THE JOURNAL

While my favorite sessions usually always include little kids I’m growing fond of those families who have big kids.  The sessions with big kids usually go a lot smoother.  By this age everyone knows what is expected of them.  haha I was a little nervous for this session at first because dad told me he […]

Oh you know how I love me some style boards!  I thought I would share some fun pieces I found and one of my favorite shops, Show Me Your Mumu.  These pieces are great for laying around the house pregnant or not or for a photo session especially for even after your pregnancy if you […]

Sometimes the studio mini sessions happen on a day that just won’t work for your family no matter how many days I offer this always happens but I also offer petite sessions in the studio whenever is more convenient for you and your family and that is exactly what we did for this beautiful North […]

I have been photographing this wonderful family since we both moved to the same neighborhood.  . . . I just figured it out to be 9 years!  I was thinking 7 and then I was like wait so it’s 2020 now the first time I photographed them was when we moved here which was 2012 that’s been […]

The bond between a mother and a child is unlike any other, one that can be beautifully captured with a camera. But if you’re anything like me, you’re always the one behind the camera in family photos and hardly ever in them. Even when we have our family photos professionally taken, I’m always too busy […]

What Your Photographer Wishes You Knew Your photographer desires for each and every photo session to go smoothly and for clients to have the most enjoyable experience possible. Many people believe that a photographer’s job is pretty simple. You just point and shoot, right? The reality is that there’s a lot more that goes into […]

So I was helping a client style her 4 daughters for a photo session when I came across the most darling dress and it was from Target!!  I immediately went to the site to see what else they had and low and behold, look what I found!  Tons of adorable dresses that would be perfect […]

Oh goodness was this a fantastically cold day.  It wasn’t just cold it was a bit windy too causing it to feel even that much colder! Plus I think it was one of the first cold days and you know when you just aren’t ready for that yet.  We had a couple of troopers though […]

A few tips for how to take your portrait photos up a notch. When you think of portrait photography, the standard head and shoulders shot with a slightly tilted chin probably comes to mind. While there is a place for more formal portraits, adding a little creative flair can change up your images and give […]

When I write a blog post I always feel like I need to write a clever title like “As the Wind Blows . . .” because this session was so windy I didn’t think the session was going to actually be able to take place.  We were under a high wind warning the entire time.  […]