Last week our family took a mini “glamping” vacation! We slept in a bed and had a toilet, but we cooked our food over the fire and made our coffee in a french press… so I mean… that’s kind of camping, right? The last time Steven and I went camping we didn’t even use a […]

During one of our yearly trips to Scottsdale, Arizona we scheduled an engagement session with Kelvin and Amanda. That trip occurred during May (2018) which happens to be one of Arizona’s warmer months. We’re talking 100+ degree weather folks. FORTUNATELY… Kelvin and Amanda are from Austin, Texas… so the Arizona 100-degree oven was nothing for […]

Hey mama! Do you ever wonder why your subjects turn out yellow when photographing them in indoor environments? Or why your camera flash can make them appear blue? You think to yourself – could my subject look anymore like an OOPMA LOOMPA?! And then you throw your palm onto your face and cry in the corner. […]

Last year my family threw my husband and I a Cinco De Mayo Baby Shower Fiesta on May 5th (duh, Cinco De Mayo) to celebrate that we were expecting our first child. It was the best baby shower I’ve personally ever been too (not biased or anything)! They put in so much work to make […]

Oh, how I hear you mama! Finding time for photography is hard. From the moment you wake up in the morning, your days are filled with maintaining a household, and keeping your baby upright and fed. Time for yourself? It’s rare, it’s fleeting, and when you get it, sometimes you just can’t move off the […]

Personal projects in photography are key. They help you to get out of your comfort zone and hone in on your creativity. This year one of my personal projects is to participate in the 365 Project. Well.. kind of! The 365 Project is where you take a picture every day, edit it and then share […]

My absolute favorite type of photography is candid. I think shooting weddings taught me that. It never fails that at the end of a long wedding day, my favorite pictures are the in between moments I captured. I think it’s because of how authentic everything looks. And in a world where there isn’t much authenticity […]

If you want to capture the joy of boyhood, and all of its glory, you need to be ready. You need to have that camera out at all times. Mine sits in the living room or kitchen most days. No matter where it sits, it isn’t far, it’s always charged, and ready to go in […]

Using our images to tell a story is one of the things we want to accomplish when photographing our children. But how? There are ways you can photograph different elements of your story in order to make it complete. Just like when you were taught in grade school, there should be a beginning, middle and […]

Mom’s, lets talk! Do you have a DSLR camera that you’ve been shooting in Auto Mode? (It’s totally okay if you answered yes to that)! If you did answer yes to that, answer this question for me… are you satisfied with the pictures you are getting, or do you feel like something isn’t just right? […]