Add to Heart Photography


Be it candid images or artistic portraiture, I love celebrating life through photography.

A session with me is a personalized portrait experience that turns life into unique and personal images that will add warmth to your walls and memories to your heart.

All photos and text © 2009-2012 Add to Heart Photography  +  Add to Heart Photography specializes in maternity, newborn and high school senior portraits in Kitsap County and surrounding Puget Sound destinations including Silverdale, Poulsbo, Kingston, Port Gamble, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Port Orchard, and Gig Harbor. Each session is a custom experience celebrating life through photography. Thank you for your interest in Add to Heart Photography, please take a few minutes to view the galleries or visit the BLOG for recent sessions, sneak peeks and more.























Silverdale Maternity Photographer + Poulsbo Pregnancy Photographer + Maternity Photographers in Silverdale + Belly to Baby Packages
The beauty and anticipation of an expecting mother is amazing to photograph. The connection between mother and baby is always so important to capture with maternity photography in an artistic way for you to cherish always. One to two months before your due date, your belly is the perfect size for your maternity session. If you are looking for a pregnancy photographer in Silverdale, please view our galleries and contact us for session options.

"I got the belly to baby package to capture my pregnant belly and my newborn. Laura was suburb, her pictures are flawless, and she became a friend, not just my photographer. We spent a long (but fun) afternoon at the Clear Creek Trail. I was big and pregnant and less than graceful. But the pictures came out magical. When my baby was born, she came over to the house so we didn't have to leave with a newborn, and spent the time waiting for him to fall asleep and get into a good mood. I will cherish those pictures forever. As long as we live in Kitsap County, no one is taking my family pictures but Laura!" - A.C.

"Laura is an amazing photographer. She did my family's maternity and newborn photos. The maternity photos were amazing. I had such a hard time choosing favorites because they were all so amazing. Before the session, she made sure to talk to us about what we were looking for and what type of feel we wanted for the session. During the session, she did everything to achieve the natural type photos we were looking for. We laughed, we genuinely smiled and had a great time. It was aperfect experience. The newborn photo session was equally, if not more, amazing. Laura had so much patience in working with our little one and just took such wonderful photos that again, we had trouble choosing favorites. Every single thing about working with Laura has been enjoyable. She's thoughtful, open, gentle, calm, and just an amazing person to work with and know. I am so glad that I found her for our family photos, and I can't wait to hire her again for our next batch of family photos. I very highly recommend her to anyone and everyone!" - K.W.


Silverdale Newborn Photographer + Poulsbo Baby Photographer + Newborn Photography + Infant Photos + Newborn Photographers in Silverdale
The miracle of a new baby is a treasured time, and our favorite to capture. We take our time with your little one and are experienced with preemies and NICU newborns. Its best to schedule your newborn session during your pregnancy to ensure a spot on the schedule, within the first ten days of life while they are still new, happy to be curled up and ready for nap time during photos. Most often sessions are on-location where we can set up poses with simple props as well as lifestyle images of parents and your newborn. If you are interested in newborn baby photography, please contact Add to Heart Photography for details.

"After seeing the photos Laura took of my nephew and hearing how comfortable she made his parents, I couldn't resist setting up newborn pictures for my baby. Comfortable is an understatement for the way that my husband and I both felt during our newborn session. Laura's demeanor with babies is one to be envied. I thought my baby was "un-swaddle-able" until I watched Laura's finess (since watching her, I've been able to swaddle my baby!! I am thankful for Laura during long nights!). The set up that she brought to our home also put me at ease; heaters, heating mats, and very comfortable blankets for the baby to lay on. Laura was open to our ideas and yet had great ideas of her own as well. The pictures turned out remarkably, and I have gotten so many compliments on them from friends and family. I will definitely be using Laura for future photo needs, as she is prompt, respectful and most of all captures beautiful moments." - A.G.

"Laura's connection to the gentle nature of newborns and her deep respect for their comfort and care is a welcome relief to a mother. I was sincerely impressed and grateful for her keen, talented eye and sweet demeanor. To discover a photographer with a genuine passion for photography and its artistry is a gift. I highly recommend her services to anyone with a true yearning for a perfect capture of a special time in their life. I will be forever grateful for these beautiful portraits of my first-born son." - A.H.

"Truly amazing memories captured in a photograph. She personalizes your sessions every step of the way and brings every prop you can think of. Not to mention every comfort for the little ones to feel at ease with their first ever photo shoot. Between the heating pad and the moveable space heater my house must of reached 90 degrees at our newborn shoot. However I did say that my little guy hates being naked and I didn't think he would pose for the great photos that I had seen posted on her website. However, Laura was able to capture my man squeeze at his best because he was comfortable. She matches up colors and themes of your likes or nursery styles and also has the most darling hats for the little ones to wear as well. I was always jealous of all the cute little hair bows and flowers for little girls, but never have I seen these darling stocking hats for boys. Honestly I wish I could have bought every shot and the hats too!" - T.K.

"This is masterpiece work. We were extremely impressed with how Laura orchestrated the shoot -- excellence at every level from set design, to how she handled the baby, to how comfortable the studio was. These shots are absolutely amazing!!" - M.R.


Silverdale Senior Photographers + High School Senior Portraits + Kitsap Senior Pictures
Your high school senior portraits should be a unique experience that reflects your personality and style. Let's create a customized session just for you.

"Laura is such an awesome photographer! I am so glad you took my Senior photos!" - M.T.



Member, Professional Photographers of America   Laura Zander is a member of the PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and a finalist in The 2011 Best of Central Kitsap