The best moments of life happen in an instant. Your babies grow so fast.
Capture them through photographs and have a tangible way to hold the little years close to your heart. 

Imagine warm, soft light and a homey atmosphere to photograph your family's milestones, without the need to worry about cleaning your home or the weather not cooperating. Each session includes complimentary access to the client closet, as well as recommendations for hair and makeup services. 

your family

hi! I'm rebecca, and i capture the memorable moments of

rebecca's studio location, named studio illume, is a beautifully designed space offering a calm setting for fine art maternity, newborn, and family photography.

Rebecca Shivers Photography is a maternity, newborn, and wedding photographer, based in Lancaster, PA and serving south-central Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia region. She has been in the photography industry for 15 years, and is featured in publications, like Magnolia Rouge, Red Oak Weddings, and Beyond the Wanderlust, as well as on the jumbotrons in NYC. 

Before I even turned one, mama was given only a year to live. And while I do remember the hospital visits and the seizures, what stands out most are the simple, beautiful moments—gardening together, baking in the kitchen, marveling at flowers in bloom. I remember the way her love wrapped around me. I remember the way she loved others. What a gift.

But what I don’t have? Are many photographs of her as the woman I knew.

She shied away from the camera, worried about how she looked as she fought through treatments.

maternity & newborn photography
lancaster, pennsylvania

"motherhood is the art of finding beauty in the chaos and joy in the little moments"