About us
In 2005, Legacy Portraits started with the desire to provide families with a timeless memory that captures the miraculous beauty of a new life. The opportunity to document an infant’s first days of life is brief, and once the opportunity has passed, it remains lost forever. We take great pride in providing you the highest quality newborn portrait available during your hospital stay.
We are a husband and wife team, John and Tammi Kelpin. We both have degrees in nursing, have worked in the healthcare field since 1984 and in photography for 20 years. Beginning in 2005, we opened our hospital-based studios at Lutheran, Dupont and Ball Memorial hospital. We have photographed more than 6000 newborns and are thankful every day that we have the opportunity to be a part of your child birth experience.
Our studio is conveniently located on the childbirth unit and your scheduled photography session provides you:
1. Convenience
2. Strict observation of hospital infection control policy
3. Competitive pricing – No sitting fees!
Feel free to contact us to request any further information as we would love to be your baby’s “first photographer”!
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever
to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
- Elizabeth Stone















