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Quad Cities studio photography for newborns, milestones, and cake smashes

Capturing life's most
              fleeting moments

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A calm, cozy studio for the moments that matter most.

This season is quieter, softer, and more fleeting than anyone prepares you for, and somehow, in the middle of the exhaustion, there is a love so deep it catches you off guard.

This stage of life is tender and overwhelming and beautiful all at once, and it passes faster than you ever expect.


These sessions exist to help you hold onto these moments.

Little Light Studio

by Areli Bowman

Newborn sessions are unhurried and gentle, with time for feeding, soothing, and breaks as needed. Nothing here is rushed. Everything follows your baby’s lead.

Newborn Sessions

Wrapped poses only

Up to 1-hour session

5 fully edited digital images

Little Wrapped

just baby

$200

Family and sibling images (immediate family only)

Wrapped and unwrapped poses

15 fully edited digital images

Up to a 2-hour studio session

Sweet Beginnings

$400

Two 5×7 fine art prints

Family, grandparents, & sibling images

Wrapped and unwrapped poses

25 fully edited digital images

Up to 3-hour studio session

First Days

$600

One 8×10 fine art print

Single Session


Studio session at 3, 6, or 9 months
  • Up to 30 minute session
  • Outfit included
  • 10 fully edited digital images

$200

Milestone Sessions

Milestone Bundle


Includes three milestone sessions:
  • 3 months
  • 6 months
  • 9 months

Each session includes:
  • Up to 30 minute session
  • Outfit included
  • 10 fully edited digital images

$500

Milestone sessions are about honoring who your baby is right now with their curiosity, personality, and the in-between moments you don’t want to forget.

Sweet One

  • 12-month portraits + cake smash
  • Simple banner backdrop
  • Up to 45 minute session
  • 10 fully edited digital images

Sweet & Simple Cake Smash - $200

Cake Smash Sessions

Cake smash sessions are playful but timeless, focused on your baby, their personality, and the joy of turning one.

Loved One

  • 12-month portraits + cake smash + clean-up session
  • Custom theme
  • Up to 1 hour session
  • 25 fully edited digital images

Styled Cake Smash Experience - $400

All packages include the option to purchase additional images for $10 each. 

"Working with Areli was a delight!"

"She was so thoughtful and willing to turn our ideas into reality. The photos are wonderful - our family and friends are very complimentary of her skills and how our son's personality was captured!” 

I’m Areli

It’s the same reason I photograph newborns and growing families: the earliest days of parenthood are filled with so much love unfolding in small moments, long nights, and things you don’t realize you’ll miss until they’re already gone.

The simple yet all too sweet moments make up the story of your life. And in my opinion, they are far too beautiful not to capture.

Photographer, wife, mama to three girls, and someone who knows how fast these days disappear.

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Let’s slow time and capture proof of a love that grows faster than you ever imagined.

When you reach out, I’ll be in touch with the next steps.