated space set her apart. 

Nadia Fernandez runs her portrait studio out of a small office on West Center Street in Old Town Pocatello, where she has spent more than ten years building a business around cake smash, maternity, newborn, family, senior, and wedding sessions. Her work has been recognized twice in Idaho’s Best awards, picking up the Eastern Idaho title in 2024 before adding both a statewide win and a second regional win in 2025, recognition that reflects steady, consistent output rather than a single standout project. Clients frequently mention her warm, unhurried manner during sessions, and her Facebook page has built up dozens of five-star reviews over the years from Pocatello-area families. Recent newborn sessions posted to her online galleries show a mix of classic wrapped studio poses and softer natural-light portraits with parents, giving families a choice depending on the look they’re after. Outside of client sessions, Nadia has also begun developing educational resources aimed at other working photographers, drawing on her own decade-plus of experience running a small studio in southeast Idaho. For Pocatello parents looking for a newborn photographer with a long local track record and recent industry recognition, her studio remains one of the more established options in town. 

Hannah Mann has worked as a newborn, maternity, and family photographer in Boise since 2014, building her business around a fully guided planning process that walks clients through outfit choices, timing, and session flow well before the camera ever comes out. Rather than a quick studio visit, Hannah treats each newborn session as a small production: she helps parents plan ahead, and she frequently shoots in clients’ own homes across Eagle, Meridian, Star, and the wider Treasure Valley so families end up with images set against the backdrop of the rooms they’ll actually remember. Her style favors soft, relaxed compositions over rigid posing, aiming for what she calls heirloom-quality portraits meant to be displayed and passed down rather than filed away on a hard drive. Beyond client work, Hannah also teaches other photographers through an education arm of her business, a sign of how deeply she has studied the technical side of newborn lighting and safety over more than a decade in the field. For Boise-area parents who want a photographer who treats the days after birth as a milestone worth real planning, Hannah’s calm, detail-oriented approach has kept her booked well in advance each season. 

Lindsey Evans runs her photography business from a home base in Star, offering newborn families a choice between two distinct session types: a lifestyle newborn session held inside the family’s own home, and a studio newborn session built around traditional posed portraits. That split matters for parents deciding between documentary-style images of daily life with a new baby versus classic, styled portraits meant for framing. Her stated coverage area lists Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa, Caldwell, and Kuna, placing Caldwell squarely inside the territory rather than at its outer edge. Client reviews posted directly to her site run in the double digits, with a consistent pattern of five-star feedback, though no single aggregate number is published. Recent gallery posts feature named newborn sessions from spring, suggesting an active booking calendar rather than a dormant or seasonal-only practice. For a Caldwell family trying to decide between a documentary-style visit at home and a more traditional studio sitting, Lindsey Evans is one of the few photographers on this list offering both formats under one business rather than specializing in just one. 

Paige McLeod opened Glean & Co on East Pennsylvania Street in Boise in 2017, after years of building an editing business that predates the studio itself — her site notes professional retouching work going back to 2007. Expertise.com added her to its vetted newborn-photographer list in 2019, and local voters have named the studio Boise’s best newborn and maternity photographer every year from 2021 through 2024, a four-year run that’s unusual for a single-owner studio. Glean & Co’s stated territory reaches well past Boise proper, naming Meridian, Eagle, Nampa, Caldwell, and towns as far out as Sun Valley and Twin Falls as areas she’ll travel to or accept clients from. The studio splits its newborn work between posed sessions inside its custom-built Boise space and softer, editorial-style images that lean on natural light, a combination that shows up across its maternity and newborn galleries alike. For Caldwell families weighing a drive into Boise against a closer, in-town option, Glean & Co’s multi-year local recognition and nearly a decade of studio operation are the trade-off worth knowing about before booking elsewhere. 

Tiffany Hix has been photographing families around Boise since 2006, putting her newborn work at roughly two decades of practice by the time this listing was written. Her studio site frames newborn sessions around “baby-led posing,” a phrase that shows up repeatedly in her session descriptions and signals a preference for working with however the baby is settled rather than forcing a specific pose. The stated service area spans Eagle, Meridian, Star, Garden City, Nampa, and Caldwell, putting her among the photographers willing to travel the full width of the Treasure Valley rather than staying close to a single home base. Session descriptions emphasize a calm, unhurried studio environment, with attention paid to lighting and pacing so a newborn session doesn’t feel rushed during the fragile early weeks after birth. Two decades in one metro area also means a large body of past work to review before booking, which is worth factoring in alongside newer studios on this list. For Caldwell parents comparing experience levels side by side, Tiffany Hix’s tenure is the longest of any newer addition to this page. 

