Can I tell you a secret? Running around town with families like this one makes me jealous – in a good way. I long for the day when I have my own family of three with wind blown hair to lay in the tall grass with and soak up the setting sun. I want to...
Depending on how you look at it, I have about 9 siblings. But most of my childhood was spent with two younger sisters and one younger brother. The two youngest were (and still are) lovingly referred to as “the girls”. And even though I am also a girl, I am not one of “the girls”....
When I show up for a photo shoot I really have no idea what will happen. I may have an idea about what my clients will be wearing and if any special props will be involved but nothing much beyond knowing who will show up and roughly what ages they’ll be. What usually unfolds is...
These three humans make my heart explode…in a good way. I love Friday nights when I drive out to Uncle Tex’s property and the Littles are at my car door the moment I arrive, jumping for joy and shouting my name in the cutest little voices with the biggest personalities. I love the moment when...
Jennica and James are getting married this New Year’s Eve at the Mayflower Park Hotel! We had such a fun time during their engagement session at the Elliot Bay Marina. A picnic was set, champagne was uncorked and the sound of seagulls, gently splashing waves and a light breeze made a romantic soundtrack. The perfect...
Believe it or not, it took some convincing to pull off this photo session. Ariana’s sister and mother live far, far away in Chicago-land and she wanted to surprise them with a photo shoot while they were in town. I wasn’t a part of the conversation she had with them, but I imagine it went...
Being a great photographer requires a bit of magic. When a great magician is performing, you don’t even see the trick. There’s just that “voila!” moment when my clients see their images for the first time and I can almost hear them saying, “Wow, how did that happen”? I could tell Rachel was nervous that...
