Find the Best Photographers in Lincoln

Laura Elizabeth Photography schedules newborn sessions on a fairly specific timeline, seven to twenty-one days after birth, and builds each one-to-two-hour appointment around a sequence that starts with family and sibling shots before moving into individual poses of the baby alone. Parents get access to a client closet stocked with wraps and outfits during a styling consultation ahead of time, so there’s no scrambling to buy something new right before the shoot. Sessions happen either in a natural light studio or in the client’s own home, whichever setup a family prefers, and finished galleries are typically ready for viewing four to six weeks later. Single newborn sessions start with a $300 reservation fee, while an eighteen-month membership bundling up to three sessions runs $750 for families who want maternity, newborn, and later milestone photos handled by the same photographer. Beyond newborns, the studio also shoots weddings, standard family portraits, seniors, maternity, and boudoir work, plus optional highlight films for couples who want video alongside stills. As a destination photographer willing to travel outside Lincoln for weddings, that same flexibility shows up in the newborn work, with in-home sessions offered as a standard option rather than an upcharge. 

Kelli Mae Photography’s website opens with a line borrowed from Ansel Adams — “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving” — and the newborn and birth work in her portfolio backs that sentiment up. One image from a session labeled “Elias Birth” shows a newborn just moments old in a hospital bassinet, a parent’s gloved hand steadying him, the kind of documentary moment that goes well beyond a posed studio portrait. Working out of O Street in Lincoln, Kelli maintains dedicated Newborn and Maternity galleries on her site separate from her headshot and general portrait work, and her process leans on “a fun and creative collection of props” to bring out a baby’s personality during a session. That range, from raw birth photography to styled newborn portraits, suggests a photographer comfortable moving between documentary and more directed work depending on what a family wants preserved. She keeps in touch with clients through Facebook and Instagram between projects, sharing recent sessions and behind-the-scenes updates. For Lincoln parents specifically interested in birth photography or hospital-stay newborn documentation rather than only a later studio sitting, her portfolio’s inclusion of real delivery-room work sets her apart from photographers who only offer at-home or studio newborn sessions. 

Breanna Howard, who goes by Bree, has lived in Lincoln her entire life and says she knows the city “like the back of my hand,” a familiarity that shows up in how she scouts locations for sessions across town. Newborn photography sits alongside maternity, family, milestone, boudoir, senior, couples, and wedding work on her site, organized as its own named category rather than folded into a general portrait offering. Her newborn gallery leans toward warm, textured images — a baby mid-cry wrapped in cream fabric, quiet close-ups that favor genuine expressions over perfectly composed stillness. She describes her overall style as “warm and bold,” pairing thoughtful posing with room for the real, unscripted reactions babies and families bring to a session. Bree is also a current student pursuing elementary education with plans to become a preschool teacher, which tracks with how comfortable her newborn and family portfolio feels around kids of every age, not just sleeping infants. She works out of Lincoln but travels to Omaha, Beatrice, Fremont, Waverly, and Gretna for sessions as needed. For parents who want a newborn photographer who was raised in Lincoln and already has an ear for what local families are looking for, her lifelong roots in the area and named newborn service line make her easy to relate to from the first inquiry. 

Alissa Mae opened her photography business in 2018 with a simple flat-rate model that still defines how she works today: every newborn session is priced at $450, includes an online gallery of all edited images, and comes with access to her print menu, all without upsells or a-la-carte add-ons. She runs newborn sessions out of a home studio on Hickory Lane in Lincoln, where she keeps lighting consistent no matter the weather outside, and stocks the space with props, wraps, headbands, and outfits so parents don’t have to shop beforehand. Her site is direct about timing, recommending babies come in between five and fourteen days old to get the curled, sleepy poses that tend to fade quickly as newborns grow and stretch out. Siblings and parents are always welcome to join partway through a session, a detail she highlights for families who want a few combined portraits without booking a separate family session. Since opening, she’s expanded into family, senior, and even sports-team “Dramatic Spots” sessions, but her site still describes newborn photography as the specialty she’s most passionate about growing every year. For Lincoln parents who want predictable, all-inclusive pricing and a dedicated home studio rather than a rented space, her flat-rate structure removes a lot of the guesswork before booking. 

