families, engagements, weddings & everything in between.

I’ve been in a little bit of a rut lately and it’s been very disheartening and discouraging and most days it’s difficult to push through some of these feelings and do anything at all. But every now and then, something happens that lifts me out of my depression and puts an enormous grin on my […]

So I have clearly been slacking HARDCORE when it comes to blogging. I have so many sessions and weddings to blog that the thought of doing any single one right now is entirely overwhelming. I promise I will eventually get to everyone’s sessions and weddings, and I probably should have used the off-season to catch […]

I have been so bad with blogging this year (what else is new, though honestly?) and I really want to make a point of being better from here on out. It could just be because I am feeling extra thankful and blessed after a lovely Thanksgiving holiday spent with family, but I feel the need […]

Tonight I was feeling down in the dumps (see Instagram reel) and in an effort to cure my blues, I broke out my camera and my newest lens and took some photos around our living room and right outside of our apartment. I wanted to post them because I was genuinely very happy with how […]

I had the absolute honor of photographing Sharyn and Reed’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration up in Lake Placid a few weekends ago. It was on a crisp, cloudy autumn day at the beginning of October that Sharyn and Reed renewed their vows after 50 years of marriage, surrounded by their closest family and friends. The […]

Join me for the annual Clare Elisabeth Photography fall mini sessions! This year they will be happening at Pruyn House in Latham and we cannot wait to see you + get some beautiful photos of you and your loved ones in the fall foliage that Upstate NY has to offer. These sessions will take place […]

Visited one of my favorite new hidden gems in Albany before the rain came. I am looking forward to doing some shoots here in the next few weeks! This spot is only 10 minutes from my house and it’s always so peaceful. I love peering into the community garden and seeing what’s growing and what’s […]

February is the month of love and I wanted to celebrate all types of love (couples, families, friends, etc.) by doing some bright, colorful and fun mini sessions to celebrate LOVE! I had a few clients who were interested and signed up and if you can’t tell from these photos below, we all had fun. […]

Say hello to Peter. Peter is a self-published author, works as a manager at a local vet hospital, and my younger brother. You could say creativity runs in our family. When Peter asked me to take updated headshots for his website and upcoming book, he had some… unconventional ideas in mind. My brother has always […]