Four-year-old Cassie greeted me when I knocked gently on the door. “I’m eating breakfast!” she declared happily, letting me into the house and going back to the table. “We’re kinda dragging here,” her dad told me as I let myself …
Category: Newborn Photography
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 …
In-Home Newborn Photos: Sweet Baby Rex
I had no idea when I pulled up at Jessie and Buzz’s* house earlier this month (it’s STILL March?!) that this would be the last shoot I’d do for a while. Actually, I optimistically thought the opposite. I left my …
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, …
Five Tips for Frame Shopping
If you’ve ever shopped for picture frames to hang photos in your home, you may have balked at the price of said frames and gotten discouraged from creating your gallery. Discouragement due to lack of options or cost can stall …
An Important Announcement
I don’t like to be in the center of attention. In case you didn’t know, I much prefer to be behind the camera than in front of it. I was able to hide the fact that I was pregnant with …
Let’s Make a Baby Registry
Let’s talk registries for a second. I didn’t do a wedding registry when we were engaged. I was 24, we already had the towels we needed, our bed was on the floor but we didn’t care. In retrospect, I believe …
Will You Miss This When It’s Gone?
Will you miss this when it’s gone? It’s not a matter of “if” something will go away someday. Every step along the way is a phase; it’s all temporary, for good or for bad. The question is, will you miss …
Into the Great Unknown
I’ve written a lot about life as a mother in the last year, and how much I’ve learned. I’ve mentioned the plethora of things I didn’t know that I didn’t know. Postpartum anxiety and depression, lactation issues, hormones, crying, cluster …