Devin Desjarlais Photography

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Devin Desjarlais Photography Devin Desjarlais is a Raleigh-based family, maternity, and newborn photographer. Here are two facts about me: I love people and I'm incredibly nostalgic.

I'm also a Raleigh, NC family, maternity, and newborn photographer with 15+ years of experience documenting the joy in people's lives. Working together, I promise to capture your family the way I’d capture my own: in all of their beautiful, messy, chaotic, wonderful glory. I will help guide you through poses but I’ll also look for those tiny, real moments that are uniquely yours. Every session includes a fully edited, hi-res gallery of images that are yours to download and print at your leisure. I can’t wait to meet you!

Searching for a Raleigh family photographer who won’t just “tolerate” your dog, but make them the main character? I’ve g...
09/30/2026

Searching for a Raleigh family photographer who won’t just “tolerate” your dog, but make them the main character? I’ve got you.

Let’s be clear: dogs are family. Period. So when you reach out about a family photoshoot with your 10-year-old rescue pup leading the session, expect full toddler-level treatment:

• Over-the-shoulder snuggles
• Unlimited forehead kisses
• Too many treats and three adults cooing in baby voice for an hour straight

Because that’s what he is: YOUR baby.

I’ve got so much love for Monisha and Ajay for trusting me to document their family’s sweet bond by the water at Lake Johnson.

Thinking of bringing your four-legged best friend to your next session? Save this post for inspiration, and head to the link in bio to book your dog-friendly Raleigh family photos.

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This is another one of those pinch-me moments in my career as a Raleigh family photographer. Out of tens of thousands of...
09/23/2026

This is another one of those pinch-me moments in my career as a Raleigh family photographer. Out of tens of thousands of submissions, one of my photos was selected for publication in Heartful Magazine’s fall issue.

And while having my work recognized in a nationally celebrated photography magazine is pretty damn cool, what matters even more to me is that this photo features a beautiful family navigating neurodivergence and extreme medical complexity.

All families deserve to have their love and joy reflected back to them in photos they’re proud to hang on their walls. But so many families navigating medical challenges believe those same beautiful photos aren’t possible for them. They’re nervous to invite a photographer into their lives when their kids can’t follow directions or sit still, when there are sensory needs or physical differences, or when their family doesn’t fit the version of “easy” that family photography so often seems built around.

I want those families to know these photos are for them, too. And more than anything, I’m incredibly grateful when they trust me to step into their lives and tell a small piece of their story.

Thank you, , for recognizing that this image is about so much more than a beautiful family photo. To me, it’s a picture of what love looks like when it’s allowed to exist without boundaries.

When I photograph blended families, I’m reminded in the best ways that family is so much more than biology.Sometimes fam...
09/02/2026

When I photograph blended families, I’m reminded in the best ways that family is so much more than biology.

Sometimes family is the one you’re born into, and sometimes it’s the one you build.

I photographed this family last year, but this was my first time getting all five of them together in front of my camera (six if you include grandma). And I loved getting to watch the girls love on each other, make each other laugh, and just be sisters. They’re sisters who adore each other. There are no halves or steps or qualifiers needed.

That’s what I want your family photos to hold onto. Not just what everyone looked like at this point in your lives, but who you were to each other and the way it felt to be together.
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A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.” – Dorothea Lange

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Welcome to the Finding He(art) Workshop loop! We are a group of  alumni + artists inspired by photographing in a variety of locations, using a variety of lighting conditions and creating in alignment with our artistic inspiration.

Follow along and be inspired! Next up: Ashley Kaplan Photography

Chapel Hill Family Photographer, Raleigh Family Photographer, Durham Family Photographer, Raleigh Moms, Chapel Hill Moms, Durham Moms

My dad was the youngest of seven, and all of his siblings had multiple kids. There are dozens of us.Every Thanksgiving, ...
08/31/2026

My dad was the youngest of seven, and all of his siblings had multiple kids. There are dozens of us.

