Charissa & Baby at Home with Rockport Family Photographer Mae Burke

Last summer I had one of my very favorite sessions ever here in Rockport.

A beautiful mom, her husband, three boys and one baby girl.
It was a magical, sweaty evening that made me fall in LOVE with this family

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In fact, at the time I had been planning to quit my business, (but then Harvey, and blah blah blah...) and when I got home to edit them, I turned to my husband, leaned into his chest and started crying saying "It sucks this is over, I love it so much and I'm really good at it."

Plans changed (PRAISE THE LORDT!) and the second I got another inquiry from Charissa, I was thrilled. I'll be photographing her again this summer, but first, we needed to celebrate her itty bitty baby girl's first birthday!

Charissa booked a Loyalty Session and we met at her home here in Rockport just to capture a few frames of who this little lady is.

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Charissa says she's not "good with words" but I would argue that she uses up all of her energy pouring into her kiddos. And she wrapped up our experience rather susinctly, in my opinion!

"We hired Mae.
She was fabulous.
Motherhood is hard."

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I am so lucky to get to photograph amazing mothers and their families like this.
Thank you for sharing your love for them with me, Charissa.

I find so much joy in photographing expecting couples, babies, and families in Rockport, Texas - For more information on these sessions, visit my shop or email me at hello@maeburke.com for more info on booking a session with me.

Authenticity Talk with Rockport Family Photographer Mae Burke

A few months back my good friend, Ginger Unzueta asked me to contribute to her presentation at Click Away 2018.

I was scheduled to speak myself, but due to family circumstances, Click Away just didn't happen for me this year.

I wanted to share with those of you who didn't get to attend Click Away (or who were unable to see this video due to technical issues) for you to get a good sense of the why/how I do what I do.
Enjoy!

Connecting with other mothers and artists is one of my very favorite things.
I took a small break from large teaching platforms to concentrate on more one on one education through portfolio reviews and mentoring, but am now ready to share with a larger audience again! I am EXTREMELY thrilled to have found Unraveled Academy, a growing online community that focuses on education for the artist as a whole. And they seem to care as much about the educators as they do the students, which is a big deal! 
If you aren't already a part of this informative, supportive community, please, join us!
I'll be teaching "Mother Loving Self-Care" this May with them and couldn't be more ready to share with y'all.

Also- if you enjoyed this fun little Ginger/Kyla/Mae mash up at CA2018... wait til summer...
We've got something that your mama heart needs/wants/can't wait for.