The Journal

When people think about professional photos for their children, there is usually a milestone attached. Newborn sessions, first birthdays, kindergarten graduations, senior portraits, and everything in between tend to revolve around a specific event or accomplishment. Those milestones are absolutely worth celebrating, but sometimes I think the children who fall between the big moments get […]

By the time your newborn session arrives, chances are you have already spent weeks preparing for a baby. The nursery is coming together, tiny clothes are filling drawers, and you are trying to remember what day it is after a night of feeding and diaper changes. The last thing most new parents need is another […]

One of the biggest worries parents bring into a family session is whether their kids will actually smile. Not the stiff “say cheese” kind either. Parents want the real smiles. The ones that look exactly like their child at this age and stage. The little grins, the giggles, the missing teeth, the nose crinkles, and […]

Reviews matter so much when families are choosing a photographer because you are trusting someone with some of the most personal moments in your life. Whether it is welcoming a new baby, documenting your growing family, or celebrating a maternity season you never want to forget, parents want to know they are choosing someone who […]

There is something uniquely beautiful about photographing multiples, but anyone who has ever cared for twins, triplets, or even closely aged babies knows how different the experience can be from photographing one newborn. The pacing changes. The planning changes. Even the way I approach soothing, posing, feeding breaks, and safety has to shift. These sessions […]