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I am excited to share a GIVEAWAY with you today from a vendor who makes adorable onesies marking each month of a baby’s first year.  My favorite part?  The back of each month’s design has a unique and fun saying (for example, the nine month onesie says, “9 months in, 9 months out”.  Read below […]

I had the pleasure of meeting Christy and Andrew this past weekend – and they were such good sports for my very first Couples Session!  It was a totally different experience than my usual family sessions with young children, but I had so much fun experimenting with the light, hanging out in new, grungy locations, […]

This little guy’s hair is the talk of the town.  Okay, maybe not the town, but his parents and I sure did talk a lot about it!  We marveled over how awesomely perfect his hair stands on end – what character it brings him.  Typically, I have lots of hats for newborns, but I found […]

There have been quite a few photographers who have recently written blog posts about why custom photography costs more.  Many of them are spot-on and very informative for people who may not have ever had the experience of a custom, on-location photographer before.  In fact, most of us are so used to the “in-and-out mall […]

A beautiful baby, an awesome new location, super cute outfits…what more can a photographer ask for?  Well, maybe a smile or two.  Ha ha!   This was one of those sessions where I know that her mommy left thinking, “Did she *really* get any good pictures?” even though I assured her that we had! 18 months […]

**Disclaimer:  Long, rambling post ahead** I’m writing this post from my heart today – not to share client photos or talk about a contest or give a sneak peek.  I’m writing this as a New Year’s Resolution.  I know, we typically expect New Year’s Resolutions in January, right?  That’s the time of year when we […]

I don’t often share photos of my own children on the blog – but saw the title “Mine on Monday” on another photographer’s blog and realized I had just the photos – and the story to go with it – to share with you today! I must admit that I haven’t taken nearly the number […]

When I saw that this week’s challenge on i heart faces was “Celebrating Mom”, I was planning to enter one from my recent Mommy & Me Minisessions.  But then, yesterday, I witnessed (and photographed!) a precious new baby’s entrance into the world.  And as my photos downloaded onto the computer last night, I spied this […]

I have entered a fun challenge on one of my photography forums called “The ABC Challenge”.  The rules are to submit one photo for each letter of the alphabet – but they had to be taken AFTER March 12th of this year!  So, I went back through the sessions I had between March 12th and […]

When I saw the photo challenge for the iheartfaces blog this week, I knew I had to enter!  Recently, my family celebrated the birthdays of my two beautiful children.  My son’s 1st Birthday was 8 days before my daughter’s 4th Birthday.  So, I decided to have a carnival themed party after seeing the recipe for […]