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My name is Haley and I am a newborn, wedding, and senior photographer based out of Shepherdstown, WV.  I photograph newborns and babies in my Shepherdstown studio and shoot weddings and seniors all over the WV, MD, VA, PA, and DC area.    

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Charles Town West Virginia Santa Photography Sessions

July 15, 2026

2026 will be Santa Frank’s 7th year as our studio Santa and he is the best Santa there is! I have many families come back to my studio year after year because visiting Santa Frank has become a part of their family’s Christmas traditions. Santa Frank not only looks like the real deal, he interacts with the children, listen to them, and has an answer for all of the children’s questions. I have had many parents tell me that their kids are insistent about coming to my studio every year because they are convinced Santa Frank is the real Santa.

My Santa mini sessions provide enough time for your child to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they want for Christmas, find their name on the nice list, read part of a story with Santa, and get a small gift from his sack. Sessions take place in my Shepherdstown WV studio. If you have never been to Shepherdstown it is a cute, old town on the Potomac river right on the Maryland and West Virginia boarder.

Below are some of my favorite photos from 2025 Santa sessions. To see the backdrops for this year’s Santa session click the link below.

Santa Mini Sessions and Full Santa Sessions are booking now for 2026. These session SELL OUT so it is important to book early to make sure you have a spot.

Book You Santa Session: https://book.usesession.com/i/4x4ZB2BTGc (if you find this page after 2026 the link should still work as this is my link for my Mini Session Story. Santa sessions go live in July every year)

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