Every Thanksgiving, we’d converge on my aunt’s house for a feast. My dad would cook two turkeys. I’d steal cranberry sauce off my cousin’s plate. My politician uncle would wear my grandma’s goose-print apron.

Over the years, we moved away and started our own families. Those big Thanksgivings stopped happening. I miss them. I miss the tiny, ridiculous, completely ordinary moments that somehow became core memories.

That's why I care so much about photographing families the way I do.

For this extended family session in Chapel Hill, everyone didn’t live in the same city, or even the same state. But for their mom’s birthday, they made a point to come together. Grandma was there. They played Yahtzee. They ate popsicles. They piled onto the couch and spent time together.

There was nothing elaborate about it. The important thing was just that they were all there.

📣 2026 Raleigh fall mini photo sessions are HERE 📣If you’ve been waiting for an easy way to get gorgeous, love-filled ph...
08/21/2026

đź“Ł 2026 Raleigh fall mini photo sessions are HERE đź“Ł

If you’ve been waiting for an easy way to get gorgeous, love-filled photos for your family holiday card, boy do I have a treat for you: Three dates. Three locations. Probably bubbles involved. Click here to snag your spot: https://www.devindesjarlais.com/raleigh-nc-fall-mini-sessions

Here's more info:

1. EARLY FALL MINIS
Oct. 17 @ Historic Oak View County Park
You bet your butt I already secured the permit.

2. PEAK FALL MINIS
Nov. 8 @ North Carolina Museum of Art
Rich fall colors across 164 acres, say less queen.

3. CHRISTMAS TREE MINIS
Nov. 15 @ Jordan Lake Christmas Tree Farm
A festive little moment amongst the evergreens? Swoon.

Each session is 20 minutes for $225 + tax and includes 5 edited images, with the option to purchase more (because choosing only five will be the hardest part).

Some spots are already taken, so if one of these has your name on it, grab it quick.

Love you mean it,
Devin

I've got a booth at the Children with Disabilities Resource Fair in Wendell tomorrow!Creating a space where families wit...
08/14/2026

I've got a booth at the Children with Disabilities Resource Fair in Wendell tomorrow!

Creating a space where families with medically complex and neurodivergent kids can show up exactly as they are is something I care deeply about, both in my work and in the world.

If you're coming, please stop by, say hi, and see some of the photos I've created for families just like yours! I'll have bubbles for the kids and I'll be giving away a Signature Family Photography Session to one family. I would love to see some of you there. ❤️

One of my favorite things about this job is getting to see the same families grow.Not just because I get to see them aga...
08/12/2026

One of my favorite things about this job is getting to see the same families grow.

Not just because I get to see them again (although I genuinely love that), but because it's incredibly meaningful when a family chooses me to keep telling their story. There are so many talented family photographers in Raleigh, and every time someone comes back, I know they could have chosen anyone.

Instead, they trusted my eyes, my perspective, and the way I see the soul of their family enough to ask me to do it again and again and again.

Over time, these galleries become this beautiful record of their kids growing up and their family changing right in front of us. Getting to be the person behind the camera for all of it is something I don't think I'll ever get over.

So this is my love letter to the families who keep coming back: thank you for trusting me with your stories. It means more than you know.

Sometimes my job is to hide in bushes. And WHAT. A. THRILL. I don't often get to wear my engagement photographer hat, bu...
07/30/2026

Sometimes my job is to hide in bushes. And WHAT. A. THRILL. I don't often get to wear my engagement photographer hat, but when I do, I get a front-row seat to one of the most joyful moments two people will ever experience.

Ty wanted to create a proposal Makayla would never forget, and I was honored to play a small role in bringing it to life at the Raleigh Rose Garden alongside Raleigh Picnic Co. They transformed a small, sunlit patch of grass into a beautiful luxury picnic experience that reflected just how much thought and intention Ty put into asking one simple question.

Congratulations, Ty & Makayla. ❤️ Thank you for trusting me with a memory that'll live in your hearts forever

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