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From the anticipation of pregnancy to newborn snuggles, milestones, and first birthdays, we capture the moments you’ll cherish forever.
Parenthood is a journey filled with love — anticipation, and moments that pass too quickly. We take a storytelling approach to maternity, milestones and newborn photography, capturing the gentle touches, quiet smiles, and pure emotions that make this time so special. With a relaxed and natural style, we ensure your images feel authentic, timeless, and true to your experience.
Maternity & milestone sessions are bundled separately from newborn sessions to suit different needs.
Gentle & Safe Newborn Photography – Extra care, patience, and time are given to ensure a calm, comfortable experience for your little one.
Relaxed & Natural Approach – No stiff posing—just authentic moments that reflect the love, connection, and joy of parenthood.
Stress-Free Experience – From outfit styling to hair and makeup recommendations, we take care of the details so you can relax and enjoy a beautifully effortless maternity or newborn photography experience.
No travel fee for location within 15 miles radius from 90501. Otherwise, it is $2/extra mile driven one way
Los Angeles – Malibu, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Bel Air, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, San Marino, La Cañada Flintridge, Pasadena, Torrance, Long Beach
Orange County – Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Irvine, Corona Del Mar, Laguna Hills
We take a natural, storytelling approach to maternity and newborn photography, blending gentle guidance with candid moments to capture the love, connection, and emotion of this special journey. With a stress-free experience and expert guidance on posing, outfits, and styling, we ensure your photos feel authentic, timeless, and beautifully reflective of your parenthood story.
We’d love to hear what this season means to you, and what moments you want to remember most. Whether you’re preparing to welcome your little one or soaking up the newborn days, we’re here to help you preserve it all—just the way it felt.
Schedule a Discovery CallBefore your session, we’ll discuss your vision, preferred style, and outfit recommendations, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience. From location choices to hair and makeup recommendations, we help you feel confident and fully prepared.
On the day of your session, we focus on natural moments and genuine emotions, capturing the beauty of pregnancy or the tender early days with your newborn. Your professionally edited images will be delivered in a private online gallery, ready to share, print, and cherish forever.
From the glow of pregnancy to the precious first birthday and every milestone in between, we capture the beauty of your parenthood journey with timeless, heartfelt imagery. Whether it’s maternity, newborn, or your baby’s first smiles, milestones, and first birthday celebrations, we preserve these fleeting moments so you can cherish them for a lifetime.
A storytelling approach to maternity, newborn, and first-year photography, focusing on genuine emotions, natural connections, and timeless memories that beautifully document your journey into parenthood.
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Whether you’re celebrating the glow of motherhood, welcoming your newborn, or capturing milestones in your baby’s first year, we offer thoughtfully crafted photography packages to beautifully preserve every moment.
Yes! You can book both separately, but newborn sessions are priced differently due to the extra care and time involved.
Newborn photography requires extra time for safe posing, feeding breaks, and a gentle, baby-led approach.
Maternity sessions are best scheduled between 28-34 weeks of pregnancy, when your belly is beautifully round, and you’re still feeling comfortable.
Maternity sessions can be outdoors, at home, or in a rented studio, while newborn sessions are typically done in-home for a cozy, relaxed atmosphere or in a studio-style setup for classic newborn portraits.
Yes! We offer outfit suggestions tailored to your style and can recommend professional hair and makeup artists to help you feel your best during your session.
"I wanted to get my maternity and newborn photos taken so I reached out to Stephanie. She is nothing but amazing!! I highly recommend her especially for those who live in the Southbay area. She knows all the good photo spots here. Not only she's a good photographer, but also she is very organized. She responded to my messages in a timely manner, quickly set up a meeting to go over the details of the photo shoots and she even created a Pinterest board for me to share ideas. When I was pregnant, my belly was not showing too much so I waited till the last minute to book her but everything worked out so well on the day of thanks to Stephanie being so organized. The photos turned out exactly how I wanted for my newborn photo shoot, she brought some props such as a nice basket/crib and some cushions etc. to make the photos look extra nice. She always showed about 20 mins earlier than the time of the photo shoots and tested lighting etc. so we could start on time. She has so many good ideas as to posing so she would guide me and my husband to pose so it was good that we were able to try different poses. She would always go an extra mile and took the time to cater our needs. I had too many outfits for the baby for the newborn shoot and my baby would get fussy or need to change diapers so it was a lot more difficult and took a lot of time of our shoot but she was willing to take the photos I wanted her to take even though it was past our time, which I appreciate so much!! It had been a while since we got a professional photo shoot and working with Stephanie was so much fun and if we were to do another photo shoot, I would definitely go back to her! (Maybe the next one would be my daughter's 1 year birthday?""
