Her closet used to be this expansive space I couldn’t imagine for the life of me filling with her things. And then one, just like that, there was no more room four years later. Surprisingly, […]
Make Space for Organizing and Printing Photos
If I’m being honest | it’s ok to speak your truth
If I’m being honest I’d admit I’m tired. Like super duper mentally, physically, unconditionally exhausted from being pulled in a million different directions. If I’m being honest I’d let you know about the guilt that […]
Find Your Light | Use Natural Reflectors
To help you learn how to use natural reflectors to enhance your photos, I’m bringing you a new blog series lovingly titled ‘Find Your Light’. This is the third and final post in a 3 […]
Tips To Photograph ‘Real Life’
As my daughter gets older, there’s less of those milestone moments and my photography goals have changed. I’m much more interested in photographing life in a more lifestyle/documentary style. There have been several family activities […]
Four Life Lessons Photography Can Teach Kids (And Grown Ups Too!)
Over the weekend we celebrated with friends and family as our little rainbow gets ready to turn 4. It was fitting that this special girl was treated to a rainbow themed My Little Pony party […]
Merry Christmas 2013
Conquering the “I’m not good enough” mommy mindset
“I am not good enough for this.” The teacher approached me, wearing wrinkled brows and serious lips. I knew the news was not going to be good. I was already an anxious mess over our […]
Families that photograph together stay together
If you do any sort of regular check in with the mainstream news media, you probably know the Washington DC area has been in the news quite a bit in the last week with a […]
Three Years In The Making
Every year, on her birthday I write a letter to my daughter sharing all the milestones we’ve been through together during the past year. This year’s letter is below, but I also have some other […]
The Secret Ingredient For Cooking Up Candid Photos
One of the best things about teaching, is having the lessons I share fresh in my mind and being able to put them to use in my own life and my own pictures. Just […]