About Megan
Hello there!
Yuba City photographer. Mom. Mimi. The person other photographers call their mentor.
Megan Escheman - here to make sure the seasons your heart wishes would slow down are the ones you actually have something to hold onto.
I spent years in law enforcement. And if that career taught me one thing, it's that nothing stays the same - not people, not families, not moments. I watched that truth play out in ways that changed how I see time.
What I'm all about here at MEP
My guiding principles
When I became a mom, something locked into place. I understood at a bone-deep level why photographs matter. Not as decoration. Not as content. As proof that this was real - that your family existed exactly like this, in this season, before everything shifted again.
That's why I started Megan Escheman Photography. And over 10 years and more than 2,000 sessions later, that conviction hasn't changed one bit. If anything it's stronger - because now I'm a MiMi too, and I know firsthand what it feels like to hold a photo of someone you love at a moment that's long gone.
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Relationships
I'm not here to take your photo and disappear. My clients come back year after year - first for newborns, then toddlers, then seniors - because this feels less like a business transaction and more like having a photographer who genuinely knows your family. That's the only way I know how to do this.
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Genuine Moments
The photos you'll treasure most aren't the perfectly posed ones. They're the ones where your toddler was mid-laugh, or your senior forgot the camera was there, or your newborn curled into your chest like they'd been waiting their whole life for that exact moment. Those are the ones I'm chasing.
The people in my life made this possible - and they remind me every day why it matters.
I didn't build this alone. My family, my clients, and the photographers I've had the privilege of mentoring have all shaped who I am behind the lens. I'm surrounded by people who push me to keep growing, keep learning, and keep showing up for the families who trust me with their most important moments.
My own family - including my grandchildren - are my constant reminder of exactly what's at stake in every single session I photograph.
With each session that I photograph I want to create a timeless piece of art for my clients.
I love photographing the real, everyday moments between parents and their babies, wild toddlers, teenagers stepping into their senior year, and couples who are still each other’s safe place.
These little chapters are the ones we wish we could freeze forever, and that’s exactly why I photograph families across Yuba City, Sacramento, and the surrounding areas.
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I went to college on a softball SCHOLARSHIP
At one point I was a wife and mom, cop, softball pitching coach, college softball coach, AND a photographer. (Those were some CRAZY days!)
My husband and I met when he shot me in the butt with an airsoft gun.
I believe there’s a RIGHT way to load a dishwasher.
I’m a little OCD, and thankfully my husband embraces it and just laughs at me most the time.
I’m a prop addict. My newborn studio is literally packed floor to ceiling with props.
my absolute Fav drinks - coffee, Diet Dr. Pepper, wine, whisky
Starbucks order- grande Caramel macchiato with oat milk and an add shot of espresso OR a Venti black Iced tea unsweetened
I don’t eat meat- my parents say it’s because one day when I was little I “pulled a Megan” & decided I wouldn't, now here we are 30+ years later and I’ll only eat chicken.
We have a 3 year old chocolate lab named River. And we adopted a 2 year old Belgian Malinois.
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Contact Megan
Every session. Every time. Just me.
When you book with me, you get me - not an associate, not a second shooter filling in. I photograph every single session personally, and I only take one client per day. Your family gets my complete focus, from the first conversation to the moment your artwork arrives at your door.
Nothing is rushed. Nothing is generic. Everything - wardrobe, location, posing, product selection - is built around you and only you.
I've spent over a decade doing this because I genuinely believe that the photos you almost didn't take are the ones you end up treasuring most.
If you're ready to work with someone who takes your family's memories as seriously as you do, I'd love to hear from you.
