"Best of the best. Kristin is a true professional when it comes to newborn photoshoots."
-John Kim
A Little About Me
I am a Chicago based newborn, maternity and baby photographer. I use natural light in my clients' homes and use studio lighting in my North Shore Chicago studio.
Although I have been shooting newborns for over a decade now, I wasn't always a photographer. I started my career teaching Kindergarten in La Jolla, California after finishing my Masters in Elementary Education. I then moved to Chicago-it was supposed to be a short layover before returning to my NJ roots on the east coast. But I never made it back east and Chicago has been my home ever since. I have three amazing children and two crazy pups, a Bernedoodle and a Golden Doodle. We have spent many wonderful years living in Chicago's northern suburbs.
I've always had a love for children. I started shooting photography and teaching myself the ins and outs of the camera when my oldest was a baby. As I delved into photography while my kids were babies, a passion for capturing the innocence and beauty of newborns was also born. By the time I had my third baby-5 years later, this business was born, KMP Studios.
I do this because I'm obsessed with capturing moments and being able to provide that to my families. Newborn photography is challenging (its a masterpiece of its own!) and such a rewarding form of photography that requires patience, skill, and a deep love for the subject. Luckily, that all comes quite natural to me. :)
As a mother, I know how fleeting these precious moments are so I love helping new parents preserve the memories of their newborns and create keepsakes that they can treasure for a lifetime. The moments don't last forever. But the photos, the albums, the pictures on the walls, well those do last forever.
And thank goodness they do, because beyond our memory that fades over time, that is all we have left.
xo-Kristin