This crazy, little taking pictures thing has caused me to cross paths with several people that I have known for longer than I care to think about. People that knew me before I realized there was such a thing as eyebrow plucking, and during the […]
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From Now On, I Am Hiring a Professional
This weekend, I got this wonderful idea that I needed to take my family to a cool place and take some new family pictures…..myself. Because that always works so well. And pictures of all four of us? Self-timer, of course. Riiiiiiight. I spent the evening […]
birthday candles are non-toxic, right?
So, in the morning, I woke up to breakfast in bed, made by my seven year old, Sophie. Sophie can’t reach the microwave, so she brought me my oatmeal in the pouch for me to make at my convenience. 🙂 She brought me unsweetened apple […]
it feels like a million birthdays ago….
(my Aunt Lena’s house) Today is my birthday. I never believed it when people said that I would reach a point in my life when I didn’t get excited for that day. It is true, though. Sure, I am looking forward to going out to […]
black and white is classic…and artsy…..it’s clartsy!
I love black and white images. Love. And I know that a lot of you do, too. I am always excited when I get to do entire sessions in black and white. It has a timeless feel to me, and just looks pretty. It makes […]
i really need to start carrying more cash
So, a little while ago, I decided that I needed to lose some weight and get healthier. Eat better. Sleep….ever. Exercise…um….some. It was not a New Year’s Resolution. I don’t make those, because I don’t like being told what to do, even by myself. It […]
lions and tigers and bears….oh my!
Ok…..so…just a tiger….and dog…and a panda. Close enough. 🙂 After my last post, I realized that I had never blogged the pre-baby Ryan session. Doh. How could I forget to blog the session that includes one of my favorite family images ever?
Welcome, Ryan
I have been having the hardest time blogging lately…which is weird, because, usually I like hearing myself talk. Really, I do. I talk to myself all of the time. I talk while I am working. I talk while I am driving. I started blogging in […]
A Wedding in Vail? Yes, Please.
So, if shooting a wedding on a ski slope, in Vail was on my bucket list, I could totally cross it off now. If shooting a wedding in subfreezing temperatures was on my bucket list, I could cross that off, too. In fact…..I may actually […]
Babies are Cool
Meet Ivy. Ivy was born less than two weeks ago, and yet she already has more hair than either of my kids had on their one year birthday. And every hair is in its place, too. Not exactly sure how someone that spends the majority […]
Welcome, Lia
I have been lucky enough to photograph this family a few times. Well, they just added another member to their family…..With a daughter as sweet and smart as their first little girl, I can see why they would want more. 🙂 Meet Lia…. Ailah is […]
The One About the Poo and the Killer Gopher
Hard to tell from the images that this session ended in a traumatic, poo-filled incident….but it did. Oh, did it ever. And not only was there the poo incident, but there was very nearly a vicious gopher attack. It’s true. Those things can […]
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