This little prince was the best subject a newborn photographer could wish for! He is a blessing to his mother and father and sister to be sure. To his whole family! And my time with him and the family was just lovely. With the session being held in the family home, we were able to document his nursery and capture him in other areas of his home, which is so unique and beautiful! Mom specifically chose one of my handmade by me hats because she thought it made him look like a little Arabian prince from a fairytale. With the hats jeweled turban look, his peaceful, sweet smiles, and the beautiful worldly decor of her home, I would have to agree that that is PRECISELY what he looks like!

Dear family, thank you so much for choosing me as your newborn photographer! Your baby boy is precious and it was so lovely working with you!




Tiffany Bender posted the following on May 8, 2012 at 4:42 pm.

What a gorgeous session! Gorgeous baby- gorgeous home- gorgeous momma …all of it!

amy lenhart posted the following on May 8, 2012 at 4:53 pm.

what a gorgeous house and beautiful baby!! lovely work ashley!!

Clarice posted the following on May 8, 2012 at 4:55 pm.

What a beautiful newborn session and such an adorable baby!

Kara Layfield posted the following on May 8, 2012 at 8:41 pm.

Gorgeous is right!! Love the shots in the basket…and the nursery is just perfect! I just adore how you make each session so very personal…what treasures you have given this family.

Kathleen Weibel posted the following on May 8, 2012 at 10:26 pm.

Oh Ashley – you are an amazing talent. I love how you capture families right in their own home. So beautiful.

Danielle Frank posted the following on May 9, 2012 at 11:17 am.

Ashley, you always blow me away. Beautiful work! Mom looks amazing!

Stephanie posted the following on May 9, 2012 at 3:23 pm.

What a beautiful session and a beautiful family! You’re amazing, as always.

carol nicasio posted the following on May 9, 2012 at 3:29 pm.

LOVE LOVE LOVE….that’s all.

Audrey posted the following on May 9, 2012 at 5:34 pm.

Wonderful newborn session and gorgeous mom! Love these captures Ashley.

Sylvia Borgo posted the following on May 10, 2012 at 12:26 am.

Ohhh, the picture of mommy looking at her little baby is priceless!!! Love it!

Julie Wagoner posted the following on May 15, 2012 at 2:58 pm.

Such a gorgeous session. The home decor is stunning and of course so is the baby boy!

So many beautiful babies being born! I am so excited to be photographing new siblings for children I photographed as newborns! This family was very happy to welcome their newest addition to the family and I was thrilled to be able to work with them during his first photography session as a newborn. His big brother was one of my first newborns and it was so special to be able to photograph him now as a big brother. He was so precious and kissed the baby many times throughout our session. Just melts my heart!!! And I love being able to capture intimate images of a baby in the family home……the place where family begins. As time goes by and children grow older and families move on and change or leave their homes where they started their families, these images will be more and more priceless to them.

At Ashley Ward Photography there are really big changes that will slowly be rolled out over the next month or so. One of the small changes with the blog will be the size and timing of the posts. Expect to see posts after I have met with clients and there will be fewer images to each blog post. I will be launching a new website soon and you will be able to view sessions on a larger scale with multiple images from each session there. Check back……it’s coming soon!

Mom & Dad, it is always a pleasure to work with you and I hope we will continue to work together over the years to document and celebrate your beautiful, growing family!
Many, many thanks!




Tiffany Bender posted the following on April 24, 2012 at 12:58 am.

Oh WOW- what a beautiful baby! Ashley- you have such a way capturing these new families in their own homes that is just so beautiful- truly art!

Laura Easley posted the following on April 24, 2012 at 2:13 am.

Squeeee!!! He is so precious!!! I want to snuggle him all up!! Great pictures of the whole family and their newest addition!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!

Kathleen Weibel posted the following on April 24, 2012 at 9:31 am.

Love, love, love! I love that shot of the whole house. Wow!

Lenore Peters posted the following on April 24, 2012 at 11:34 pm.

Love my little grandson…..so sweet!

Amber posted the following on April 25, 2012 at 12:31 pm.

LOVE your newborn sessions. I just love that you incorporate the family’s home and life into your beautiful portraits! What a gorgeous baby!

Danielle McCarty posted the following on April 28, 2012 at 7:46 pm.

