{Family and Children Photographer}

Hey there.  I am a Hudson Valley family and children photographer living in the village of Cold Spring, NY.  I specialize in lifestyle family and fine art children portraiture. I am also the mother of three daughters. 

My family lifestyle photography is all about connection and light. Your family and I find a great location, I asses the light and we simply go for a walk taking photos along the way. 

My family photography is not about being perfect – everyone does not have to be looking at the camera and standing still.

Rather I will lightly guide you and aim for those natural in-between moments. I also adore incorporating sunbursts and the Hudson Valley landscape into my family portraits.

My fine art children’s photography, in contrast, is straight portraiture. This type of child photography has been with me since I first picked up my camera. Sometimes these portraits are done outdoors but mostly they are done in my Cold Spring photography studio. These portraits are more about soul and light – a modern take on a classic heirloom portrait to hang on your walls

As a Hudson Valley photographer, I also shoot weddings bar mitzvahs and other events. I also adore bringing my modern twist on classic kids portraits to school photography.

I am also a Hudson Valley editorial photographer.  My photos have appeared on the covers and in the pages of numerous magazines including Chronogram and Edible Hudson Valley.  A book of my images was also published by the Hudson Highlands Land Trust entitled, “Connecting: Celebrating the People and Places of the Hudson Highlands.  A second book, “Raising Rabbits” was published by Chelsea Green Publishing in later 2019.  Very recently, I finished a long term project capturing gardeners across America for the Garden Conservancy’s 25 anniversary of their Open Days program, “OpenDays25: A Quarter Century of America’s Gardeners and Their Gardens.”

You can see more of my work at:

www.ChristineAshburnWeddings.com

www.ChristineAshburnPhoto.com

www.HudsonValleySchoolPhotography.com

On my blog:

www.hudsonvalleyfamilyphoto.com/blog/