Kassondra Photography built its reputation on weddings, but a scroll through client testimonials shows how often the same couples come back for family, maternity, and newborn sessions once the wedding album is finished. One client, Kim Garrison, specifically credits Kassie with photographing her wedding, maternity photos, newborn portraits, a one-year session, family pictures, and even a workplace session at the zoo — the kind of repeat relationship that speaks to trust built over time rather than a single transaction. On her site, “Family, Maternity & Newborn” sits as its own named service line alongside weddings and branding work, complete with a dedicated newborn and maternity gallery featuring babies like Matilda, Agnes, and Leilani in soft wrapped portraits. Kassie, who has more than eight years of experience, describes her approach as calm and joy-focused, telling clients they’ll get “a friend who genuinely cares” rather than just a photographer working through a checklist. That personal style seems to be exactly what keeps Lincoln families returning across life stages. For parents who already know and like a wedding or engagement photographer’s work and want the same comfortable rapport carried into a newborn session, her established local client base and dedicated newborn gallery make her a natural next call. 

“Small moments, handled slowly” is the line that greets visitors to Mfinanga Photography + Motion, and it’s an apt description of how Samuel and Lucy approach newborn work from their studio on West Plum Street in Lincoln. Rather than one flat rate, they’ve built four tiered newborn packages — Silver, Gold, Platinum, and a top-tier Black collection — that scale from a calm, basic session up to a full first-year archive with milestone visits built in. Sessions are appointment-only and paced around the baby rather than a fixed schedule, leaving room for feeding, settling, and the quiet resets that newborns need mid-session. Their portfolio backs up the unhurried branding: dozens of black-and-white and warmly lit newborn images fill their gallery, organized simply as Baby, Newborn, and Milestone work. With 13 years behind the camera, the studio also serves families in Omaha and Denver and takes on destination sessions by request, but Lincoln remains their home base. For parents who want a photographer who treats a newborn session as a slow, deliberate process rather than a rushed hour of poses, the tiered package structure and the couple’s decade-plus of shared experience make it easy to match the scope of the session to what a family actually wants preserved. 

Laura Matoush keeps her website’s welcome message short and personal: she’s a newborn, senior, and family photographer in Lincoln with more than 15 years of experience, and she says she’s honored every time a new client reaches out. That straightforward tone extends to her portfolio, which is split into three galleries — Newborn & Maternity, Children & Family, and Seniors — so prospective clients can see exactly the kind of work tied to the session they’re considering rather than a single mixed feed. Her newborn gallery favors soft, close-up styling: babies wrapped and sleeping against neutral backdrops, one framed with a delicate floral headband against a deep maroon set. That consistency suggests a photographer who has settled into a signature look over a decade and a half rather than chasing trends session to session. Matoush works directly with clients by phone and email rather than through a booking platform, which tends to appeal to parents who want a more personal back-and-forth while planning a newborn session around a due date. She’s also active on Instagram under her business name, where she posts additional behind-the-scenes and client work between formal portfolio updates. For Lincoln families looking for an established, newborn-focused photographer with a long track record, her tenure and dedicated newborn gallery make her an easy photographer to vet quickly. 

Jennifer Heywood started shooting film in a high school class back in 2010, and that early training shows in how unfussy her newborn work is today under the name Jhey Photo. Based in Lincoln, she offers a Studio or In-Home Newborn package that runs one to two hours, includes props and a tentative date set roughly one to two weeks after a baby’s due date, and comes with a free reschedule if the baby decides to arrive early or late. Her tagline sums up her approach well: she keeps sessions “fun and authentic” and avoids over-editing, preferring images that show people looking their best without heavy Photoshop work. Over 15-plus years behind the camera she’s built a portfolio spanning roughly 190 weddings and 232 mini sessions, and her newborn galleries include sleepy, swaddled portraits alongside sibling and family additions worked into the same visit. That range gives her an intuitive sense of how to keep an older sibling engaged while a newborn naps just a few feet away, something that trips up less experienced photographers. For Lincoln parents who want relaxed, true-to-life newborn images rather than heavily staged studio work, her decade and a half of hands-on experience and her straightforward package make booking simple. 

