I get asked a lot what I use for photography, so I’ve made a list here! This is a current list as of 3/19/23. I usually trade in my old gear when I upgrade so there’s a lot of gear that I have used in the past that isn’t on this list right now. The […]

You’re either pregnant or you just delivered… you know you need a crib and a stroller and a boppy pillow and diapers and a car seat.. you’ve got all that covered. What about things you’ve never heard of that will make your life so much easier? Here’s a list of all the things you didn’t […]

I certainly meant to do a lot more in December than I got done, but I ended up making a last-minute trip to Seattle for my sister’s maternity photos and then spent the next two weeks pretty much stuck in bed. December started off amazingly well. I bought a new camera, I spent a bunch […]

Every year I go through my entire year’s worth of client photos and pick my top 10. These are not specifically my best photos, but they are the ones that either I enjoyed the session, loved the final image a lot, I had to work my ass off for and therefore enjoyed the challenge, or […]

November was definitely a slower month for me personally. It was covered up in getting all of my clients taken care of for the end of the year, so I don’t have a ton of time to myself in any given November. We put up a new Christmas tree, my Thanksgiving cactus bloomed, and I […]

I feel like I just disappear every year around this time. I know every other portrait photographer out there is the same. These past two months I’ve taught 1 class, had 37 client appointments, had 3 speaker appointments, 13 personal appointments (doctors or hair), and placed about 90 orders with five different companies for clients. […]

I am a photography educator, so one of the things I do is teach other photographers how to take better pictures. One of my most popular classes is dance photography. It’s fun to watch, it’s dynamic, and the images my students get are amazing. I’ve been told that no one teaches a dance photography class […]

Annie’s nominator writes: “Some people in this world have an infectious smile, and two-year-old Annie can charm anyone with her smile! I would like to nominate sweet annie for the memorial princess event because she is facing a hard medical diagnosis that does not have a cure. Late last year, Annie’s parents noticed that she was not performing developmental […]

Marcella’s nominator says “Marcella is one of the most caring and passionate people I know. She Was diagnosed with congenital muscular dystrophy when she was born and has overcome so much in her life. She is now 26 years old and lives a very independent yet social life. She is so driven when she has something […]

Have you heard of this software that runs off of your Lightroom? It’s an AI editing program. I thought it was pronounced Im-uh-gehn for years, but it’s actually Imagine. Like, imagine the possibilities. Imagine you can get your life back and get out from behind the screen. Imagine your fall family sessions are done and […]