Reviews
“Emerson Grace: You are a true master of fine art. You are also the definition of utmost professionalism. You held our young ones’ attention & kept them happy. Grace is a fitting middle name for you because you are both graceful and gracious. You returned our photos quickly and the way you captured the beautiful sunset light is truly astonishing. I pray that we will have the honor of remaining clients of yours for our lifetime. Thank you for your time and effort and we cannot wait to do it all over again!!! -The A. Fam”
— Megan
“I had such a dreamy maternity session with Emerson! From start to finish, she was attentive to every detail and prompt in her responses and working with me in-depth to make sure we were able to achieve just the look I was desiring for my maternity photos. I love her authenticity and encouragement during the session and she really captured what I was hoping for and the photos were gorgeous! Such a worthy investment and excited to take our family photos with her.”
— Hannah
“Emerson was such a joy to work with. She captured the best pictures of our little 10 month old. He loved her & smiled almost the entire one hour session. We hope to use Emerson for years to come in capturing our sweet family as it grows. Not only are the pictures so beautiful, they were provided to us so quickly. Overall, such a wonderful experience. You certainly will not regret using Emerson to capture your most precious moments."
— Jessie
“Emerson is adorable and so great to work with! She was easy going and felt more like family as we hopped on our golf cart and chased the sunrise around Wild Dunes! Not a lot of people have patience for toddlers and ours was quite fussy this particular morning. To be honest I was worried we wouldn’t get any good photos, but they turned out GREAT! Emerson was calm and was so sweet to our little boy! Feeling comfortable and trusting your photographer is so important and now we have great family photos to capture our Summer at the beach with our 18 month old! We loved Emerson and can’t wait to see what she does now that she’ll be in photography full time! We can’t wait for her to capture our family in the future!”
— Ashley
"Emerson was a joy to work with from booking to final gallery. In choosing a location, she took the time to explain pros and cons. My family was able to confidently choose a location to shoot at. She even gave advice on outfits! During the session she put us at ease and gave great posing guidance. During the editing and final gallery selection, she was quick and attentive to what would make us happy with the results. An added bonus was we got to select the final pictures. You will not regret booking with Emerson!!"
— Anne
“Emerson did an amazing job capturing the most adorable heirloom photos of my two littles. It is no easy task wrangling toddlers and she still managed to get the best shots of mine, while remaining calm amongst our chaos. She is always so sweet and I love catching up with her during our sessions. Contact this gem of a human for some heirloom photos to treasure forever!"
— Stefany
“I absolutely knew one day, that my husband and I would like to get professional pictures done on Rainbow Row. I researched quite a bit prior to our vacation and fell upon Emerson Grace Photography. Emerson was a dream to work with! Prior to the photo shoot she brainstormed picture locations with us since we are from out of town. She then walked us through the entire process of her photography contract. She was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and was so kind!! We felt 100% comfortable with her and she even made us laugh giving us the best candid shots. She edited our gallery very quickly and we had our pictures back in less than a week. I highly recommend Emerson and hope you have the privilege of working with her at your next photo shoot. Thank you, Emerson for our wonderful photos, we will cherish them for a lifetime!"
— Laney
“Emerson is truly the BEST! She did my son & daughters heirloom pictures, and I couldn’t love them more! She is always so sweet and patient with my little ones! I highly recommend her!! She’s so talented!"
— Kelsey
“Emerson was a dream to work with! She was so sweet and relaxed! Taking pictures with a 2 year old and 5 month old can be stressful and Emerson made it easy! She told us as soon as she had a good picture of our family so we could just relax and have fun then. The result was some of the best family pictures we have gotten and will treasure for years to come!”
— Courtney
“We cannot express enough gratitude for such beautiful quality heirloom portraits of our little girls. Emerson has such a talent for capturing their unique personalities— she is pure joy and a true delight to work with, which evokes the best smiles even from the youngest of clients. We are repeat customers and will continue to be so!”
