christine retzer photography
I'm a photographer who loves to capture the beauty in real & authentic moments.
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I'm Christine and I'm so happy you're here. This blog a journal about newborn, milestone, heirloom and maternity photography.
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The photo above shows one of the strongest families I know on this earth. I was honored when Christine Waggoner, who’s a good friend of mine from high school asked me to photograph her and her amazing family this past year. Christine and I reconnected over social media about 9 years ago and shortly after […]
Typically, I capture a Maternity Session between 30-36 weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes women will request to shoot before that, but often times they won’t look as rounded as they would in those last weeks of pregnancy. I believe that pregnancy is an absolutely magical time (from the outside, not necessarily how it feels on the […]
Newborn sessions typically occur 5-15 days after birth to insure that a sleepy baby arrives for easier posing HOWEVER, that is not always the case! I’ve photographed hundreds of newborns and I’ve had some that were 5 days old and WIDE AWAKE! And, I’ve had 1 month old’s who sleep like champs. There’s no real […]
A while back, a client of mine asked me about doing heirloom portraits for her children and at the time I wasn’t sure what she meant. I googled it to find many photographers offering it with various techniques being used. I found one photographer in particular in South Carolina whose work was just breathtaking. I […]
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