This calendar page turn feels different. Usually by New Year’s I have a word for the year and a mile-long list of goals, both personal and business. I have an inspirational IG caption all fired up and enough drive/motivation for a dozen people.Not so this year. I’m experiencing something better than drive…contentment. I find myself […]

I asked my sweet client if I would have permission to share what she wrote to me after watching her second family film. I don’t share it here to pat myself on the back. I share it to undergird my truth…a camera in the hands of a photographer/filmmaker willing to fall hopelessly in love with […]

My creativity is always inspired by fresh locations, especially ones that hold special meaning for my clients. This summer I visited beautiful Watch Hill, RI (where I was told Taylor Swift has a home and likes to hang). I only got a taste and hope to return when I can pop into the cute boutiques […]

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 […]