Formal family portraits are NOT old fashioned and in fact - Ellenburg Photography thinks that these timeless masterpieces are on the way back in. Formal family portraits have been hanging around walls since the beginning of photography - Moms, Dads and Children all dressed in their best wear posed and frozen in time for all generations to see. When you think about going over to Grandma's house - it was always fun to look at these wall portraits and decide who looked like who now. That joy can live on for your children with Formal Family Portraits.

Successful formal family portraits are filled with careful planning.

Who will you invite to participate? What will we wear? How do I make sure my brother doesn't show up in socks and sandles? Don't let your head spin with all these pesky details - let the South Alabama portrait experts at Ellenburg Photography help you. Every session at our studio comes with planning. We chat with you about your family. We get to know the groupings, how many people you will be bringing, what you will wear, and if there is any special occasion that we are focusing on. Big or small occasions are a great time to get dressed up and celebrate and document the day with Family Portraits. 

How long will my formal family portraits take?

Time for formal family portraits are part of the planning. Most south alabama portrait sessions last 60-90 minutes, but can got longer if you need it. Daphne Ellenburg prides herself and her studio in organized groupings for maximum fun and efficiency. She will start small and build and build and build until every one is in your portrait, then she will peal away and modify the groupings to the planning you made.  Every formal family portrait session is led with fun around your event. 

What kind of event would be great for formal family portraits?

Any event that would have multiple generations and a reason to dress up is completely perfect for formal family portraits. Events like - your anniversary, your parent's anniversary, the christening of a child, the birthday of a grandparent. These options can go on and on and on - and we can help you all along the way. All of your portraits will focus on the star of your event and include every one you want to have photographed.

If you can find a reason to be dressed up in South Alabama, Daphne Ellenburg can help you create the magical formal family portraits you've dreamed of having. Do you have a special occasion coming up? Ellenburg Photography does not have regular business hours. This helps us to be there for you before or after your family event. Baby Maggie and her beautiful family were photographed together after her Sunday Christening here in Saraland.

Let the experts at Ellenburg Photography help you create a portrait you would proud to have passed down from generation to generation. How will your tiny baby know that she had grandmother's eyes or her long fingers? Close cuddly loving formal family portraits in a fun studio setting is proudly offered at Ellenburg Photography. Call Daphne Ellenburg to plan your portraits today. Don't let the future slip away because you didn't record the past. Cherish the people you love now.

Exist in portraits for the people that love you the most.

Would you like to see what a 60 minute formal family portrait session at Ellenburg Photography looks like? Enjoy this video from Baby Maggie's session at our South Alabama portrait studio.

A new baby is growing and changing every day and Daphne Ellenburg, a South Alabama baby milestone photographer captures these invaluable memories and moments as art with baby milestone photography. With many years of experience photographing babies grow, South Alabama milestone Photographer, Daphne Ellenburg specializes in lifestyle baby milestone photography. Daphne has gained a reputation as an esteemed Gulf Coast baby Photographer. Her milestone photography celebrates your baby’s flawless natural beauty. As a seasoned milestone photographer, Daphne’s milestone photography is infused with the excitement of your baby’s growth. Milestone photography clients love her attention to detail, and her Milestone photography focuses on all the exciting new tricks your baby can do as they grow and change during the BIG first year. Most importantly, her milestone photography captures the joy of motherhood and fatherhood, and the special bond between new parents and growing babies.

The BEST part about our milestone baby club is that Daphne Ellenburg knows that this baby isn't the only baby in your family growing and changing. Siblings often feel left out during the big first year, but not at Ellenburg Photography. We celebrate the love and growing bond in beautiful portraiture that you will cherish forever. During the first Big year, when you join our exclusive baby club, Daphne Ellenburg will not only photograph your new baby alone and with new Big Brothers and Big Sisters but they can all be photographed individually. This plan is a great way to watch your family grow. And siblings will always be photographed together. You can have a family portrait every 3 months. Imagine the possibilities when you use a studio that understands everything you want. It's magical.

If you have a new baby, be on the look out for the first BIG milestone. When your baby can lift that big beautiful baby head and look around during tummy time, then it's time to join the Ellenburg Photography Baby Club. This usually happens between months 3 and 4. But don't wait that long to get on our calendar. We book solid 3-4 weeks out, so if you want to create a year of portrait adventure for your family with our studio, call Daphne and set up a consult. 

At our consults, we get to know you and what you want. We listen and take some notes to ensure you get what you want. We also show you around our baby friendly studio and find a spot for you on our shooting calendar.  Don't wait. Reach out to us today. Those babies never stop growing.

Daphne Ellenburg is award-winning Wedding, Newborn, and Baby Photographer. She is the owner of a bustling Portrait photography business called Ellenburg Photography and a brand new Boudoir studio both located in Southern Alabama. Daphne has a supportive family and a fancy-pants 2000 sq ft studio in the heart of Saraland, Alabama. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Apple. She also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Daphne is a proud member of PPA, WPPI, and the local chamber. Catch up with her at EllenburgPhotography.com or email her at daphne@ellenburgphotography.com. 
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The third baby milestone is photographed at about month 9 or 10.

