I remember so vividly driving my car down the 180 freeway to a shoot about four years ago when it hit me. I knew I wanted to start offering education for other photographers in the family and motherhood photography realm, but I was so nervous that no one would want...
You know those times when your past memories pop up on your phone? The ones you had forgotten about until that random photograph showed up? I don't know about you, but I am instantly thankful for that photo because it offered me a clear memory of days past. The ones I...
I love getting to explore with families. Stick toes in the sand, head in the clouds, hands and hearts held be one another.
Another year is coming to a close, which reminds me that endings beget new beginnings. A comforting thought as the swiftness of the passage of time becomes more and more evident to me. My baby is nearly a year and a half old, my oldest child is in double digits, and...
Yesterday I got to go live on Instagram with someone I greatly admire and find endlessly inspiring and encouraging, Bob Goff. I first read his books flying home from a workshop a few years ago and found myself in tears, laughing, and feeling convicted to love others...
We met in North Carolina at the glorious Biltmore. She packed a picnic, they sat in the evening sun that made everything look like a watercolor painting. The baby nursed, the little ones ran about. It was a sacred memory I was honored to photograph.
I remember nearly 6 years ago when I was transitioning my second born from his crib in the nursery, to a toddler bed in his big sister's room. Not only did I need him out of the nursery so that I could bring another baby into it in just about seven weeks time, but I...
When we head into a session, we obviously plan for ideal circumstances; perfect light, clear skies, perhaps a soft breeze... but that isn't always what we get. I remember in my early days as a photographer, these seemingly less than ideal elements would stress me out,...
My heart was so full to get to see Tara and her family again in Dallas this summer during our road trip. I met Tara a couple of years ago when she came to my Portland workshop, and I just knew it wouldn't be the last time. We met at a park in the middle of the city,...