We get up with the sun nearly every morning, I serve breakfast, clean up, and get ready for the day. Errands, tutoring, school, speech, and homeschool lessons have taken up nearly every drop of mental energy I have each day, but I started this year with a list of goals for self improvement, self love,…
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Every month this year I will be documenting the same 11 families as they face the planned and unplanned moments 2021 has to offer. Every three months I will include another 6 families on that same journey, and all 17 families will end the year with a yearbook full of their memories. New babies, new…
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I have been documenting this family a few times a year since Liam, the oldest of three boys, turned one. Each year, on or near their birthdays, we document life the way it is for them at that age. Yesterday, we documented Aidin at 3 by taking a walk around the property around their house.…
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Nearly all client yearbooks have been delivered and galleries have been sent. We wrapped up an entire year of sessions together, and I couldn’t feel more proud of this group of people. They made a decision at the beginning of the year to commit to something they’ve never done before, and the results were magical.…
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I used to document our lives on my professional camera every single day. That was the standard I held myself to when it came to the photos I was sharing online and leaving for my children. I love shooting every day, because making photos and keeping a record of our time together is important to…
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I love documenting. I get excited to tell the stories of family every single time I’m hired. I’m just as happy shooting now as I was when I started taking documentary clients 5 years ago. There’s so much about real life that just speaks to the mother in me. Documenting newborn days at home will…
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I got to join Erin and her daughter Sarah this morning for their horseback riding lessons. Riding is a long time passion of Erin’s that she is thrilled to share with her daughter. Sarah was excited to show me around and introduce me to all the horses, and I loved getting to hear the history…
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A session on a family farm during daily chores has been a dream of mine for years. The idea of it aligned so well with my philosophy about family photography. When Amanda reached out to me about the idea of photographing her son’s evening chores at her parents’ farm, I couldn’t wait to be there…
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