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Welcome to Chani Kay Photography
Serving Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Modiin, Tel Aviv, and Raanana Israel
Full-Service Portrait Studio
for Timeless, Tender, Breathtaking Portraits
of the People You Love Most
Maternity | Newborns | Children | Families
CREATING THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU WILL REACH FOR 25 YEARS FROM NOW
As a mother of grown children, I know what it feels like to search for photographs that were never taken.
When my oldest left home, I reached for images that didn't exist - the quiet connected moments, the way her tiny hand fit into mine, the light in her eyes when she laughed while we hugged... we didn't have them.
And it broke my heart in ways I didn't expect.
And the ache wasn't only mine. I ached for her too - for my daughter, to whom I wished I could gift a collection of images to anchor her as she packed up her life into boxes. Not a cloud full of phone snaps, but actual photographs that captured her essence and told her story. Who she was, who she is to us - her family who loves her, who she'll always be. A tangible legacy to hold in her hands when life pulls her far from home.
That longing reshaped everything for me.
Now, I photograph for that future moment -- the one you don't see coming, when you'll need to remember - and remind - not just how they looked, but how it felt to love them this small - and how it was for them to be loved. The gestures, the glances, the way you fit together... all of it.
These are the photographs that you - and they - will come home to, again and again.
SESSIONS:
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WHY STUDIO?
Portraits out in nature, in golden light among the pretty trees and wide-open skies can certainly be beautiful.
But let’s be honest: they also come with windblown hair, unpredictable weather, muddy shoes, nowhere to sit down or nurse the baby and a toddler sprinting toward the nearest puddle.
Not so with studio sessions: No bugs, no mud, no weather drama, no chasing daylight or children ...
Just a calm, cozy, contained space where your family can relax, play, laugh, and be themselves while I take care of everything from the lighting, backdrops, props and outfits right down to the snacks, and all the little details in between that make your portraits look and feel breathtaking and your session experience absolutely unforgettable.
Want to know why so many families fall in love with studio portraits?
Chani is so good we've worked with her three times, and she's the only Israeli photographer we've ever used! She did maternity, newborn, and family photo shoots with us. Every time she manages to get our personalities just right, and she has a *magic touch* with babies which as a new parent I definitely wished I could bottle. She transformed our home into a makeshift studio at the height of COVID, got our grumpy, teething 9 month old to smile, and squeezed in a maternity shoot even though I left it so late to book that I gave birth about 10 days after first writing to her. Chani is just a straight-up great human and photographer and someone you'll want to go back to again and again to capture precious moments. We really cherish what she has created for our family. They're photos we'll look back at forever because they're stunning, but also because they were memorable moments in the making. - M.L., Jerusalem
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