— Megan
“We have gone to Emerson twice now and are absolutely in love with our photos! We did two separate sessions, both on the beach. We did our first over July 4th weekend and the pictures are absolutely stunning! Emerson is so talented that we were blown away when we got them back. She told us it would be maybe a week to two week turn around and we got them back quicker than that! She was also extremely courteous with the time and knew the right poses and angles for us. When it came time to get our Christmas photos done, we just knew we had to go back to Emerson because we didnt want anyone else! This time, we had our dogs with us which we were extremely nervous since they can be short tempered. But Emerson was absolutely great with them and took the most perfect pictures with them looking! She had incredible patience with them that we are extremely thankful for. She always makes us feel so comfortable that there is no where else we would want to look for photos. Thank you so much again Emerson, we love everything you have done for our family!”
— Tyler & Bayley
“Emerson is an amazing photographer!! She did our family photos and honestly, these are the best photos we’ve ever had taken! She was super patient with my rambunctious 4 & 3 year olds and I was shocked she got such amazing shots between the crazy faces they were making, haha! I’ll treasure these photos for a lifetime! Thanks, Emerson!!”
— Jen
“We had the absolute best experience! We did a family photo shoot with a 3 month old baby and a 12 year old dog. From beginning to end, Emerson made us all feel so comfortable and at ease. She made getting the photos look easy (I can’t imagine that it is, but she made it feel that way). It was probably the least stressful photo experience we have ever had. We ended up loving SO many of the photos that we couldn’t even choose which to get - again, with a baby AND a dog in the mix, that is just so impressive on her part. We cannot recommend her enough - you will not be disappointed!”
— Lisa
"I cannot say enough good things about Emerson. She took a super windy beach shoot, silly kids with fake and exaggerated smiles, tons of sass/orneriness and turned it into the most special memories for us to have for a lifetime. She is patient, creative, super talented and just an absolute pleasure to work with. If in the Charleston area - you most definitely need to book her for your photos."
— Libby
“I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to leave a review! Emerson is absolutely the best. Not only is she an incredible photographer but she’s an even better person. She is always so welcoming, kind and patient. There is no one else who I would want to capture my family in each season. We are so grateful for her and we highly recommend her to anyone and everyone in the Charleston area!”
— Lexi
“Emerson’s personality paired with patience (with three littles) made our heirloom session a breeze. She made sure we got all the expressions we were hoping for and somehow managed to entertain my other two kids at the same time. I love that she lets you choose from the raw photos!! We will be back and cannot recommend her and her services enough!”
— Caroline
“We had a couples session with Emerson last year and I loved every minute of it! She was so easygoing and fun to be with! As a fellow photographer myself I prioritize the experience more than anything and was so happy with how I felt throughout the whole session with her. Not to mention our gallery was PERFECT!! I look forward to our next session with Emerson :)”
— Belisia
“Emerson is not only an incredibly talented photographer but a patient and amazing person! We had a wild 2 year old running around and newborn twins but she was able to capture the sweetest photos. I would highly recommend Emerson for any photography needs…especially for family’s!”
— Hilary
“We absolutely loved our photo session with Emerson! Our original photo day was projected to have bad weather and Emerson contacted me several days in advanced to let me know and see what other day could work to reschedule. I appreciated that a lot so that I could reschedule my hair appt in advance and so that I didn’t get my two young kids ready to go to only have pictures canceled. Emerson was incredibly proactive about everything. Once we actually got to do our photo session, Emerson was so personable. She called me and let me know where to park downtown for our pictures. Emerson was so patient and upbeat throughout our entire session. We have an almost 3 year old and a 3 month old so that really went a long way with us. She was kind, open to whatever photo ideas we wanted, and she made great conversation. This made us feel very comfortable during our session with her. She was never frazzled as we adjusted our kids during pictures and let us take our time. Her communication with us before, during, and after our photo shoot was the best I’ve experienced. She got everything back to us and edited in about two weeks and the pictures are probably the best we’ve ever had taken. We are so grateful for Emerson’s photography skills. We would definitely use her again! We highly recommend her!”
— Kassie
“Emerson is such a gifted photographer! Our family has worked with her for maternity and newborn photos. She perfectly captured the moments with beautiful natural looking photos. We look forward to working with her again to capture our family over the years!”
— Lisa
“Emerson is an incredibly talented photographer! The heirloom portraits she took of our boys are truly photos I will cherish for a lifetime. They are so timeless and beautiful! She is also incredible with kids and is able to capture their personalities & smiles perfectly! I highly recommend Emerson for any occasion from family photos, branding sessions to heirloom portraits- she is amazing!”
