THE BLOG

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I will never forget the thrill of my first booked year. Finally, after lots of trial and error I managed to book up my fall months. It was amazing! I was finally making a good income with this photography gig and was really finding my way in business.  Then January came and cue the crickets. […]