Sarah Greder has spent 21 years building a portrait business in Lincoln that treats newborn sessions as their own art form rather than an add-on to family photography. Her website organizes client work into four distinct paths — Newborns, Milestones, Families, and Seniors — and the newborn gallery alone holds dozens of images, from swaddled close-ups to a session named after a client’s daughter, Claire. Greder describes every session as “thoughtfully structured and intentionally curated,” which shows in how deliberately she plans wardrobe, posing, and light before a family ever steps in front of her lens. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, she leans on two decades of experience to read what a specific baby and set of parents need that day, whether that means slow, quiet newborn work in the first weeks or livelier sessions once a child hits toddlerhood. Her studio operates out of Cooper Avenue in Lincoln, and her reach extends across milestone sessions, family portraits, and senior photos for the same clients as their kids grow — a full-circle relationship many of her newborn families continue for years. For parents who want images that read as heirlooms rather than quick keepsakes, her long tenure and newborn-specific portfolio make her one of the more established names in town. 

Shannon Nahorny has been behind a camera in Lincoln for 25 years, and at Studio Shenanigans Photography her newborn work goes by an unusually specific name: Fresh 48. That gallery, reachable straight from her homepage navigation, is full of the tiny details a hospital stay produces — a newborn’s foot tucked into an adult’s palm, first swaddles, the first hours parents and baby spend together. Her studio sits at 711 N 48th St in Lincoln, and alongside newborn work she runs two other distinct lines: Fairy Fantasies, a whimsical costumed session series, and Maternity Magic, a $200 pregnancy sitting. That range hints at a photographer who genuinely likes building a themed set as much as she likes quiet documentary-style newborn portraits, and her bio confirms it, noting she “loves working with newborns & infants” as one of her specialties after two and a half decades in the business. For parents deciding between a hospital-based Fresh 48 session and a later at-home or studio newborn sitting, her experience with both timelines is a genuine differentiator. She can be reached directly by phone or email, and her gallery pages make it easy to see the difference between her fantasy-themed work and her more traditional newborn portraiture before booking. 

What began as a hobby for Irina Dubina more than a decade ago has grown into a full wedding photography business based in Lincoln, built around a simple philosophy: don’t ask couples to be someone they’re not in front of the camera. Rather than directing rigid poses, Irina guides only when needed and otherwise steps back, aiming to capture genuine expressions and real interactions instead of a staged version of the day. Shooting with a Canon EOS R6, she covers weddings across the state, extending her reach beyond Lincoln into Omaha, Grand Island, Kearney, and Norfolk, which has made her a familiar name for couples marrying at venues scattered across eastern and central Nebraska rather than only those in one metro area. Recent work includes weddings at rustic venues like Sparks Barn in Louisville, Nebraska, reflecting a portfolio that leans toward relaxed, romantic settings over strictly formal ballroom affairs. Her process starts with a video call to walk through a couple’s vision and packages before booking, followed by a contract and deposit to lock in the date. For couples specifically searching for candid, true-to-life wedding photography rather than heavily posed portraiture, Irina’s decade-plus of experience and her natural, unscripted approach have built a loyal base of Nebraska clients. 

Tiffany Marie Photography works out of Lincoln shooting weddings, engagements, and senior sessions with a look that’s become her signature: bright, airy frames built around natural light and a warm, timeless color palette rather than the moodier, heavily-filtered style some competitors lean on. Couples who’ve booked her describe the experience less like hiring a vendor and more like adding a friend to the wedding party, with one review calling her their most trusted vendor of the entire planning process and noting how organized and efficient she stayed even as the day’s schedule inevitably shifted. That efficiency extends past the wedding day itself; clients specifically highlight how quickly Tiffany turns around finished galleries compared to the industry-standard wait, which matters to couples eager to relive the day before the memory of it starts to blur. Her portfolio shows a comfort working across very different settings, from intimate courthouse-style ceremonies to full outdoor celebrations, suggesting a photographer who adapts her approach to the couple rather than pushing every wedding into the same visual formula. For couples in the Lincoln area who want a photographer who feels personally invested in their day rather than just present for it, Tiffany’s reviews suggest that’s exactly the experience she delivers. 

