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This past summer, I took some time off of working, blogging, social media- and all that other business stuff- to go home to Michigan. (I haven’t lived there in nearly 14 years, but I still call it “home”!) Our family had a pretty rough past year. My sweet cousin Lorie, only 3 years younger than […]
November 28, 2017
A while back, I got to spend the morning with a couple of awesome ladies – a friend I met while playing at the park with my kiddos after first moving to AZ, who graciously agreed to let me photograph her second baby when I was portfolio building! (…and whose family I photographed on various other occasions!) She brought […]
January 12, 2017
Although I have ALWAYS loved photographing faces and am passionate about capturing children and families, I make no secret about the fact that my MOST favorite subjects are newborns! Believe it or not, photographing newborns is really hard work. And I’ve dedicated the last 3 years to refining my skills and perfecting my craft in […]
November 22, 2016
The tradition of smashing cake! I’ve sometimes wondered where and when “Cakesmash” sessions for children originated. And then, of course, I realize… Every parent since the dawn of time– ok, since the invention of cameras, I suppose– has taken pictures of their baby digging into their very first celebratory birthday cake! The expression on their face when they […]
September 1, 2016
How to actually ENJOY a family photo shoot with young children! One of the benefits of being a photographer with two small children myself is that I already know what most children are going to do during a photo session. Making silly faces? Of course. Staring off into space? Yep! Picking their nose? Oh sure. Breaking […]
