Fine Art Family Photography Stories & Resources
A journal for families seeking timeless portraits across South Jersey, Philadelphia, and the surrounding region.
This journal shares fine-art family photography stories, session inspiration, and location guides for families throughout South Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area. Each post is designed to help parents plan meaningful portrait experiences while exploring the artistry behind Shooting Star Photography’s heirloom approach.
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New Dresses Being Added To The Shop And Will Be In Our Maple Shade, New Jersey Photography Studio!
I cannot believe that my dream is coming to fruition! I have worked soooo hard these past FIVE years. I have wanted to have a studio for the past two years, but it was really tough to narrow down a location. I have been searching high and low for a place that could be conveniently located to most of my clientele. Although some towns are charming like Pitman or Mullica Hill. It's access is kind of difficult to highways. Although, Mullica Hill does have Rt. 55 and the turnpike going for it.
I did some research and through talking to my friend, he had a space available to look at in Maple Shade, New Jersey and I fell in LOVE. It's exactly where I felt I needed to be. I grew up in Mt. Laurel and I actually use to work in Maple Shade, so I knew that this would be a great place to set up shop and have wonderful access points to my customers that reside all over the tri-state area! As of November 1st, I will be all set up and ready to go!
As part of my services, that I love to offer my clients, I offer a lot of styling of dresses. I recently picked these up from Joyfolie. I love joyfolie! They always have a vintage style look to their designs and they photograph beautifully. I have a lot of littles that are starting to grow up and needed to fill in with larger sizes! I hope that you like!
Thanks for stopping by and checking out the new goods! Cannot wait until these bad boys come in! They are a PERFECT addition to add to my vast collection! I love being able to provide styling and wardrobe to my clients. That way all they need to do is show up and smile and we take care of the rest for them!
Until we meet again and happy shooting!
Dee
Shooting Star Photography
Our Magical Sessions!
Did you know unicorns are not found in Greek mythology? They are actually in accounts of their natural history! For Greek writers, they were convinced that unicorns were real. Not only were unicorns written about in Greece (Mesopotamia), they were also written in texts in the ancient text myths of India and China. The first mention of unicorns are written in 2700BC!! Unicorns are described as a creature of great power and wisdom. It's no wonder why adults and children love them!There is nothing more spectacular and fulfilling then to make a child smile! A pure, genuine, happy smile. No fakery, just kids being themselves. It's every artist's dream to achieve that in their work. It's what I strive for in EVERY SINGLE SESSION. I want the best for my clients, every single time. When I get inquiries from parents that are looking for birthday photos with the classic cheesy smiles, it's just not in line with the work we do. We turn folks away. It's about managing expectations. We don't want you to waste a cent on something that is not us and something we cannot deliver. Life is too busy to waste! 
I want to talk about out our magical unicorn sessions. We love them. It's not just a photo shoot to us, it's an experience for all who are involved. We bring two racks of dresses, headpieces and of course, the showstopper... the unicorn! You have a ton of princess dresses to choose from. We bring a changing tent so that you can have your privacy and get ready. All you need to do is show up! Everything is on location.Safety is huge for us. We have extra insurance because we are working with a live animal. We also contract with an experienced professional/handler who is also insured. The ponies we work with are experienced. Most are twenty plus years old and their behavior is pretty predictable at this stage in their life. The ponies we use, are use to being around children. A lot of them do pony parties and riding lessons. It's important that safety comes first in every single unicorn session we do. It's why we have an age limit for these types of sessions. Our goal is to not only provide you with beautiful imagery, but we want your children to feel safe and to have a magical experience! We really love creating these sessions for our customers. We have one date left this year. It is a rescheduled date. If interested, please email us, or fill out our contact form! We'd love to work with you! Happy Shooting, my friends! DeeShooting Star PhotographyNew Jersey Photographer