Chris Nichols has spent more than 15 years documenting weddings out of Lincoln, working in a photojournalistic style that leans toward observing rather than directing, catching genuine reactions during vows, toasts, and the unscripted moments in between the scheduled parts of a wedding day. His reviews describe him as present but not intrusive on the wedding day itself, patient during the family formal photos that can otherwise eat up an afternoon, and calm under the kind of time pressure that comes with juggling a ceremony, a reception, and a family that wants forty different combinations of group photos. While Lincoln remains his home base, Chris regularly travels for weddings throughout the Midwest, extending into Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas for couples who found his portfolio online rather than through local word of mouth. Clients on WeddingWire have given him a perfect 5.0 rating, with reviews specifically noting his reasonable pricing relative to the quality of the final images, a combination that has kept him steadily booked without needing to compete purely on marketing. After more than a decade and a half in the business, his approach has stayed consistent: less about elaborate staged setups, more about being in the right place at the right moment to catch what’s actually happening. 

Before she was a wedding photographer, Emily Moore was an elementary school teacher, and that background still shapes how she runs a wedding day timeline: patient, organized, and used to keeping a room full of people calm and on schedule. Now a mom of three running Emily Moore Creative from a studio on H Street in Lincoln, she’s built a business around timeless, classic imagery rather than chasing whatever editing trend is popular that season. Her Zola reviews sit at a perfect 5.0, with couples specifically calling out how calm and encouraging she stayed throughout the day, a trait that tracks with her teaching background and matters most during the inevitable stretch of a wedding day when something runs behind schedule. Emily’s work spans across Nebraska and the broader Midwest, and alongside weddings she photographs families, giving her a long view of clients’ lives that often starts with an engagement session and continues years later with newborn and family portraits. That longer relationship with clients, rather than a single transactional booking, seems to be central to how she’s built her business and her reputation in the Lincoln wedding community. 

Shandie Stewart runs Stewart Photography out of Lincoln, a business her husband Nathan first encouraged into existence by pushing her to invest in professional equipment when photography was still just a passion project. That origin story shows up in how personally Shandie treats the work now: clients describe her as making them feel comfortable in front of the camera, which matters most during a wedding day when nerves and time pressure are both running high. Her signature Elegance Wedding Package runs $3,499 and bundles in a pre-wedding consultation, a complimentary engagement shoot, a non-commercial print release, and a full ten hours of wedding day coverage, a structure aimed at couples who want the entire day documented start to finish rather than piecing together limited blocks of hourly coverage. Reviews on Stewart Photography’s business profile average 4.8 out of 5 across 11 verified reviews, with clients consistently praising the quality of the final images even as a few have noted that turnaround on final galleries has occasionally run longer than the timeline originally quoted. Beyond weddings, Shandie also shoots families, children, and senior portraits around Lincoln, building a client base that often returns for repeat sessions well after the wedding itself. 

Robert Wurth founded Studio Orange Photography in Lincoln back in 2007, which puts nearly two decades of wedding coverage behind a portfolio that ranges from quiet, documentary-style moments to full-blown themed shoots built around a couple’s actual interests. Scroll through his recent work and you’ll find a lightsaber duel staged as a first-look reveal, an arcade-themed engagement session complete with a Mrs. Pac-Man cabinet, and a black-and-white portrait taken under the Orpheum Theater marquee in Omaha, alongside more traditional images like a bride reading a letter from her groom at the Graduate Hotel. That range hasn’t gone unnoticed locally: Studio Orange has been named among Lincoln’s top wedding photographers for eight years running and has picked up the Lincoln Choice Award in the photography category twice. Robert works primarily around Lincoln, Omaha, Nebraska City, and Roca, though he’s willing to travel further when a couple’s venue calls for it. Beyond weddings, the studio also covers senior portraits, engagement sessions, corporate headshots, and even pet photography and photo booth rentals, giving Robert a wide-ranging body of work to draw creative ideas from when a couple wants something that doesn’t look like every other wedding album on Pinterest. 

