Ashley took maternity, both immediate and extended family, and newborn shots for us over 2…read moredifferent sessions in 2 different locations. She was extremely kind, understanding (I was hugely pregnant during our 1st session), and knowledgable. And she interacted naturally and beautifully with my kids ages 4 & 7 yrs old. Ashely never made us feel rushed in any way, had wonderful ideas for shots while still being very open to taking any pictures we wanted to try.
We were literally over the moon after seeing the proofs from our maternity session - I absolutely LOVED what she captured of our family that was on the verge of adding a new member!!! So of course we were hoping to schedule her for newborn shots for us as well.
The newborn session was also an extended family session (grandparents, great grandparents) and was, for me as the mom, very very hectic to get everyone ready for picture time. But again, Ashley and Brittaney were both highly professional, kind, patient, and rolled with the hiccups that come with juggling a newborn, a stressed-out newly-postpartum mama, young kids at the end of the day, and 90+ year old great grandparents. When we saw our pictures, again, simply fantastic shots -- and by fantastic I mean she made us all look better in her shots than we do in real life! The ones of my kids with their new baby sibling were breathtaking. I will always cherish these moments that Ashely captured for us!
So yes, our whole family highly recommends Mud Goddess Photography. We really lucked out to have Ashley as our photographer -- LOVE her talented use of natural light, her composition and editing skills, and her quiet, kind demeanor and professionalism. Thank you, Ashley and Mud Goddess Photography!