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How to prepare for a photoshoot is something I cover with every single client before we ever get to session day. Not because I want to add more to your to-do list, but because what happens before the session shapes everything that happens during it. I had a family show up about fifteen minutes late […]

What to wear to a maternity photoshoot is something I think about from the other side of the camera every single session. And the honest answer is that figuring it out is less about finding the perfect outfit and more about understanding why certain choices photograph the way they do. A client came in not […]

Maternity photo outfit ideas are something almost every expecting mom thinks about, and most of them think about it harder than they need to. Which is not a criticism. It makes complete sense. You want to feel like yourself in these images. You want to look back in ten years and think yes, that was […]

When to take maternity photos matters more than most people realize, and I want to tell you a story that explains why. She had nearly convinced herself not to come at all. She had mentioned in her planning emails that she was not really a photo person and that pregnancy had made her feel further […]

She sat there staring at it like it had personally offended her. Little hands in her lap. Chin tucked. Completely unimpressed by the perfectly frosted smash cake sitting two inches from her face. Her parents were right behind me, whispering encouragements. I was blowing bubbles, making every ridiculous sound I know, and this girl was […]

There’s a family I photographed a while back that I still think about. They’d been going back and forth for weeks. I could tell from the emails. They loved the work, but the newborn photography cost gave them pause. They were first-time parents, figuring out a new budget that now included diapers and daycare and […]

If you’ve ever opened your closet two days before a family session and thought, “Why does nothing go together?”. You’re not alone. I’ve had families roll up in four completely different color stories, and I’ve had others show up perfectly coordinated but soaked in sweat before we even started shooting. That last scenario is what […]

You’re going to blink and they’ll be different. Not in the dramatic, poetic way people say at baby showers. In the very real, Tuesday-morning way — where you come in from making coffee and your newborn’s face has somehow changed overnight, and you can’t quite remember what they looked like the day before. This is […]

Sometimes, growing your family isn’t nearly as straightforward as you had hoped. There are so many factors that can complicate your journey, and it can feel increasingly heartbreaking when you find yourself holding yet another negative test. If you are currently trying to navigate this road, one of the best things you can do is […]

The newborn stage is one of the shortest seasons you’ll ever experience as a parent, and somehow it always passes faster than expected. One minute they’re tiny and curled up on your chest, and the next they’re outgrowing newborn clothes and you’re wondering where the time went. A dad once told me, three years after […]