Every life is a library of stories. Some stories are beach reads…easy, breezy. Other stories tug at the heart and are hard. But most stories have threads of survival, hope, and love in common. Almost every story is about love because it’s the thing we’re created for.
I first met this little lady in the hospital a day after she was born and have filmed and photographed her many times since. She has five siblings, but a Moving Portrait session features one child, and this was her special day. Editing her session caused me to reflect on all the years I’ve known […]
Don’t laugh, but I’ve been playing a ton of pickleball. Like all my hobbies, I dive in and dive deep. I’m learning a few lessons for life and business from pickleball. It has to do with control. I am a type A, Enneagram 1 control junkie. I hate the unexpected with the burning passion of […]
I’ll never forget the night that one of my closest friends called from the hospital. An MRI had revealed a large tumor in her 6-year-old son’s cerebellum. He was heading into surgery. I kept vigil with her that night and, when he suffered a stroke intraoperatively (a known risk given the size and placement of […]
This past June, my side of the family met up at a cabin near the Finger Lakes in Upstate NY. My camera doesn’t always come along when it’s tired, but being at the start of the summer, I was feeling charged and snapped a few pics as my family played. As we swam, fished, played […]
A year ago, I shared the photos from this fun vacation session (also my love for this talented mama), but I never got around to sharing their film! Wolfeboro, NH holds a special place in this family’s heart. It’s where these parents were married and where they’ve vacationed with their littles nearly every summer since. […]