If you are at all familiar with my newborn work you know that it is completely “Lifestyle.” Now the words we use to define our work aren’t really important. What is truly important is the feeling behind our work. My newborn work is family and baby centered. I don’t pose my newborns on a beanbag […]

Stop doing what you “should” do and do what feels right

May 23, 2019

One of my favorite things to do when posing newborns is to use the parents’ hands. Now I use the word “pose” loosely as I do very minimal, newborn led posing. But I do like to get some shots of the baby alone on the bed, awake or asleep, if the baby is okay with […]

My number one trick for “posing” newborns

May 21, 2019

I get asked about time management literally every day. Listen, I don’t have more hours in my day than you do. I am a single mom. I have a full time business. It’s a lot. But what I have learned is that you have to streamline your work and develop systems in order to keep […]

Work smarter, not harder in your photography business

May 21, 2019

We live in a magical time where we have access to entertainment, art, and friendship literally in the palm of our hands. I will be the dork here and say that the power of the internet still blows my mind. However, this instant access, instant gratification, instant everything has many downfalls in my opinion. I […]

Why it’s so important to create before you consume

May 21, 2019

I tend to write to women. I tend to write for women. Because really, who I am writing to is myself. So today, I write to you, and to me. It’s okay to want more than being a mother. *Cue all the gasps! When my first child was born nearly 11 years ago my world […]

What I learned from being a full time mother and photographer

May 21, 2019

I wanted to share with you a common “lie” I hear about Lifestyle Photography. Hang with me? One thing I see all the time on social media, and from well known or talented Lifestyle Photographers at that, is they say things like “I just adore in between moments.” Or, “I am obsessed with capturing candid […]

The common misconception about lifestyle family photography

May 21, 2019

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