THE BLOG

Most engaged couples spend a lot of time thinking about the wedding day itself. The venue. The flowers. The timeline. The people. What often surprises them is how much of the wedding photography experience begins long before the day arrives. Because great wedding photography is not simply showing up with a camera. It begins with […]

Just four days before this session, it snowed. Walking into the gardens, I wasn’t sure how the plants would look. If the blossoms would be drooping, leaves curled under and black around the edges. Thankfully, everything was showing off for us. The weather was perfect, the flowers were blooming, and even the birds were loudly […]

The older I get, the more I realize that the only constant in life is change. The things that feel like they will always be there slowly shift. Sometimes gradually, sometimes all at once. And most of the time, we do not notice it while we are in it. The Beginning Feels Obvious Some seasons […]

The early mornings. The late nights. The routines that start to feel like second nature. Classes, schedules, familiar faces. For a long time, it all feels steady. Like it will always be this way. And then it shifts. Graduation comes, and with it, a quiet change to almost everything around you. It is easy to […]

I routinely have people tell me how much they want updated photos. More often than not, that phrase is followed by with something like, “we’ll do that when life slows down,” “when I feel more confident in front of the camera,”or “when everything feels ‘ready’.” I understand the hesitation. Life is full, and it rarely […]

I am often told that choosing outfits often feels like the hardest part of preparing for a photo session. I have felt that similar stress, but as I have sat with it, the more I have realized it is not because people lack options. It is because they want to get it right. Most people […]

I have known Ty for a long time, so getting to photograph his senior session felt especially meaningful. When he asked me to take his Daybreak senior photos, I was excited for the chance to celebrate this milestone with him before the rush of graduation season begins. He was cool back when he was eight, […]

You decide you want photos to remember this season of life. Preparing to graduate.Proposing to your best friend.Planning your wedding.Celebrating years of building a life together. It feels exciting at first. Something worth preserving. Then the questions start. “I’m not a model.”“What am I supposed to wear?”“What do people even do during a photo session?”“What […]

Every year when the kids pile out of the van, the first thing they ask me is if I remember them. The excitement in their eyes is immediate and contagious. Kids like these are impossible to forget. Though sometimes I like to ask them if they remember me too. This family has been with me […]

People often tell me they want their photos to look natural. What they usually mean has very little to do with lighting, location, or outfits. What they mean is that they do not want to feel awkward. There is a common belief that natural means unplanned.“I don’t want to be posed. I just want to […]