ABOUT ELISSa bean photography

I’ve spent my career turning fleeting moments into archival artwork that builds your children’s self-esteem and makes your house feel like a home.

I’m here to make this easy, fun, and—most importantly—beautiful. 

There is a unique magic in being a family’s 'historian' for twenty-five years. I have had the incredible honor of being a part of my clients' lives from the very beginning—capturing the birth of their children, and now, celebrating as those same children bring their own 'Little Beans' into the world.

When I say I value relationships, I mean it. To have photographed a newborn baby and then, decades later, to hold their own child for their first portraits... that is why I do what I do. It’s more than just a session; it’s a twenty-five-year conversation expressed through art and love of family.

I've been known to chase children, dogs and even chickens...calm the fussiest babies and dads, go for boat rides to capture seniors wakeboarding, travel to cabins and favorite trails, clear the field of snakes and mice, fall in backyard pools or wade in the lake to play. Being the photographer of your family's fun is my life passion.