A new baby is growing and changing every day and Daphne Ellenburg, a South Alabama baby milestone photographer captures these invaluable memories and moments as art with baby milestone photography. With many years of experience photographing babies grow, South Alabama milestone Photographer, Daphne Ellenburg specializes in lifestyle baby milestone photography. Daphne has gained a reputation as an esteemed Gulf Coast baby Photographer. Her milestone photography celebrates your baby’s flawless natural beauty. As a seasoned milestone photographer, Daphne’s milestone photography is infused with the excitement of your baby’s growth. Milestone photography clients love her attention to detail, and her Milestone photography focuses on all the exciting new tricks your baby can do as they grow and change during the BIG first year. Most importantly, her milestone photography captures the joy of motherhood and fatherhood, and the special bond between new parents and growing babies.

Your third milestone session is scheduled at an estimated 9-10 months, and the milestone photography sessions generally lasts sixty minutes. Ellenburg Photography photographs four milestones during the first big year. Milestones can be photographed individually or as a packaged group. Daphne views your milestone photography sessions as the beginning of a beautiful relationship. She looks forward to capturing your maternity photography, newborn photography, baby photography and family photography to be treasured for years to come.

What is the third Baby Milestone? The second milestone is the “Holding On.” When you baby starts pulling up and trying to walk around your furniture, even for just a little while, it’s time to book in. During the third milestone, you will notice that this is the first milestone that does not follow a doctor visit. Your baby will still be photographed on the soft baby puck but only for the cuddly wrapped in white shots. Your baby will be fully ready to move around the studio and try out all the fun. Some babies are also crawling for this milestone. We also have a wonderful variety of tiny ladders and chairs to make capturing this exciting milestone fun and easy. This is also the milestone where we do baby bath time in our fun tiny custom baby bath tub. Daphne loves to stuff as many yellow rubber ducks into this shoot as possible...and bubbles! It’s fun to move around the studio with this milestone and enjoy the fun seasonal portrait set ups in addition to the normal third milestone portrait adventures.

Is your new baby walking around your furniture?

Let's Photograph a milestone together. There is nothing more beautiful and sweet than growing babies. Many people never lose the desire to hold babies or to be near babies – babies seem to bring out the goodness and joy in everyone. Watching these babies grow into toddlers is a real joy. Milestone Baby photographer Daphne Ellenburg knows this.  South Alabama Mothers and Fathers dread the day their newborns are no longer newborns, because they enjoy that innocence, tenderness and purity, which presents itself in a peaceful and delicate manner. That sweetness grows with them as they milestone. Now there is a way to preserve those lovely images forever and pull them out whenever you need to reminisce, or are having a moment of nostalgia and that is with Milestone photography. Milestone photography will make it easy for you to keep those tender moments lasting forever. Daphne Ellenburg specializes in all milestone photography for baby’s first year in Saraland Alabama.

Daphne Ellenburg is award-winning Newborn and Baby Photographer. She is the owner of a bustling Portrait photography business called Ellenburg Photography located in Southern Alabama. Daphne has a supportive family and a fancy-pants 2000 sq ft studio in the heart of Saraland, Alabama. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Apple. She also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Daphne is a proud member of PPA, WPPI, and the local chamber. Catch up with her at EllenburgPhotography.com or email her at daphne@ellenburgphotography.com. 
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There is nothing cuter than a sweet baby sitting with a cuddly bunny. Babies LOVE bunnies. It's a plain fact. At Ellenburg Photography, when we bring out the bunnies, the babies start drooling. They can't hide their excitement. And to be honest, neither can their Moms and Dads. Everyone within viewing distance of the baby bunny combo melts into a delicious puddle of love. 

Introducing Sweet Baby Jaidyn. Jaidyn was a first timer in our Saraland Alabama portrait studio, but you would never have guessed it. He rocked his sitter session like a pro. Thanks for celebrating your BIG half birthday with us.

The bunnies used for portraits with South Alabama Childrens Photographer, Daphne Ellenburg are not borrowed bunnies. These bunnies are the Ellenburg Family pets. They are cuddled and loved regularly all year long. They are well behaved and really do stay, when we say "Stay" - it will freak you out the first time. They are truly the greatest bunnies ever. Do I sound like a bunny MOM? I'm totally okay with it. 

The bunnies can be added to any spring portrait session. Just request it in advance. You will love your Spring Bunny Portrait session at Ellenburg Photography.

Daphne Ellenburg is the owner of a bustling Portrait photography business called Ellenburg Photography located in Southern Alabama. Daphne has a supportive family and a fancy-pants 2000 sq ft studio in the heart of Saraland, Alabama. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Apple. She also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Daphne is a proud member of PPA, WPPI, and the local chamber. Catch up with her at EllenburgPhotography.com or email her at daphne@ellenburgphotography.com. 
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The cake smash is one of the most fun things we do when our babies graduate the baby plan. It's so much fun to see their sweet faces when the dig into that sweet cake for the very first time. I love a baby cake smash!

So, what's a cake smash? A cake smash is an add on to a regular session that adds 20 more minutes to your time, you bring the cake, your baby destroys it and I do the clean up. I even have everything ready for a baby bath at the studio so you can leave when a clean cake filled bundle of love. 

Enjoy a peek at Baby Tatum's cake smash.

When you get to be on the top of Cake Mountain, there is nothing you can't do. Baby Tatum destroyed this entire cake with her feet. The sign of a future dancer if we ever saw one. Happy Birthday Big Girl! 

Add a cake smash to any First Birthday session for only $25.

Daphne Ellenburg is the owner of a bustling Portrait photography business called Ellenburg Photography located in Southern Alabama. Daphne has a supportive family and a fancy-pants NEW 2000 sq ft studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Apple. She also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Daphne is a proud member of PPA, WPPI, and the local chamber. Catch up with her at EllenburgPhotography.com or email her at daphne@ellenburgphotography.com. 
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