Gratitude is what launched my photography journey. Gratitude is what has trained my heart and eye better than any workshop. Gratitude unlocks my joy. It’s a slippery little devil though. Hard to cling to in a season of raising young women with all the feelings. Hard to hold onto as days blur into a distracted, […]

A beach session cut short by biting flies left me feeling really down this week. It got me thinking on my ride home about why I would be so sad (I knew my client would still be getting a lovely gallery!). I realized it had a lot to do with my approach to sessions and […]

I think newborn sessions might just be the closest thing to heaven on earth. There is something so beautiful about entering the stream of a family and observing them hit pause and press into the beauty of their story unfolding. I had the joy of celebrating a new chapter with this family in photos and […]

A newborn’s newness is so very fleeting. It’s why all my newborn (and family) photo sessions now include a mini-film!

I love the quiet and intimacy of a newborn session. They feel like a deep breath for me. The world stops spinning for a bit and we all get to reflect on the incredible gift and amazing creation of a little human. These parents welcomed me into their home and opened a window into their […]

It can be hard to write about people I’ve known for a total of two hours. That is, unless they’re so comfortable with themselves and smitten with their baby, that they throw up the sash and open wide the window into their hearts. This couple, newly birthed into parenthood, did just that and it was […]