About the Photographer
I'm Andrea Hartstein, a certified professional photographer & I️ help families celebrate the births and lives of their children!
Every baby has a story.
And every baby deserves to be celebrated.
At Hartstein Photography, your baby's story is beautifully told in a way that when you look back on the beginning of your child's life, not only will you remember what happened, but you will remember how it felt when you first met your baby.
Get to Know Me
My journey into photography started with a love for capturing meaningful moments. There was something about the way she laughed or the twinkle in his eye when he smiled at her. Getting the moment just right when a brand new dad came out into a waiting room full of people to shout, "It's a girl!" The look on their faces, shot at just the right moment, said everything in one picture.
Although I have a degree in history from Indiana University, I was fortunate to build a small business that allowed me to stay home with my children while doing something I love: helping families document their own histories.
Since 2007, I’ve had the privilege of photographing families and, over time, found immense fulfillment in birth photography, which I’ve specialized in since 2012.
In an industry where anyone can pick up a camera and call themselves a 'professional photographer', I chose to become a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) through Professional Photographers of America (PPA) in 2019, and I’m currently working towards my master’s degree with PPA. Of the 34,000 Professional Photographers of America photographers, only 8% are Certified. Each milestone in my career has been driven by a commitment to preserving life’s most precious moments for my clients.