Another amazing session Ashley!!! I just love how you capture families in their home and especially with their new babies!

Audrey posted the following on May 2, 2012 at 1:45 pm.

Ashley you never cease to amaze me. These are wonderful and little guy is such a cutie!

Julie Wagoner posted the following on May 2, 2012 at 3:26 pm.

What a beautiful baby boy! I love the family images on the gorgeous front porch. They are sure to treasure them!

Sylvia Borgo posted the following on May 3, 2012 at 1:04 am.

Two boys!!! Cuteness! I adore the family pictures on the porch! Really, this is how I would love to have my family captured!

Laura posted the following on May 4, 2012 at 9:46 pm.

Ashley I just love how you capture families and the love they have for one another. So beautiful. Adorable baby and I LOVE their house!!

Clarice posted the following on May 4, 2012 at 10:25 pm.

These are lovely Ashley!

amy lenhart posted the following on May 8, 2012 at 12:57 pm.

oh my that baby is so cute!! love him all squished in the basket adn the green background one is awesome! great work as always ashley!

Wow! It’s been so long since I have posted to the blog that I am feeling a little rusty! I’ve been so busy working on new business projects that I have neglected to keep this little blog updated and relevant! Let’s see of we can change that starting with this post.

Aren’t moms amazing?!?! They are tireless providers of love, support, encouragement, and strength. They are fierce when you need a champion, and tender and loving when you need a shoulder or a cuddle. They cheer you on to victory and console you when you are defeated. And will never let you linger too long in self-pity, but show you how to see those failures as just a learning opportunity to help you reach your goals. A mom is a passionate advocate for her children their whole life long. A guide, a confidant, a disciplinarian who loves her children despite how long it takes them to learn the lessons she tries to teach. It seems almost everything she does is to make the home a happy and safe and loving place to be.

And she has mad chauffeuring skills too!

I bet I know what she wants for Mother’s Day……images of her loved ones! So just in the nick of time……
the Petite Portrait Session!
A small, sweet, but powerful reminder of what is so beautiful in her life and how loved she is.
A 20 minute portrait session and 8 digital files for personal printing.
$495.
The first 5 bookings will receive a complimentary 11×14 mounted image of their choice (a $125 value!)
Sessions available for families, mother/child, child, mother……just about any combination. Please call for details! 803-348-3306.

And here is a mom who treasures her images too. I had the pleasure of photographing this military mom and her son recently. She shared with me that she is a military mom and single parent who is deploying and she and her son will be apart for a long time. Since they had not had portraits taken in quite some time, she felt this was the perfect opportunity to create a visual reminder of the love she and her son have for each other. And it was such honor to help her do that. Thank you, C!

I have some exciting changes in progress for Ashley Ward Photography. I’ll have a whole new look over here before long and details will be coming SOON! I can’t wait to share everything that is happening so keep checking back with me!



Laura Morita-Yeun posted the following on April 11, 2012 at 12:27 pm.

I love these images and loved everything you said about mothers. Moms are amazing, and the sessions you are offering are an amazing opportunity. I love your work, Ashley. Just love it.

Cherise posted the following on April 11, 2012 at 12:44 pm.

What a beautiful session….love this!

Slavie posted the following on April 11, 2012 at 1:42 pm.

I wish I’d live closer to you! Your work is amazing! This session is perfect.

Janice posted the following on April 11, 2012 at 4:08 pm.

These pics are amazing and they both look absolutely beautiful! I personally know these guys and actually the son will be staying with us while she is deployed. Again, great pictures!

Terry Arnold posted the following on April 11, 2012 at 4:22 pm.

Gorgeous session, Ashley! I love the way you captured the special relationship of this mom and son for them to hold close to their hearts during her deployment.
You are gonna make lots of momma’s really happy with your petite sessions for Mother’s Day!

becky posted the following on April 12, 2012 at 3:17 am.

beautiful session, love love love it!

Kristin posted the following on April 23, 2012 at 2:29 pm.

These are fabulous Ashley! Great session. I really love the bond that you have captured in these. I want to thank this wonderful lady (and mom) for serving our country.

