Since I started changing things up with my business a little, I kind of stopped blogging sessions. While my photography was having an identity crisis, I photographed some really fun people. In fact, I actually shot one of my favorite sessions ever right after declaring […]
The rock in the above image is from Yarnell, Arizona. I picked it up from the exact spot that my cousin, Andrew Ashcraft, deployed his fire shelter on June 30, 2013. It was tucked into the desert soil, along with tiny bits of silver foil […]
I have been writing a lot about the importance of documenting the everyday moments in life, and not just doing the perfectly posed holiday card images. Well, in an effort to put my money where my mouth is, I have agreed to have our family […]
“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, savor you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.” – Mary Jean Irion For many […]
Since welcoming a surprise addition to our family a little less than two years ago, I have been scrambling to find that new normal that everyone says will come. Since having a baby at my “advanced age”, I have been feeling a little lost in […]
I was watching a movie with my daughter last night, and it got me thinking about heroes. There is a reason that we love movies with super heroes…….because heroes always come out on top. Good always wins. When there is danger, and it seems […]
This weekend, I had the privilege of meeting Ronan and his parents. Ronan has just about the coolest glasses ever and appreciates naps as much as I do. His parents contacted me through an organization called Inspiration Through Art (formerly Littlest Heroes Project)….you should check […]
Celebrating 1 year as double scoop photography (3.5 years total). I totally think this occasion calls for a cake or something…….as if I need a reason to have cake. I am thinking funfetti cake with strawberry frosting. Festive, right? I pretty much ignored the last […]
One of the cool parts of my job is getting to watch the families that I work with change and grow. I met this family before the newest little guy, Ryan, was born….and now he is six months old! Time is flying. Not sure how […]
I got to spend a day with two pretty amazing ladies this weekend, Annie and Mikyla. One of them I went to high school with…..and one of them is too young to know what pegging your jeans is, or that Vanilla Ice tried to rap, […]
This was yet another newborn session where the star of the show refused to sleep. No amount of feeding, rocking, bouncing, pacifier-ing, or patting could keep this little guy asleep. I am beginning to think that babies find me suspicious. Like, if they slip off […]
That is the smile of a girl that just had a birthday. I don’t remember the last time I have been that excited about a birthday……well, maybe the cake part, but not the rest of it. Natalie and David have decided to document Braeden’s first […]
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