I heard about Christina from a postcard while I was pregnant. Prior to receiving the card it had never occurred to me to get professional pics of the baby done - but as soon as I got it I immediately thought "this woman is genius." I mean - there were babies and buckets, and then the babies were in the buckets and I melted. So, before even knowing if our little sprout was a boy or a girl - we booked a "newbie" session with Christina. She is so easy to work with. The way the newbie session works is that you book while you're pregnant and then you just give her a little shout out when the stork drops off your bundle. She is such a pro that she arranges her schedule so that she can always fit in the newbie session in that precious first week. She answers email and phone calls promptly and isn't annoyed by excessive question asking. So, I let her know when our baby (a gorgeous little chap) arrived and she responded almost immediately with three options for times that would work. She also made it clear though that if that didn't work for me - she would find a time that did. We settled on a date five days after he was born. Prior to her arriving she let me know where in the house she would want to work (the room with lots of light and warmth). Christina arrived on time and smiling. She brought her entire studio with her - it really was something to see! She had rugs and buckets and hats, oh my! She set up in my little guys room and then gave me the option of either staying and watching or not. I stayed and had SO MUCH FUN picking out little hats and colors of throws that I loved and scarves and this and that. She really does have a wonderful touch with the little ones. He happily let her arrange him in the above-mentioned buckets and dress him in hats, etc. The stuff she was doing with him was so cute I thought I would scream. Also, she was just so easy to talk to. Truly I just enjoyed having her there. The other thing that pleased me about working with Christina is that she consistently delivers everything before promised. Her turn around time isn't even long to begin with - but every time she delivered early. Our proofs, our online gallery, and eventually our prints as well. I love early. The photos that we got are amazing and something that we will treasure forever. Everyone that has received one has commented on just how beautiful they are. I'm learning quickly that the little people grow incredibly fast and I'm so so so thankful that I got that card from Christina and that we made the decision to do these photos. Hands down one of the best things I have EVER done. Ever. read more

Christina is an amazing photographer...she has captured our maternity photos, newborn session, fun Valentine's photos and so much more. Not only is she an amazing photographer but she makes this intimate experience even more precious with her love for children and upbeat personality. She knows what she's doing and does everything in her power to make mother and child feel comfortable at all times. It was such a pleasure working with someone who is extremely organized and on top of every detail, she makes sure that she captures every image you had in mind and so much more. Her artistic side is not only in bringing all the special materials/props, using light/shadows, planning the layout for a perfect photo but also in the delivery. She makes the most amazing prints, story boards, books with so many details from glass covers to soft leather layers to well basically to you name it. Thank you Christina for capturing our family photos from maternity to toddler sessions! Memories we will have forever :) PS: If you can get my husband Jason to smile, you can do anything...skies the limit!!! haha read more

Christina did our maternity and new baby pictures and we absolutely loved them! The photo shoots where so much fun and turned out beautiful. She has a great personality and was very good with our 10 day old baby during the session. She spent a lot of time with us at both sessions to make sure everything was perfect. She also spent time with us showing us the different packages, choosing the right birth announcements (which we loved!), and going over all our pictures. read more

We had her do our newborn's pictures and I swear she is the baby whisperer. The pictures were amazing, and worth every penny and then some!!! She is not only a great photographer but also very professional. read more

Christina is an AMAZING photographer, we love her and would absolutely recommend her (and have) to anyone we know. She first did our daughter's newborn photos which turned out incredible. She has an amazing personality and demonstrated such patience and joy while shooting. She knew just what to do with our little one and I'm still as much in love with those photos today as I was a year ago. Once I heard she was coming back to SD for a short trip, I jumped on the opportunity for her to photograph a family session which I am so excited about! Bottom line, Christina Hendrick Photography is as good as it gets, you will absolutely not regret going with her and will not be disappointed with her work. read more