Langston was nominated by her mother, who writes “Langston is our 3rd child. After a routine c-section we took our bundle of joy home to her brothers. At 4 months of age we noticed Langston wasn’t meeting milestones and wasn’t growing. After many many tests, scans, and blood draws we were hospitalized at 7 months. […]

Fairy Sessions Return! I’m SO excited to share these with you. I’ve been planning these for months, and I’ve finally been able to get them ready for your girls! Rose gold antique bird cages overflowing with roses, peonies, and wisteria make a gorgeous interactive backdrop for the first 2020 fairy sessions. A completely new Fairyography […]

20 years together. It sounds like forever, but it doesn’t feel like that long. I can honestly say that I don’t feel old enough to have a 20-year-old relationship! 20 years for us has been two apartments, one house, two cats, 17 foster kitties, three cars, one truck, a few jobs, two surgeries, He has […]

NOTE: THIS POST IS FROM 2020, PORCH SWANS ARE NOW ENDED Donate to your favorite non-profit dance organization ($50 or more) Dance on your porch Receive 5 free high resolution digital images! Original Porch Swans Concept by Artisty Reimagined, copied with permission How it works By combining the popular “porch sessions” that photographers have been doing […]

I’m dying laughing! So I had planned to test this out on actual humans… I did. But then my blind cat Pete hopped up in there and I couldn’t help laughing my butt off while I howled at him trying to get him to look at me. He really didn’t care, he just sat there […]

I switched to Sony from Canon a year ago.. how has it been? A year with Sony A year after switching to Sony from Canon, how has it been? Right now I have the Sony a7iii body with three e-mount sigma lenses and one old adapted sigma lens. The Great Something I knew I’d like before […]

These are my 10 favorite photos from 2019. It’s super hard to pick just 10, but for each photo I’ll write a little about why I picked it and what I love about it. These photos are in no particular order! They are all labeled with the lens that I use, and all were taken […]

2019 Positive Year in Review Jan – 1: Went to Pittsburgh for a newborn shoot, got a personal tour of a building, was allowed to keep antique safe deposit box keys. 2: Got to foster the best kittens ever.Feb – 1: Switched to Sony. 2: Put in an effort to learn more about studio lighting. […]

Hannah wasn’t having the absolute best morning when I met her, but we managed some amazing photos anyway. I think this first one is actually one of my favorites of the whole year. The adorable belly laugh with those perfect toes just makes my heart smile.