So happy to be blogging this recent newborn session. I feel so bonded to this couple after months of looking forward to their sessions, a beautiful maternity session, and then meeting their precious princess. Their newborn photography session turned out beautifully. It’s such a pleasure capturing a family so obviously in love with their new baby and their new life. It was also nice that the new mommy’s mommy was there when I visited and could be a part of the session as well.

Dear family, enjoy sharing this post with your friends and family so they can enjoy the images of your beautiful daughter as well. Ask them to leave a little love on your blog post. Blog love makes me very, very happy and I like to say thank you to my clients for sharing my work. If you get 35 comments from unique visitors (with a unique email address), you can choose your favorite image for a 5×7 print on me! If you get 50 comments, it’s an 8×10!! Enjoy!














desi posted the following on February 21, 2012 at 2:04 pm.

awesome, awesome work!

Laura posted the following on February 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm.

Oh Ashley these are gorgeous!! Beautiful family and the baby is adorable! You did a great job.

Patricia Giraldo posted the following on February 21, 2012 at 8:24 pm.

Meli:
Que hermosura de fotos!!!!
Fantastic job!!!! The pics look like they are just taken out from a fancy magazine or better from a cute baby calendar.
My favorite one by far is the one Isabel is all curled up with a purple background and she has a long pink hat :-)
Good thing you have a big house now because you are going to need to frame lots of them :-)
Love,
Patricia

Julie Wagoner posted the following on February 22, 2012 at 12:13 pm.

My goodness what a gorgeous family…right down to the puppies! I especially love all the family shots captured in with their lovely home as the backdrop. Gorgeous!

Gail posted the following on February 22, 2012 at 1:43 pm.

Awe – Ashley! LOVE!!! Your newborn work has such a fresh perspective and you can just feel the love this family has for this GORGEOUS little one! Beautiful work!

Dee posted the following on February 22, 2012 at 3:31 pm.

I really love how you capture such natural, beautiful interactions in a family’s own home – it’s truly a gift you have there! Wonderful work, Ashley – I think you have another thrilled family on your hands!

Anelle posted the following on February 22, 2012 at 6:12 pm.

Oh, I love these, Ashley! The family is beautiful and your work, as usual, is wonderful!

Sylvia Borgo posted the following on February 23, 2012 at 12:32 am.

awwww, what a beautiful family. I love how radiant mom looks, and how the family’s joy is so perfectly captured in these images.

Rachel Aberle posted the following on February 23, 2012 at 3:51 pm.

Gorgeous work and such a beautiful family.

Kara Layfield posted the following on February 24, 2012 at 10:12 am.

Oh my goodness she’s precious!! Your captures are stunning! You can certainly tell she’s their world. I love your work just so much Ashley!!

Shelby posted the following on February 27, 2012 at 7:50 pm.

It’s always a treat to come see your newborn/family sessions! You captured this lovely family so beautifully!

carol nicasio posted the following on February 27, 2012 at 9:08 pm.

wow these are gorg! I’m sure this family is thrilled. love your work.

Clarice posted the following on February 28, 2012 at 8:36 pm.

Oh I love these! Gorgeous work!

Tara Zornow posted the following on February 29, 2012 at 10:52 pm.

LOVE these Ashley, love your lifestyle approach and you always have such beautiful clients!

Amy posted the following on February 29, 2012 at 11:07 pm.

What a beautiful family! Love all of these! You can see the love in there eyes!

Tiffany Bender posted the following on March 5, 2012 at 6:37 pm.

This is what you are famous for! LOVE everything about this session…perfect reality ; -)

Nancy posted the following on March 5, 2012 at 6:49 pm.

Ashley, once again you’ve worked your magic. What a beautiful little family!

Kathleen Weibel posted the following on March 9, 2012 at 2:33 pm.

Just gorgeous! I am so amazed by the shots you are able to achieve right in someone’s home. You have a gift!

Anelle posted the following on March 12, 2012 at 5:50 pm.

Ashley, whenever I look at your work, I am just floored! BEAUTIFUL, as always! And what an adorable family and baby!

kate craft posted the following on March 12, 2012 at 7:25 pm.

Beautiful images

amy lenhart posted the following on March 14, 2012 at 7:10 pm.

ashley!! what a great session! i love your lifestyle work! and the posed work is beautiful too! gosh you got talent girl!

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