The Journal

When people think about professional photos for their middle 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 […]

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 […]

Most of us think of family photos as something we do every so often, maybe once a year if we stay on top of it. What we don’t always think about is what happens after. Where those images live. Who sees them. And how often your kids are taking it all in without you even […]

Why do I style my clients? If you’ve ever booked a session with me, you might have noticed that I don’t just show up with a camera and call it a day. A big part of what I do actually happens before we ever take a single photo, and that’s styling. For a lot of […]