Welcome To Fine Art Newborns

Marcelle Raphael is an award winning newborn and maternity photographer with a studio located in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. Having photographed more than 500 babies within 13 years, she is highly skilled in the art of photography, posing and newborn safety, making her the perfect choice to capture family treasures for you to love for generations.

As a leader and educator in the photography industry, Marcelle teaches baby photographers across the nation in her “Newborn Intensive Courses”. She is also the Executive Director of Professional Photographers of South Carolina, Assistant Director of the Lamarr Williamson School of Photography and a leader in Professional Photographers of America.

What Happens When You Book With Fine Art Newborns?

Your experience with Fine Art Newborns is designed to capture the most stunning images of you and your little one. It starts with a pre-booking and preparation phone call, followed by the newborn or maternity portrait session. Your images are then fine art edited to perfection and delivered to you digitally to print and share.

Pre-Booking and Preparation Call

Before any images are taken, we will discuss the plan to capture your maternity or baby photos. Over the phone, we will review scheduling, color choices and options and how you should prepare for your session.

Before you book, you will know what the entire experience will be and can trust that we have put together a process that will give you the most precious images for you to cherish forever.

The Studio Session

Maternity portrait sessions are photographed between 28-32 weeks and last approximately 90 minutes.

Newborn portrait sessions take place 5-14 days after birth. Your session will start at 10am and last around 2-3 hours.

Immediate family members are more than welcome.

Image Processing and Delivery

After your session, images will be edited to the finest detail. I will post one of my favorites as a sneak peek on Facebook that week.

Within three weeks, you will receive a link to your own private gallery for viewing and downloading. Each image will be delivered in two formats. The first is optimized for printing and archiving. The second is optimized for social media and web.

Pricing

$399

15 Color Images
15 Black and White Images
Optional Slideshow: $99
Print Release

$449

30 Color Images
30 Black and White Images
Optional Slideshow: $99
Print Release

$599

20 Color / 20 Black & White Images
Optional Hair & Makeup: $200
Slideshow Included
Print Release

$449

Lifestyle Themed Session
Approximately 50 Images
Slideshow Included
Print Release

$199

Convenient In-House Financing
Available for packages $449 or above
$199 Down Holds Your Session Date
Remainder Due 30 Days Before Due Date

What Clients Are Saying

					  Marcelle is amazing at her craft! She not only has a great eye, but her attention to detail and creativity  far beyond meet anyone's expectations!  There's a reason she is booked many months in advanced! I recommend her studio to anyone seeking out an experience of a life time.  Very easy to work with, fun, patient, and warm hearted.  Exceptional!				
Sheri Hubbs
4/14/2017 

					  Marcelle is so professional and spectacular! I've attended Marcelle's newborn workshop in August 2017. I've learned a lot about baby posing safety. She was so patient and she gave us so much information that day. I felt no question was stupid and her answers were very understandable. I highly recommend to attend her workshop. She took my newborn photography to a next level.				
Olga Chagarov Photography
3/09/2018 

					  Best experience! She really knows how to handle babies and get the best photos! Prices were amazing considering the quality of work and all she has to do to get these shots. So glad we did this!				
Kira Kowalski
12/23/2017 

					  I am in love with all of the images from the session with Marcelle! She’s such a sweet and patient photographer. I couldn’t ask for a better person to photograph my sweet baby!				
Chelsie Livingston
3/31/2018 