2025 Summit Schedule

If you have any questions, please email us at info@maternityandnewbornsummit.com

Sunday July 20th

10:00am - 2:00pm - Donatella Nicolini - Pre-Summit Mini Maternity Workshop

3:00pm - 5:00pm - Attendee Check-in

6:00pm - 8:00pm - Opening Party

Monday July 21st

8:00am - 8:30am - Welcome - Cydnee Jex - Main Stage (All General Admission Registration Tickets can attend)

8:30am - 11:00am - Lindsay Walden - Marketing to the Luxury Client

8:30am - 10:00am - Anja McDonald - Advanced Maternity Lighting

9:00am - 5:00pm - Tradeshow Floor Open

9:00am - 11:00am - Dawn Potter - Fly on the Wall

9:00am - 11:00am - Naomi Hewitt - Hands-on Newborn Macros

9:30am - 10:30am - Amy Scott/Dewdrops Photography - Beginner Newborn Beanbag/Table Workflow

10:30am - 12:00noon - Donatella Nicolini - How to Create Magazine-Worth Maternity Portraits

11:00am - 12:00noon - Marta Ponsko - How to Run a Successful Business in Maternity Photography - Main Stage (All General Admission)

11:00am - 12:30pm - Erin Elizabeth - Working with Older Babies

11:30am - 12:30pm - Denise Jackson - Wrapped Newborn Mini Intensive

11:30am - 12:30pm - Rachel Vanoven - Womb Pose Intensive

12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch Break and Vendor Shopping

1:30pm - 3:00pm - Charlene Arianna - Couture Maternity Dress Creation

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Jonny Edward - The Art of Shadows: Creating Intrigue and Impact

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Rivka Singer - Stylizing Props Newborn Workflow

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Limor Samovich - Unique Newborn Wrapping Techniques

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Heather Gappi - Mindset Matters - Main Stage (All General Admission)

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Esther Kay - Mastering Maternity Retouching with Evoto

4:00pm - 5:30pm - Paula GoForth - Smooth Newborn Transitions/Workflow

4:30pm - 5:30pm - Esther Kay - The Power of Lighting in Maternity Photography Demo - Main Stage (All General Admission)

4:00pm - 5:30pm - Naomi Hewitt - Studio Newborn Posing w/Parents

4:00pm - 5:30pm - Cydnee Jex - Modern Marketing using Influencers

4:00pm - 5:00pm - Rivka Singer - Signature Pose Intensive

5:00pm - 6:00pm - Dinner Break

5:30pm - 7:00pm - Stephanie Lemmens - Mastering Outdoor Locations and Light (Lecture/Outside Walk)

5:30pm - Tradeshow Floor Closes

7:00pm - 8:30pm - Stephanie Lemmens - Create Magic with Natural Light - Shootout

7:00pm - 8:30pm - Krystal Sandefur - Sunset Family Shootout

7:00pm - 8:30pm - Rachel Vanoven - Shootout

Tuesday July 22nd

TBA - Anja McDonald - Sunrise Shootout

8:00am - 9:00am - Lindsay Adler - Craft your Photographic Career - Main Stage (All General Admission Tickets can attend)

9:00am - 5:30pm - Tradeshow Floor Open

8:30am - 10:30am - Marta Ponkso - Dynamic Lighting for Small Studio Photography

8:30am - 10:00am - Rivka Singer - Newborn Safety

8:30am - 10:30am - Krystal Sandefur - Business Workflow: From Inquiry to Delivery

9:00am - 10:30am - Esther Kay - Photographers Guide to Social Media Marketing

9:30am - 11:00am - Lindsay Adler - From Good to Great

9:30am - 10:00am - Dawn Potter - Wrapping Demo - Main Stage (All General Admission Tickets)

11:00am - 12:30pm - Ang McCabe - Flow Pose Demo: Intimate Couples Maternity

10:30am - 12:00noon - Naomi Hewitt - Newborn Retouching

11:00am - 12:30pm - Anja McDonald/Erin Elizabeth - Simply Art: Building your Maternity and Newborn Business for Success!

11:00am - 12:30pm - Stephanie Lemmens - Fine Art Editing: Transform your Images with Photoshop

11:30am - 12:30pm - Amy Scott - Huck Finn Pose Intensive

1:30pm - 3:00pm - Lunch Break and Vendor Shopping

11:00am - 12:00noon - Donatella Nicolini - From Vision to Success: Mastering Luxury Maternity Photography

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Lindsay Adler - Creative Fresh Start

1:30pm - 4:00pm - Lindsay Walden - Intro to Underwater Maternity

1:30pm - 3:00pm - Heather Gappi - The Art of Calm: Maintaining a Positive Energy

1:30pm - 3:00pm - Rachel Vanoven - Newborn Posing Gone Wrong

2:00pm - 3:30pm - Paula GoForth - Lifestyle Newborn w/Parents

3:30pm - 5:30pm - Charlene Arianna - Maternity Poses That Sell

3:30pm - 5:00pm - Denise Jackson - Basics of Newborn Retouching

3:30pm - 4:30pm - Jonny Creative - Failing Forward | Embracing Failure as the Foundation of Growth - Main Stage (All General Admission)

4:00pm - 5:30pm - Dawn Potter - Introduction to In-Person Sales and Pricing

5:30pm - 6:00pm - Cydnee Jex - Closing Keynote

5:00pm - 6:00pm - Dinner Break

5:30pm - Tradeshow Floor Closes

6:30pm - 8:30pm - Ang McCabe - Intimate Sunset Maternity (Romantic/Playful)

7:00pm - 8:30pm - Stephanie Lemmens - Shootout Pending

7:00pm - 8:30pm - Krystal Sandefur - Styled Outdoor Session

Wednesday July 23rd

8:00pm - 11:30pm - Jonny Creative - Canvas and Light: Crafting Maternity Masterpieces