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I specialize in family, maternity, and newborn photography in Virginia Beach, creating images that feel romantic, emotive, and genuine. My goal is for your photos to look beautiful, but more importantly, I want you to look back on them years from now and remember exactly how this season felt.
Family, Maternity, & Newborn Photographer in Virginia Beach, VA
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An authentic experience that captures your story with connection, emotion, intention.
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I'm Krystal
I'm Krystal O'Hara, a Virginia Beach family, maternity, and newborn photographer, military spouse, and mom of two boys. My approach is relaxed yet intentional. I'll guide you every step of the way while creating space for genuine connection and the moments that unfold naturally, so we can create memories that feel refined and true to your family.
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- The Bergstressor Family
"We loved working with Krystal for our newborn/family photos. It was so nice to have her come to our home so that everyone was comfortable. Krystal was so helpful with our toddler son and made him feel included in everything that she did. She took extra time to make sure that he was engaged so that everything went smoothly. Our pictures came out great and Krystal was able to capture our family in a natural way that did not feel posed or uncomfortable. Thank you, Krystal!"
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- The McCullough Family
I absolutely just loved the entire session and the attention to detail. There’s times I look back and I’m like dang I wish someone would’ve told me to fix my shirt etc and I just loved how the whole session went!!! I also love that you provide an ideas for outfits!!! That truly made all the difference in prepping for this shoot 🥹
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- The Carr Family
Krystal has been taking my family’s photos for a whole year now!! I’m obsessed with how easy she is to work with and the quality of her photos. She makes something I dread, fun! 10/10 will continue to get photos done with her because she is literally THE best!
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- The Macdonald Family
We are beyond grateful for Krystal and the experience she gave us during our maternity photo session. The photos she captured are absolutely breathtaking, each image is stunning, and you can tell she takes her time editing every detail to turn them into true masterpieces. Working with Krystal was an absolute joy, and we will continue coming back to her for our family photos for years to come. We cannot recommend her enough and are so thankful for her and her talent!
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- The Jones Family
My husband and I absolutely LOVEEEEED working with Krystal! Not only is she super friendly, but as someone who hates taking pictures she made it so fun and had poses and positioned my husband and I. She’s super sweet and flexible with your needs and constantly hypes you up during your shoot (I needed this as someone who gets insecure in front of a camera). She made the whole day so special for us! We did the bump to baby bundle and are super excited to share our special moments with her! We will continue to book all family pictures with her in the future!!