Chicago Child Photography

Specializing in children, Family, newborn, and maternity photography in the Chicagoland and surrounding areas. 
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Welcome!

I'm Abigail, an award winning Maternity and Newborn Photographer, and owner of Abigail Joyce Studios. 

My team and I serve the families of Chicago, IL and the surrounding townships.

Outdoor Sessions

I provide you with outdoor locations that I know will provide the very best results for your session, no matter the season or weather.
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Studio Sessions

When privacy, weather, or aesthetics make a studio session the best option, I provide my 1000 sq ft white space studio without charge. Located conveniently in Oak Park, just minutes outside of Chicago.

All inclusive

I provide transparent, single fee sessions.  Every session comes with a private online gallery, high resolution downloads, and released for personal use and printing.

Reach out.

I'll provide you with pricing guides, outfit guides, and locations. Contact me today to get started.
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Reviews

Shannon Miller
2024-04-25
Abbey was such a joy to work with - she was responsive through our booking process, helped me pick out an outfit to wear for our shoot, and was very communicative leading up to our session. It ended up being unseasonably cold for our shoot, and she was so upbeat and made sure we all stayed warm enough. She is great with small kids and kept our 19-month-old smiling for some great pics. And -- she turned our images around within 3 days! Definitely look forward to working with Abbey again!
Sara Bertrand
2024-04-24
We've done several shoots with Abbey over the years, from a newborn session in our home, to sessions at her studio, and most recently a session outdoors with beautiful spring blooms. The beauty of her photos is unmatched! Gorgeous light every time. Abbey is easy to communicate with and great to work with! I look forward to many more years of her taking our family photos!
Connor Cornelius
2024-04-17
We had a wonderful experience with Abbey and our newborn photos. It was a stressful time for us and she put us at ease. We appreciated Abbey and team’s kindness, patience, light-heartedness and professionalism. Through each photo we saw Abbey’s attention to detail, warmth and artistry. We will cherish our photos forever!
Kristin Kuntz
2024-04-15
We had an absolutely wonderful experience working with Abbey of Abigail Joyce Studios! Abbey was so sweet and she was very communicative with us throughout the entire process. The studio was well set up for newborn/family photos and had perfect natural light. We were absolutely thrilled with the final photographs we received- there was a wide selection of images and all of them were skillfully shot and edited. We will definitely contact Abbey again for future family photos down the line!
Caitlin M
2024-04-14
Abbey is amazingly talented and so kind! She is easy to work with and provides helpful direction. Her style is light, bright, and airy and she always delivers the most beautiful galleries!! She is a master artist and has the most creative eye. We love working with her and highly recommend to anyone looking to capture special moments and milestones!
Maura Bellmer
2024-04-11
We used Abbey for a family session and cannot recommend her enough. Everything exceeded our expectations from the beginning; her communication was timely, the session was a blast (she got smiles out of my usually very serious toddler!), and most importantly- our photos are just as dreamy as we hoped they would be. So grateful to have come across her, as our search for a family photographer is now over moving forward!
Crystal Lee
2024-04-07
We had an amazing experience working with Abbey for our maternity shoot. She was so professional and the studio was beautiful. The pictures turned out amazing and the process was unforgettable. We’ll be hiring Abigail Joyce Studios for all our family pictures.
Rachel P
2024-04-03
Very happy with our experience for newborn photos. Easy scheduling process, great studio experience, quick turnaround. Abbey is so personable and made the session really enjoyable. We included grandparents and our dog and everything went so smoothly! The photos are gorgeous!
Grace Zaabel
2024-03-29
We worked with Katie for our newborn photography session and couldn’t have had a better experience! She was super accommodating to us, spent extra time taking all of the shots she envisioned for us, as well as any others we were hoping for, and has an extremely kind and laid back personality. As for the studio, it was beautiful with bright yet soft lighting throughout. There is also a spacious lounge room for feeding baby, setting your bags down, or grabbing a coffee! Abigail was very quick to respond to my inquiry and to communicate with throughout. An added bonus to using Abigail Joyce photography is the complimentary dress collection offered for new mamas when the last thing you want to do is find something to wear in those early weeks. They really think of everything. Highly recommend and love our newborn photos!
A professional headshot of a smiling woman set against a light background, taken by a Chicago family photographer.

A Note from Abigail

In 2012 I fell in love with newborn photography. I saw the amazing beauty each newborn brings into this world. Since then, I have dedicated myself to the evolving craft of newborn portraits.

In 2021 I began building a team who values these precious moments as much as I do. We are a dedicated family centered practice for the amazing families of Chicago with studios in Oak Park, IL and Hinsdale, IL.

While we specialize in newborn photography, our practice is a family-centered one, from expecting couples with our maternity sessions to family groups in our Generational Sessions.

We provide maternity photography to our expecting mothers, children photography as your babies quickly grow up, and family portraits as you document each amazing year.

Getting to know you and seeing your story unfold over the years is an amazing journey, and both myself and my team are honored to be apart of it.

Behind the scenes is an amazing team that unites our vision and works to make all this possible. 

I am a PPA member and have joined the NAPCP where we strive to be the best in our field. We're recognized to be a leader in Chicago by MyKidList, Peerspace, Expertise, and more.
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