Blog - Dana Ashlyn Photography

APRIL 29 - 2025

Raleigh Children's Photographer - Timeless Heirloom Portraits As a Raleigh children's photographer specializing in heirloom portraits, I believe ...

DECEMBER 3 - 2024

LITTLE JOYS

CHAPEL HILL HEIRLOOM PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER As a children's photographer, every session brings its own unique charm, but my recent photoshoot ...

OCTOBER 17 - 2023

JOYFUL MILESTONES

CLAYTON BABY PHOTOGRAPHER Photography is all about pausing sweet little moments and finding a way to make them last a lifetime. In my ...

SEPTEMBER 26 - 2023

TIMELESS WHITE

RALEIGH BABY STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHER As a Raleigh baby photographer, every milestone photography session is a special opportunity to freeze moments ...

APRIL 4 - 2023

SIMPLE & MEANGINGFUL

RALEIGH BLACK & WHITE NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER This precious little one came in for his newborn photography session a few weeks ago. I had so much ...

DECEMBER 13 - 2022

CONTINUING THE LEGACY

HEIRLOOM PORTRAIT PAINTINGS IN RALEIGH NC One of my favorite parts of being a children's heirloom portrait artist in the Raleigh area is working ...

NOVEMBER 8 - 2022

NEW BEGINNINGS

RALEIGH NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY Is there anything sweeter than a newborn baby? I am so lucky to get to work with families time and again as they add ...

AUGUST 9 - 2022

A CLASSIC COMPOSITE PORTRAIT

BLACK AND WHITE COMPOSITE BABY PORTRAITS RALEIGH NC The Portrait Study is a stunning, old fashioned studio vignette style of portrait. These ...

FEBRUARY 1 - 2022

WHY HEIRLOOM PHOTOGRAPHY?

CHILDREN'S HEIRLOOM PORTRAIT PAINTINGS, RALEIGH/DURHAM WHAT IS HEIRLOOM PHOTOGRAPHY?Heirloom portraiture is a classical style of children's ...

JANUARY 10 - 2022

WELCOME, 2022!

NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S HEIRLOOM PORTRAIT ARTISTHappy New Year from all of us at Dana Ashlyn Photography!! 2021 was such a great year, it's ...

NOVEMBER 10 - 2021

A FIRST BIRTHDAY HEIRLOOM

RALEIGH NC CHILDREN'S PORTRAIT ARTIST What a great time I had working with this family to create this pastel heirloom portrait in celebration ...

SEPTEMBER 13 - 2021

TIMELESS BABY PORTRAITS

STUDIO BABY MILESTONE PHOTOGRAPHER RALEIGH NCThis handsome little one just completed his third photography session for his Watch Me Grow, Baby's ...

AUGUST 31 - 2021

SWEET SIMPLE STUDIO PORTRAITS

SIMPLE STUDIO NEWBORN PORTRAITS | RALEIGHThis precious baby came in to see me when he was just a few days old. His newborn session was a breeze ...

MAY 14 - 2021

SOAKING IN THE SPRINGTIME

OUTDOOR BABY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER - WAKE FOREST, NCWe are several weeks into spring photography sessions at the park, and we are having a blast. We ...

MAY 10 - 2021

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

MOMMY & ME PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER - RALEIGH, DURHAM Happy Mother's Day to all our wonderful studio moms! It is such a joy helping you capture ...