— Kaitlyn
“Our experience with Emerson was one of a kind. We did a pregnancy announcement photoshoot on the beach. She has such vision and also humored me with things I wanted to try all while capturing images that were even better than I had imagined they could be. Kind, efficient, and unmatched in talent. 10/10 will use her again!”
— Paige
“Emerson was AMAZING! She made us feel so comfortable and we didn't even realize she was there half the time! She is a beautiful person inside and out. Highly recommend her!!”
— Taylor
“Emerson made our gender reveal so special and fun! I usually feel awkward during a photo session but I felt super comfortable with her. She’s professional and friendly in addition to being talented. We will cherish these photos forever and can’t wait to show our little man one day!”
— Megan
“Emerson was so great to work with from start to finish. She is easy to communicate with, quick to respond, takes incredible photos in a timely manner (which is not easy with little ones) and overall was extremely kind. I highly recommend her for family photos, I am so happy with how ours turned out.”
— Savannah
"Emerson was such a great person to work with! She is so flexible and really creates the vision we wanted in our family portrait session with our dogs. And our dogs absolutely loved her!! Lastly she is so professional and efficiently works to get our final photos back to us quick! We absolutely love how everything turned out! We will cherish our photos she captured furrever!"
— Salina
“Emerson was fantastic to work with!! She’s professional, friendly and incredibly sweet and patient, especially with our kids. Best session we’ve ever had, Emerson is incredibly talented!!”
— Stacie'
“Emerson is an extremely gifted photographer and is so gifted in her profession! She shot senior photos for me and was incredibly patient with my dog who was not quite in the mood to be photographed. I could not be more pleased with the results that we got from our session and would 100% recommend her to anyone who is needing photos in the Lowcountry!”
— Alaina
"We had such a lovely heirloom session with Emerson Grace. She is so kind and great with children. I could not be happier and recommend her services for everyone!"
— Amy
"My husband and I recently had a maternity shoot in Charleston, SC with Emerson, and we could not be more happy with the beautiful photos! I had shared my vision with Emerson prior to our shoot, and she took it from there. Additionally, Emerson was extremely responsive and easy to work with from start to finish. Our photos are exactly what we envisioned and we cannot wait to do another shoot with Emerson in the future."
— Carmen
"Emerson was nothing short of spectacular from being so responsive and timely to being so patient with our 20 month old. We can't wait to have Emerson shoot our family again when baby #2 arrives this fall!"
— Chelsea
"My fiance and I had the most fun at our engagement session with Emerson! She made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera (which is such a gift!) and it shows in our photos that we will cherish for years to come. I can't recommend Emerson Grace Photography highly enough!"
— Anna-Catherine
"Highly recommend Emerson! We loved our family session with her at the beach. She’s also super patient which is very much appreciated with little ones. We can’t wait for her to capture more precious memories for us!"
— Caitlin
"Emerson was a joy to work with for our family photos. She is so sweet and put all of us at ease immediately. She perfectly captured our daughter and all of her expressions at this stage. I truly love the photos and will treasure them forever. I am so grateful to have booked with Emerson!"
— Katherine
“Emerson was great! I took my senior pictures with her in Charleston (being from Wisconsin, my mom and I had no idea where to go) and she knew all the perfect spots to get the images we wanted. In addition, she gave us a wide range of images to choose from, insuring we had so many chances to love what we received (and we loved every image)! I recommend Emerson for anyone who wants to have great pictures and to receive lots of appraisal on them."
— Paige
“We found Emerson on Instagram and instantly loved her natural, breezy style. She took our maternity pictures while we were on our baby moon. She is so friendly, warm and of course, TALENTED! We love our photos and we are so glad we did it.”
— Lizzy
“Emerson is so easy to work with! She is flexible and takes beautiful pictures! I love her Mini Sessions- it’s the perfect amount of time to get a few great pictures without my husband and son losing interest! Thanks so much for documenting our family Emerson!"
— Katie
“Emerson was a joy to work with from the very beginning. She took the time to understand what I needed for images and was very patient & comforting to be around the day of the photo shoot. I felt very relaxed and encouraged in her presence! My images came out great & I am so excited to use them! Thank you so much Emerson!”
