I'm Dolly, a Nashville-based family and newborn/motherhood photographer.
Since 2008, I’ve had the honor of capturing all the beautiful seasons of motherhood—from maternity to family photography. Through this site, I share some of my most cherished sessions, offering both inspiration and helpful tips to get you ready for your ideal family session. Consider this your go-to resource for all things family photography!


NASHVILLE-BASED FAMILY & MOTHERHOOD PHOTOGRAPHER

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A special thanks to the sweet Grace Paul (of Grace Paul Co) for inviting me to her beautiful home to take maternity portraits of her and her little girl. Fun fact about Grace, she is a boy mom of 5 boys, so the arrival of this sweet girl is full of joy and anticipation. I loved this session for so many reasons...

Spring Maternity Portraits in Nashville

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Nashville First Birthday Portraits | Nashville Family Photographer Dolly DeLong Photography Henley is ONE! I’m always so excited when families contact me about birthday sessions for their little ones because everyone is always so joyful. I mean, how could you not be? Your little baby is turning one! And the Millers were definitely excited to […]

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How To Show Graciousness And Professionalism In Photography Sessions Nashville family photographer, Dolly DeLong, shares tips in how to be gracious towards children when serving families in photography sessions Missed out on Tips #1-#9? Read Tip #1 HERE, Tip #2 HERE,  Tip #3 HERE, Tip #4 HERE,  Tip #5 HERE,  tip #6 HERE, tip #7  HERE,  tip #8 HERE , and finally tip […]

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Week 6 is here you all, and this tip is a funny one, or at least I hope it makes you laugh especially if you have a favorite memory about the weirdest bribe you have ever had to use as a hook to get your child’s attention! Before you dive in, don’t forget to catch […]

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It’s Wednesday which means I get to share some tips and secrets to best serving and working with children in family photography sessions! You all, I have been loving sharing these helpful tips with you all for the past several weeks, and I genuinely hope these posts are serving as a great resource guide for […]

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Nashville family photographer, Dolly DeLong photography LLC, shares her best tips and secrets on how to joyfully work with children for family photography sessions (read below for tip #4) Tip #4 is pretty short and sweet, but it’s to the point and has been an incredible tip in preventing some meltdowns for photo sessions. Also, […]

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Nashville family photographer, Dolly DeLong photography, shares her best tips and secrets on how to joyfully work with children for family photography sessions (read below for tip #3) If you missed tip number #1, click HERE to read and catch up! Read tip #2: HERE Tip #3 Bring a loved one with you Bring a […]

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Nashville family photographer, Dolly DeLong Photography LLC, shares her best tips and secrets on how to joyfully work with children for family photography sessions (read below for tip #2) If you missed tip number #1, click HERE to read and catch up!  It’s officially Wednesday and I know you all have been on pins and […]

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capturing photographs that illustrate your stories: Alana + Gabe’s mommy & me session It’s hard to beat the summer heat sometimes, but despite the heat, it was fun to go outside and capture several mommy & me portraits of this dynamic duo who were visiting from Rhode Island. Getting to help capture Mommy & Me […]

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Nashville family photographer, Dolly DeLong Photography LLC shares her best tips and secrets on how to joyfully work with children for family photography sessions (read below for tip #1) Many of you may already know this, but I love working with children for family photo sessions, and I have been tremendously blessed to have developed […]

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Nashville Motherhood & Family Photographer, Dolly DeLong Photography features a sweet Mommy and Me session in Mount Juliet with the Evans family! I am so excited that my sweet friend, Briana, reached out to take portraits with her son, Ezekiel.  In addition to the photos, it was also nice getting to pamper her with hair […]

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