The journey of an artist is a long one. There was a time when I brought a newborn posing bag, a stock pile of props and hats, and a space heater to my newborn shoots. It took a lot of trial and error, self discovery, and facing my fears to realize that I didn’t enjoy […]

Four reasons why I don’t do traditional newborn posing

May 23, 2019

The term “Lifestyle” I wanted to talk a little bit about the term “Lifestyle” since it is one that is quite often thrown around in our industry and it is what people of use to describe my work. The words we use to describe our work matter very little in my mind. What matters is […]

What does the term “lifestyle” even mean?!

May 23, 2019

Hey there, friend! I hope you are enjoying your summer. I wanted to talk to you about something very important and that is your portfolio. There are two main things I want you to focus on when you are preparing your online portfolio. Your portfolio should be a place where you: 1. Show your best […]

How to attract high quality clients with a high quality portfolio

May 23, 2019

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

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