New life always whispers so sweetly to my creative soul. I’m grateful to this tender mama (a creative herself over @curateandcompany!) who gave me and my camera a backstage pass to all this love. My newborn sessions are slow and deliberate and honestly pretty quiet. Here are a few methods I’ve used over the years […]

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 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 […]

Three years ago this beautiful mama entered our lives as my youngest daughter’s violin teacher. What makes this violin teacher special isn’t her infectious passion. It isn’t her silly sense of humor that makes her so well-loved by both our girls. It isn’t even her saintly patience. What makes her special in our family is […]