Today we’d like to introduce you to Cecelia Steidinger.
Hi Cecelia, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I have such a passion for photography and I absolutely adore the special moments I can capture with portrait photography. I specialize in photographing maternity, birth, newborn, lifestyle, family, and children. I freakin’ love what I do. I started this photography business in July of 2013 when I lived in Billings, Montana. We had just moved there for my husband’s job and I decided to try this to make this little hobby a career. I am so glad I took that step. I started putting my name out there and within months had enough business to rent a cool little studio in downtown Billings.
After moving to Memphis, TN, Indianapolis, IN, and now Florida, I have gotten to continue to grow my business and meet new people all over the country. In Indianapolis, I added product photography to my resume and I am so glad I did. I love helping small business owners create content for their selling channels and social media. Because of this career, I have met the most wonderful families, witnessed the most incredible miracles, and photographed the most beautiful children doing what I do. I am so blessed that I get to call this my job!
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The biggest struggle, but also one of the biggest blessings, is that we move every few years for my husband’s job. Restarting my business is a brand new state is always a challenge, but I also get to meet so many people this way. I also try to head back to Memphis (where we were the longest!) at least once a year to photograph my clients there. It’s so fun to be able to travel back and photograph the families I’ve watched expand and have grown to love!
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
For my portrait work, I specialize in photographing maternity, birth, newborn, lifestyle, family, and children and I absolutely LOVE what I do! I am known for capturing genuine emotion and my love of the golden hour. I love the way light wraps around my family and maternity clients. I love sleepy, sweet newborns and those first few weeks of bliss in new or growing families. I love how birth photography captures the excitement and emotion of bringing a new life into the world. I love laughing with the parents as their one-year-old smashes into their cake! I love the way photography can freeze these sweet little moments and details. As a mama myself, I know how quickly time passes and how fast these babies change. Preserving these memories is so important to me and I love being able to do that for my sweet families.
I also have such a passion for branding and product photography. Helping small business owners create content for their websites and social media genuinely brings me joy. I love seeing other small business owners, especially women, flourish. My kids serve as three adorable built-in models so I shoot a lot for children’s shops and makers.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
I think my ability to connect and relate with my family is so important. Having three young children, I am living the life of most of my current clients since I specialize in maternity, birth, newborn, lifestyle, family, and children’s sessions. I also love nothing more than hearing how much a client loves their images and how happy they are with the entire experience of working with me, from initial email to final of delivery of images. Because of that, I work hard to make sure everyone feels valued, appreciated, and they genuinely had a good time at their session. I have met some seriously amazing humans because of my photography and I just feel so blessed that this is my job!
For my small business owners, I think my communication skills are pivotal to my success. I like to know exactly what their creative vision for the shoot is and offer my input and creativity as well to achieve the best end product. I want them to be THRILLED with their images, so I work hard to make sure the shops I shoot for are 100% satisfied and want to continue to work with me for future products and branding sessions!
Pricing:
- Maternity, Fresh 48, Newborn Lifestyle, Family, Children’s Milestone, First Birthday, and Headshot Sessions-Full sessions are $500; they include a 60 minute session, 30 digital images and a $125 credit. Mini sessions are $250 and include a 20 minute session and 5 digital images.
- Birth-Birth story sessions are $1100; they include my time on call from 38 weeks onward, your birth photographed from about 7 cm through up to 2 hours after delivery, all of your digital images in color and black and white (100+ images), and a $200 credit.
Contact Info:
- Email: cecelia@cecelialucyphotography.com
- Website: www.cecelialucyphotography.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cecelialucyphotography/
https://www.instagram.com/cecelialucybrands/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CeceliaLucyPhotography/
Image Credits
Photograph of Cecelia: Jen Howell Photography. All other photographs: Cecelia Lucy Photography
