Style guides, tips & resources for sessions, with motherhood musings sprinkled in.


Check out the details here! Mother’s Day 2023 is approaching! I am so excited to be offering another mini set up for moms this year (more photos at the bottom of this post). This is such a special time of year to really appreciate yourself (if you’re a mom), your mother, all the mothers in […]

Mother’s Day 2023 – Mini Sessions

mother's day picnic mini session 2023

April 28, 2023

Fall Photoshoot Outfits for Girls size 2T – 10 Hello! Today I am sharing with you a short post with some links for great girls’ dresses to help your daughter dress for your fall photoshoot. 1 – striped cotton dress 2 – yellow button down dress 3. Rust flounce sleeve dress 4. purple balloon sleeve […]

Fall Photoshoot Outfits| – Girls 2T – 10 | H&M

October 10, 2022

Newborn Session in Studio | Wesley John Welcome to the world little Wesley! I am so pleased today to share with you a newborn session I did for my friend Vanessa, from Vanessa Mitera Photography! After taking her maternity photos, she had her sweet little guy, and I had to honor of photographing their family […]

Newborn Session in Studio | Wesley John

September 2, 2022

First Year Photos Today I’m sharing some photos from Annika’s one year photoshoot! We were a little busy, so I just took a few quick photos of her in a set up I had for another family – which I loved. We also only had about ten minutes…. if that! But I truly love how […]

First Year Photos | Annika’s First Birthday

Family Photography Omaha

August 3, 2022

Minimalist Newborn Essentials for 0-3 Months. Hi friends! Today I am sharing my minimalist newborn essentials. I am starting a new series sharing all of my favorite things for new moms and their newborn. Hopefully you don’t mind me sharing some more lifestyle – type content, but I’d rather post helpful information than just pretty […]

Minimalist Newborn Essentials (0-3 mo.)

Newborn Baby Sleeping

April 4, 2022

To see 2023’s Mother’s Day Minis – click here! Hi friends! I am sharing a session with you today! These are for mother’s day minis! These minis are extra special! I really wanted to be able to treat moms, so I have arranged hair & makeup, and wardrobe for mamas included in the session price. […]

Mother’s Day Clothesline Minis

Mothers Day Gift 2022 Helena Schwartz Photography Omaha Nebraska Mini Session

March 25, 2022

Little Ways to Look Your Best at Your Family Photo Session As a photographer, I have the privilege of helping and advising a lot of people on how to look their best – for their photos! Your family photos are an investment (worthwhile) that will stay with you for your whole life if you let […]

Little Ways to Look Your Best at Your Family Photo Session

Helena Schwartz Photography Little Ways to Look your best at your family photo session mom dad baby girl toddler sitting on grass

March 11, 2022

I thought it would be fun to start a challenge! I want to challenge other photographers to put together a style board for spring photos and provide links. If any other photographers participate, I will add them to this post! To Participate:1. Put together a style board for a typical photoshoot you would have (I […]

Spring Photos Outfit Inspiration – Spring Style Board Challenge 2022

March 3, 2022

Hi all, today I have a sweet newborn shoot to share with you. I was so blessed to be able to take photos for this sweet family who just had another baby! Now, if you don’t know much about me, I LOVE babies. I’m not a crazy baby person… but I do really love them. […]

Newborn Photo Session in Omaha

November 12, 2021