— Michelle
“Emerson made this process so easy for my daughter. She felt very comfortable and her senior pictures turned out beautiful. Highly recommend. Thank you Emerson!”
— Crystal
“Emerson was so amazing to work with! We came in town for our honeymoon and last minute decided to get some photos done and she was able to squeeze us in! She was so much fun and did amazing on capturing what we wanted!”
— The Warners
“Emerson was the best photographer we have worked with! Meeting her day of felt like we had been friends for years. She made the mini session a breeze and we love every photo she had for us! Will be booking with her for the years to come!”
— Claire
“I am not one for getting photos taken, but Emerson was beyond fantastic. Made the whole experience worth it and she's delightful to work with. Would highly recommend.
— Connor
“I wish I could give Emerson more than 5 stars. What a talented photographer that brings so much life and beauty to Charleston. For anyone looking for a photographer, I highly highly recommend Emerson for any occasion.”
— Caitlyn
“Emerson is the best! We had family pictures taken on the beach with her to capture our baby turning 6 months old. She got so many great shots of us, including our 6 month old and dog. She was so sweet and patient with us, and the photos have the golden glow we were hoping for. We will definitely be framing these for our photo wall and plan to book many more sessions in the future!”
— Stefany
“Emerson is amazing all around! She has the best personality and is so very talented! I’m so glad I stumbled across her Instagram because we will be using her for all our future photos!”
— Rachel
“Emerson is a wonderful photographer who made us feel at ease as we took pictures in downtown Charleston with our 3-year-old. She knew all the beautiful places and helped us with simple poses. She is so sweet and patient, just great to work with. We enjoyed our session and love our photos. Highly recommend!”
— Shannon
“Emerson is such a talented photographer! Our photos all turned out amazing. She made the experience super fun, she’s such a sweet and kind soul to be around! Can’t wait to shoot more photos with her in the future!"
— Kaleigh
"Emerson has quickly become our "go-to" photographer for family photos! She is extremely easy to work with and makes us feel so comfortable. We are always so excited to get our photos back and we are blown away every time!"
— Analisa
“Really loved working with Emerson. She was professional yet comfortable and my kids felt at ease with her. She was responsive and prompt and most importantly the outputs were fantastic. Thank you!”
— Susan
"We scheduled a spring mini session with Emerson to mark our move to the Charleston area. We brought along our anxious pup who isn't comfortable with new people and surroundings, but Emerson was able to get some great shots of our whole little family. She was so sweet and easy going throughout the whole session, and I know that we are going to cherish these photos forever. I couldn't recommend her more!"
— Caroline
“Emerson was personable from the start! I liked that she was entirely flexible and didn't set a timer for our session. Very sweet and took the time to find out what we really wanted. We were visiting from Colorado and felt comfortable meeting her and finding the location. Her turnaround time was perfect too!"
— Katelyn
“If you’re looking for a photographer, Emerson is your girl!! She's professional, personable, and has SUCH amazing talent!! All of her work is absolutely beautiful. I truly can’t thank her enough!!”
— Kelsey
“Emerson is the best! She put me at ease, was happy to try any idea, and did an amazing job delivering crisp, beautiful candids and portraits. We will be working with her again!”
— Savannah
“Emerson did such a great job with my professional photos, she made the experience fun, relaxed and all about what I wanted and the look I was going for. The photos turned out amazing. Highly recommend Emerson!!”
— Lynn
“Emerson was absolutely amazing to work with! Our family photos turned out incredible! Thank you so much, Emerson!”
— Kaitlyn
“Emerson took some headshots for me and I can't say enough good things about my experience! She is such a kind and genuine person and made me feel so comfortable in front of the camera. I absolutely love the images and am so excited to work with her again in the future! I highly recommend Emerson!”
— Cameron
“Emerson's photos are beautiful! She shot a branding photoshoot for my business partner and I and was fantastic from start (through many rescheduling on our end!) to finish. Emerson is so fun to work with and on top of that, her photos are bright, crisp and exactly what we were looking for. I would highly recommend Emerson for any type of photoshoot you are looking for in the Charleston area!”
— Christeen