Aubrae Hokom already has a Maternity listing on this site under her own name, and her newborn work stands on its own strength: an online portfolio built around three distinct approaches — in-home sessions, outdoor light, and Fresh 48 visits inside the hospital room itself — rather than a single studio setup. Reviewers give her business a 5.0 average across a dozen ratings, and her site names Caldwell directly as part of the Treasure Valley territory she covers from her base nearby. Fresh 48 work in particular asks a photographer to move quickly and quietly around exhausted new parents in a small hospital room, and Aubrae lists it as a standing offer rather than a special request, alongside cake-smash and milestone sessions for babies further along. Families who’d rather stay home than travel to a studio can book an in-home newborn session instead, keeping the baby in familiar surroundings during the first sleepy days. Her range across newborn, maternity, family, and senior work suggests a photographer who has built a full-service practice rather than one narrow specialty, and the newborn side of that practice — in-home, outdoor, and Fresh 48 — is what earns her a spot on this list. 

Kelli Holtzinger photographs families, maternity clients, newborns, and seniors from her base in Eagle, Idaho, with a client list that regularly reaches into Nampa along with Boise, Meridian, Star, Middleton, Caldwell, and Kuna. As a mom of two young kids herself, she’s candid about how unpredictable family life gets, and she builds that understanding into how she runs sessions — with an emphasis on talking through details beforehand so each shoot feels tailored rather than assembly-line. Her newborn work leans toward soft, muted tones and quiet, unposed moments; one recent session, shared publicly on her site, showed a sleepy newborn draped over a parent’s shoulder rather than styled into an elaborate prop setup. That preference for the in-between over the perfectly arranged shows up across her portfolio, where she says some of her favorite images come from the moments that happen while everyone thinks the real photo hasn’t started yet. Clients have described the experience as personal rather than transactional, with one writing that the resulting gallery meant more to her family than she expected going in. Beyond newborn sessions, Kelli also photographs maternity, milestone, and family portraits, giving Nampa parents a single photographer to return to as their child grows. 

Yurbi Wood moved to the United States from Peru in 2014 and built her photography business around a home studio in Meridian, where she now welcomes newborn and maternity clients from across the Treasure Valley, including Nampa. Spanish is her first language, and she brings a warm, patient bedside manner she credits to raising her own two children, Tony and Bella. Parents who’ve booked with her describe an almost supernatural calm with fussy infants — one client joked that she and her husband nicknamed Yurbi “the baby whisperer” after watching her settle their son mid-session without a single tear. Her studio comes stocked with props, wraps, and bonnets in a wide range of colors, so families rarely need to bring anything beyond the baby. Twin sessions are part of her regular workload too; one mother of twins praised how carefully she handled swapping two infants in and out of poses without ever rushing either one. Newborn photography is the work Yurbi says she loves most, in part because dressing tiny subjects in miniature outfits and coaxing out their earliest expressions never gets old to her. Beyond newborns, she also photographs maternity sessions, and her portfolio favors soft, warm tones and simple backdrops that keep the focus on the baby rather than the set. 

Briannah, who goes by Bri, runs The Picture Perfect Shot out of Nampa, where she’s built a family and portrait business around a simple promise: clean, bright, high-quality images every time. As a mother of three herself, she understands the chaos of scheduling around nap times and feeding windows, which shapes how she structures her newborn sessions — either in the client’s own home or right in the hospital room during the first 48 hours, an option she calls a Fresh 48 shoot. A typical newborn appointment runs about thirty minutes, though she’s upfront that a hungry baby can stretch that timeline, and the session is built to include solo shots of the infant along with parent-and-baby and full-family combinations if older siblings are around. Clients receive thirty edited, high-resolution images through an online gallery within one to two weeks, plus printing rights so families aren’t locked into ordering prints through her. Beyond newborns, Bri handles engagements, birthdays, and larger family reunions, and past clients note that she has a knack for putting people at ease in front of the lens, even those who insist they hate having their photo taken. 

