hey mama!
I'm Kate!
I'm a Central PA newborn photographer specializing in those first fleeting days with your baby. My studio is located in Etters, PA and I serve families throughout York, Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, and Hershey.
I'm a Master Newborn Photographer and Master Family Photographer certified by the National Association of Portrait Child Photographers, and was voted Simply the Best Photography by Harrisburg Magazine in 2023. I've photographed hundreds of babies and I take the safety and comfort of every newborn in my care seriously.
My sessions are calm, guided, and intentionally slow. You show up. I handle everything else.
(Sorry that was a mouthful. TLDR; I'm really freakin' good at what I do and I love my job.)
Your baby will never be this small again. These first days are fleeting, and a newborn session with Kate McCord Photography is designed to preserve them in a way you will display for generations.
Every session includes a pre-session consultation, wardrobe guidance, and access to my client closet. You show up. I handle everything else.
Choose the Perfect Way to Preserve Your Memories
Step 3: Add Printed Artwork
(Optional, available with a session booking)
Newborn sessions tend to produce more intimate, detailed images — perfect for smaller collections.
Cake smash sessions include a custom theme, cake, and wardrobe styling, creating a playful and story-filled gallery.
Family and cake smash sessions naturally include more variety and movement, so most families choose 25 or more images to capture the full story.
This is the full newborn experience. Wrapped poses, dreamy table setups, and family images, all in my Etters, PA studio where every prop, wrap, and bonnet is already waiting. Sessions run up to three hours because we move at your baby's pace, never the clock's. Prefer something simpler? Swaddled Baby sessions are baby only, sweet and streamlined, in about 90 minutes.
Kate's studio is located in Etters, PA, with easy access from York, Harrisburg, Hershey, Mechanicsburg, Lancaster, and Carlisle.
In-home sessions are available throughout Central PA. Fresh 48 Sessions are available in York, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Carlisle, Hershey, and Mechanicsburg hospitals.
Prefer to stay home? I come to you. In-home sessions capture your baby in the middle of your real life: the nursery you agonized over, snuggles on your own bed, big siblings in their natural habitat. My client wardrobe comes along too, with outfits for you and swaddles for baby, so nobody has to figure out what to wear. You stay comfy. I handle everything else.
Studio Newborn Sessions
Want baby's first hours documented? I'm on call for you. Fresh 48 sessions happen right in your hospital room within the first two days of life. These are documentary-style sessions. No posing, no props, just baby's first hours exactly as they happen. I hold a limited number of due dates each month, so these book early.
How it Works
Step 1: Reserve Your Date
A $149 session fee reserves your due date on my calendar. It's not an extra cost, it's your retainer. Every dollar applies toward the collection you choose later. We'll pencil in a session date around your due date and adjust once baby actually arrives, because babies famously do not read calendars.
Step 3: Select Your Images
Step 2: Your Newborn Session
Sessions happen within the first two weeks of life, when babies are at their sleepiest and curliest. Whether we're in my studio or your home, you show up and I handle everything else: posing, props, wraps, and wardrobe.
After your session, you'll see a proofing gallery of the best images before you decide anything. Then you simply pick the collection that fits and pay the difference. Your session fee already covered part of it.
Fresh 48 Hospital Sessions
Swaddled Baby
Classic
Signature
Heirloom
$500
$795
$995
$1495
8 images + $25 print credit
15 images + $50 print credit
30 images + $75 print credit
45 images + 8x8" album
In Home Lifestyle Newborn Sessions
Classic
Signature
Heirloom
$750
$995
$1395
20 images + $50 print credit
35 images + $75 print credit
50 images + 8x8" album
Classic
Signature
$500
$725
25 images + $50 print credit
40 images + $75 print credit
The First Year Collection
$2,450
Step 3: Add Printed Artwork
(Optional, available with a session booking)
What's included:
Home or Studio Newborn Session - 30 images
Sitter session - 15 curated images
Themed cake smash session - 30 images
8x8 album spanning all three sessions
Your baby's first year goes fast. This bundle was designed so you don't have to think about it — just show up, and I'll take care of the rest.
The First Year Collection includes three sessions: a studio newborn session, a sitter session, and a themed cake smash. You'll walk away with a curated gallery from each visit, plus an 8x8 album featuring your favorite images from all three sessions together in one book.
Want to document the whole journey? Add a maternity session with 15 images for $495.
You're one step closer to an incredible photography experience & absolutely stunning family memories!
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Book Before Baby Arrives.