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Carolyn Vaughn Photography

Name: Carolyn Vaughn Photography
Address: Des Moines, IA, US
Telephone: +15152408083
Price range: $$$

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Elegant, timeless portraits for families, seniors & brands—now booking Des Moines & Okoboji. ✨📸

10/16/2026

Studio family sessions are opening for November.

If you want something polished, relaxed and completely guided — without watching the weather or chasing daylight — this is for you.

I’m opening a small number of November studio sessions for families, including a special opportunity over Thanksgiving weekend.

Beautiful light. The full family portrait. And the smaller combinations that matter just as much.

Message me and I’ll send the details.

10/14/2026

There’s a version of you that deserves to be photographed now.

Not for a job title. Not because someone else asked you to. Not because there’s a milestone on the calendar.

Just because this season of your life matters too.

I’m opening November for a small number of Signature Sessions — for women, families, and the stories that deserve more than a phone photo.

10/12/2026

The big family portrait matters.

But these might matter just as much.

The siblings who are spread out. The cousins who rarely end up in the same place. The people who grew up together and somehow became grown-ups while no one was paying attention.

I’ll be photographing a select number of families around Thanksgiving — a perfect time to make these while everyone’s actually together.

10/07/2026

You are allowed to have photographs that aren’t for work or family.

Photographs that are simply about you.

Elegant. Strong. Playful. Glamorous. Whatever feels right.

I’ve been thinking a lot about photographing women in this season of life — not who they used to be, but who they are now.

More on that soon.

10/05/2026

The posed one matters. And so do these.

Once we’ve made the family portrait, I want the part that feels like your family too.

The teasing. The eye rolls. The laughing so hard nobody is looking at me.

These are the photographs that show who they are together.

10/02/2026

At some point, the mother-daughter photographs become surprisingly rare.

I’m savoring that I just had a recent weekend alone with mine :)

There are hundreds from childhood. Then everyone grows up, gets busy, lives somewhere else — and suddenly there aren’t many photographs of the women together.

09/30/2026

One session. More than one way to show up.

Your professional image doesn’t have to be one stiff headshot repeated everywhere.

We can create something polished for LinkedIn, something warmer for your website, and something with a little more personality when the moment calls for it.

Signature Headshot Day is October 20 and there are two spots open. Grab yours.

Message me for details.

09/28/2026

Family portraits matter.

Not because everyone is perfectly coordinated. Not because there’s a holiday coming.

Because this is what your family looks like right now.

The expressions. The relationships. The way everyone fits together in this moment.
That’s worth having.

09/25/2026

Senior portraits should look like her.

Not a pose she’s seen a hundred times. Not a version of someone else.

The clothes she chose. The expressions that actually belong to her. A little direction from me, then space for her personality to take over.

That’s when the good stuff happens.

Special thanks to for the beautiful clothes and accessories!

09/23/2026

Your portrait doesn’t have to play it safe.

Color. Texture. A little drama. Something that feels much more like you than the version you usually choose for photographs.

That’s one of my favorite parts of a Signature Session — creating more than one side of you.

Polished, yes. Predictable, never.

Address

Des Moines, IA

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15152408083

Website

https://carolynvaughn.myflodesk.com/subscribe

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