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. 

Sarah Jones came to Idaho for college, met her husband, earned a degree in Art and Photography, and simply never left — a decision that turned into S. C. Jones Photo, her wedding, family, and birth photography business based in Southeast Idaho. Her “Births and Babies” portfolio reads like a quiet record of real family milestones: a newborn wrapped and sleeping after a December home birth, a couple settling into life with their new baby during an at-home winter session, a family processing the intensity of a C-section delivery. Sarah’s own words describe what she’s after — sentimental, real, unscripted moments rather than staged perfection, documenting families exactly as they are rather than performing for the camera. She’s photographed engagement and couples sessions in Rexburg alongside her newborn and birth work, and her down-to-earth, unhurried presence has become something of a signature; past clients describe her as blending into the background so naturally that they forget she’s even there. Outside of sessions, Sarah spends her time hunting, fishing, and creating with her husband and two young sons, and her faith shapes how she approaches every family she works with. For Rexburg-area parents who want their baby’s earliest days recorded without artifice, Sarah’s newborn and birth work leans into the raw and the real over the rehearsed. 

Jessica Calderwood got the phone call that her nephew had been born and drove straight over with her camera — the kind of instinct that now shows up in how she approaches every birth story session. Based in Driggs, Idaho, just beneath the Grand Tetons, Jessica is primarily known as a Jackson Hole family and wedding photographer, but she’s also documented Fresh 48 sessions for families in Rexburg, following newborns through their first 24 to 48 hours of life. She’s a strong advocate for the format: by the time she arrives, mom has had a chance to freshen up, the baby’s newborn swelling has settled, and there’s room to plan around good light and the baby’s own schedule. It’s also often the first chance for siblings to meet the new arrival, and Jessica makes a point of being present for that moment. Her broader body of work spans wedding and family videography as well as photography, and clients often praise her for making people feel at ease in front of the camera, whether that’s a bride on her wedding day or a mother meeting her baby for the first time. For Rexburg families weighing whether to schedule a birth story session, Jessica’s own words sum up her philosophy well: she loves these sessions because witnessing a new family in its very first hours never stops feeling like a privilege. 

McCaslin, the photographer behind MCZ Photography, has spent enough time in the Rexburg area — photographing seniors near Sugar-Salem High School, extended family sessions, and missionary photos before departures — that a hospital room at Madison Memorial felt like familiar territory when she arrived for a Fresh 48 session. Fresh 48s are her specialty within the maternity and newborn work she offers: sessions built around the real, unscripted first 24 to 48 hours after a baby arrives, rather than a styled setup days or weeks later. During one such session, she photographed a newborn boy named Nixon, focusing on the details that fade fastest — his fresh belly button, the wrinkles still soft on his feet, the exact way he looked in his very first hours. “These are the moments that fade so quickly,” she says of the work. Based in Bear Lake, Idaho, McCaslin travels throughout Southeast Idaho, Western Wyoming, and Northern Utah for sessions, and Rexburg families are well within her regular service area. Her approach avoids curated poses in favor of raw, in-the-moment documentation — a dad’s awe, a mom’s exhaustion and joy, a baby’s first yawns — delivered as a record of what those early hours actually felt like, not a manufactured version of them. 

When Allison Dastrup photographs a newborn session, she isn’t interested in perfect setups — she’s interested in how a family exists together in a space. That philosophy played out clearly during a recent in-home session at a home-style studio in Rexburg, where she spent an afternoon documenting a family adjusting to life with their newest member. There was a toddler-aged big brother who couldn’t stop watching his baby sister, a father who stepped in to help without being asked, and a mother in a soft blue dress who never needed direction to look at home in her own skin. Allison describes her style as steady and honest rather than trendy: she moves through a home the way a family naturally would, starting in the living room, drifting into the bedroom, pausing in whatever corner catches the best light. She works throughout Southeast Idaho, including Rexburg and Idaho Falls, and often builds newborn sessions around a family’s own home rather than a studio, so the resulting images feel less like a performance and more like a memory. For parents who want their baby’s first days recorded with patience and presence — not posed perfection — Allison’s approach centers on the small, unscripted moments: a sibling’s curiosity, a parent’s instinctive touch, a baby settling into the quiet of a new season.