Last week was my daughter’s first week of daycare. I went through the full range of emotions, including but not limited to guilt, elation, sadness, doubt, and freedom (freedom is an emotion), all on repeat. In the week leading up …
Category: Children Photography
Home Away from Home
We left our house last week and went to someone else’s (empty) house for a whole week. It was the first time I’d been out of Virginia since 2018. The first time we’d been away from home since my daughter …
Relax: A Photographer’s Guide to Enjoying your Photo Shoot
Scenario: You’re walking through the grocery store with your child, and a neighbor says hello, from more than six feet away. You instinctively look down at your kid to make sure they’re responding appropriately. This universal parent language indicates that …
RVA Summer Session: Libby Hill Park
I first met Cassie when she was two days old, during a different RVA summer. Holding her in the hospital, she gave me a glare through one half-opened sleepy eye and I lovingly nicknamed her Sassy Cassie. The name has …
I Want You to Kick It Old School
I shoot digital photography. Like 99% of my colleagues, I use current technologies, not old school methods, to run my business. I use a digital camera to create photos of you and your family. Then, I use software to edit …
Behind the Scenes: Shoot Around
I’ve mentioned before that I’m working on a “shoot around the house” project this spring. I actually started this 100 day project on Valentine’s Day, a whole month before we went into isolation procedures, and I had no idea when …
Memorable Moments: Session Roundup
My two year old is in a properly curious stage. He loves to go into my office and stare at the books and doo-dads on the bookcase, admiring all of “Mama’s books.” He’ll sometimes ask me to pull down big …
A Milestone Album: My Newest Favorite
Angie’s eyes were wide with questions and a little anxiety when she grabbed me after church on Sunday. “HOW did you get a year’s worth of photos into one album?” She was referring to my social media post on Saturday, …
Libby Hill Park Reunion
I dressed in layers and met Carter and Beth for our annual reunion at Libby Hill Park on the first FREEZING Saturday of November. I remembered Carter’s first shoot when he was just 18 months old, when we played in …
Years that Answer
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston I first heard this quote when I had plenty of questions of my own: What am I doing with my life? Will we ever get out of …