From bump to baby’s first days, let’s create timeless images that you’ll cherish forever.
Making sure our clients have a satisfying experience is part of the package you'll get when working with us.
"We loved working with Stephanie for our family photoshoot. The photos turned out incredible! She was super flexible throughout the scheduling process (rescheduling due to dense fog) and provided super clear direction in the shoot on the day of. The shots were so candid and the lighting/framing was gorgeous. So grateful for these photos — we’d hire Stephanie again in a heartbeat!"
"Stephanie and her team were the best! She spent time beforehand to show examples of locations and photo styles. On the day of, she was early to set up and did a great job with our baby and dog. The photos turned out beautiful and the turn around time was exactly as promised. Would def use her again for our next photos!"
"Stephanie is truly a gem! She is great at what she does and it shows! She takes the time to discuss in detail vision for photos, props, setting, timing etc.
Because of Stephanie's calm vibe plus great talent, she was able to capture so many beautiful moments for me and my family! My daughter is one and I had so much feeling of apprehension. All the pictures came out great.
I am so grateful I have found her and will definitely continue to use her as our photographer!"
"Stephanie did a fantastic job from start to finish for my son's first birthday party. She was responsive, professional, and it's clear that she wants to do the best job possible for her Clients. I was impressed that she went to check out the venue prior to the party even though I sent her photos of it. That way, she was prepared with all the right lighting and equipment. I'd highly recommend her & look forward to working with her again."
"Stephanie & her husband did an amazing job with our family beach photos. She was flexible, professional & quick to get us our digital copies. Price was good too! Would use them again in the future & highly recommend."
"I wanted to get my maternity and newborn photos taken so I reached out to Stephanie. She is nothing but amazing!! I highly recommend her especially for those who live in the Southbay area. She knows all the good photo spots here. Not only she's a good photographer, but also she is very organized. She responded to my messages in a timely manner, quickly set up a meeting to go over the details of the photo shoots and she even created a Pinterest board for me to share ideas. When I was pregnant, my belly was not showing too much so I waited till the last minute to book her but everything worked out so well on the day of thanks to Stephanie being so organized. The photos turned out exactly how I wanted for my newborn photo shoot, she brought some props such as a nice basket/crib and some cushions etc. to make the photos look extra nice. She always showed about 20 mins earlier than the time of the photo shoots and tested lighting etc. so we could start on time. She has so many good ideas as to posing so she would guide me and my husband to pose so it was good that we were able to try different poses. She would always go an extra mile and took the time to cater our needs. I had too many outfits for the baby for the newborn shoot and my baby would get fussy or need to change diapers so it was a lot more difficult and took a lot of time of our shoot but she was willing to take the photos I wanted her to take even though it was past our time, which I appreciate so much!! It had been a while since we got a professional photo shoot and working with Stephanie was so much fun and if we were to do another photo shoot, I would definitely go back to her! (Maybe the next one would be my daughter's 1 year birthday?""
"My husband and I realized we didn't have a single decent photo with our 9 month old, so we reached out to Stephanie for a session (thank you Yelp for the rec). We are so glad we did! First off, the process of booking a session with Stephanie was so easy. I booked a slot on Stephanie's website, and Stephanie reached out immediately to schedule a phone call to learn more about what type of photos we were looking for and to help us determine a location for our shoot. She had numerous photos of each location in the South Bay she frequently shoots at, which made figuring out where we'd want to shoot and determining the type of photos we wanted so easy. All we were hoping for was 1 frameable photo with our baby, but in a 30 minute session with Stephanie, we came out with dozens of great family photos, where even our baby is smiling and looking at the camera. My husband and I are not people that normally pose for photos. Stephanie was able to direct us to pose in ways that felt natural to us, and not forced, and how to get our baby to smile and look at the camera. After booking our first session with Stephanie, I immediately booked a second session for a photo session with my extended family. With that said, we'd highly recommend her!"
"This company offers reasonable prices rates and outstanding customer service. I highly recommend Stephanie Ip Photography to anybody looking to capture the special moments in their life on camera. 📷"
"Stephanie was by far the best photographer I have ever worked with! She responds promptly to emails, she brings enthusiasm and grace to the shoots and gets your gallery back in record time! It was wonderful working with her! We cannot wait to work with you again."
"Stephanie is a great photographer!! She is professional, courteous, so much fun to work with and her photographs are stunning. She is really quick to pose and gets a nice shots without taking too much time at posing. We never thought that we would have pictures as beautiful as we do and they turned out even better than I could have imagined! She guided us every step of the way - from picking a great location to matching outfits. She exceeds my expectations and we felt really comfortable during the shoot.
We are so thankful for the work that she did and I'm so happy we have these beautiful photos to cherish forever... I definitely would recommend her!!!!"