Linsey Huffaker is now in her seventh year shooting weddings full time out of Lincoln, and her style has settled into something recognizable: natural light, timeless color, and a mix of posed portraits with small candid moments she catches without directing. One review that stands out involves a January wedding during an actual Nebraska blizzard, where Linsey and her assistant Rachel kept working through the weather and still delivered a gallery the couple loved, a story that says as much about her professionalism under pressure as any polished portfolio shot could. Packages start around $4,000 and include coverage from getting-ready shots through the open dance floor at the end of the night, positioning Linsey toward couples who want full-day documentation rather than a few scattered hours. Though based in Lincoln, she describes herself as available worldwide and has built a client base that stretches across the broader Midwest wedding circuit, not just Nebraska. Her background as a full-service photo, video, and content studio means some couples also add motion coverage or social content alongside traditional stills, which has become a more common request as couples plan weddings with an eye toward what gets shared online as much as what hangs on a wall. 

Christa Schiessl launched her photography business solo in 2012, working out of a film photography background that still shapes how the studio shoots today, favoring genuine expressions over posed perfection. Somewhere along the way she began mentoring her husband Andrew, who eventually shifted into videography, turning the business into a true two-person creative partnership covering both stills and motion for Lincoln and Omaha area weddings. As demand grew, Christa built out a bench of associate shooters and editors, including several named photographers and videographers who work within the studio’s established look, which means couples booking during a busy season aren’t stuck with an unfamiliar freelancer if Christa and Andrew are already committed elsewhere that weekend. The team’s focus stays on family-style storytelling: portraits that read as candid rather than staged, film that plays like a memory rather than a highlight reel. Fourteen years in, Christa still geeks out over vintage cameras and film negatives, and that appreciation for the tactile side of photography carries into how the team edits, favoring warm, timeless tones over trend-driven color grading. Alongside weddings, the studio also shoots newborn, family, and branding sessions, giving Christa a wide-angle view of a couple’s life before, during, and after the wedding itself. 

A husband-and-wife team runs Laura Elizabeth Photography out of Lincoln, splitting duties between photography and cinematic wedding films rather than treating video as an afterthought bolted onto a photo package. That dual focus earned the studio recognition from Nebraska Wedding Day, which named them Best Photography and Best Videography in the same year, a rare combination that speaks to how evenly the team balances both crafts. Couples researching Nebraska wedding vendors will find Laura Elizabeth’s portfolio built around adventure and elopement work as much as traditional ceremonies, with a willingness to travel to remote trailheads, canyon overlooks, and out-of-state courthouses for couples who want their wedding photography to double as a landscape shoot. Reviewers describe the team as punctual and easy to work with, noting that family members comment on how smoothly the day’s schedule stayed on track even with a full shot list to get through. Online reviews sit at 4.9 out of 5 across Google, a reflection of consistency across both the photography and the videography sides of the business. For couples who want a single vendor relationship covering both stills and film, rather than juggling two separate contracts and two separate timelines on the wedding day, Laura Elizabeth Photography offers that combined package as its core service. 

Lori Black has spent years behind the camera in Lincoln, building what was originally known as Moments in Time Images into the studio now operating under her own name. Her wedding day approach centers on relationship first: every couple books an included engagement session before the wedding, giving Lori a chance to learn how two people move together and laugh together before the big day arrives. That familiarity shows up in the final galleries, which lean toward warm, unforced portraits rather than stiff formal lineups. Lori keeps her travel radius generous, covering weddings up to 60 miles outside Lincoln without adding a travel fee, which has made her a popular pick for couples marrying at rural venues around Southeast Nebraska as well as those staying in the city. Beyond weddings, she also shoots portraits, seniors, boudoir, and business branding sessions, giving her a broad, adaptable eye that carries into how she documents a wedding day’s quieter, unscripted moments. Clients frequently mention her attention to detail, both in posed family formals and in catching the in-between glances during a reception. With video add-on discounts bundled into her packages, Lori has positioned her studio as a one-stop option for couples who want stills and motion from a single trusted vendor rather than coordinating separate teams.