In November, I sat down to make a Christmas list for myself. Yes, I still make a list. My husband claims to not like ideas, but funny how he usually uses them… and my mom & dad still spoil me with thoughtful gifts on Christmas and specifically ask me for a list of ideas. If […]

Why You Don’t Need the Best Camera Equipment

Let me paint you a picture this morning. Imagine me, 26 years old, 8 months pregnant with my first child, sitting cross-legged on our bed while I watched my husband excitedly unbox the brand new DSLR camera that we just bought. I watched as he took out the camera and carefully sat it on the […]

Why Do We Need Different Lenses?

Happy New Year, Friends! 🥳 I kind of love that we get to say we’re in the ‘20s now. Referring to the 2000s or the… ‘teens’ 🤔 didn’t do it for me. If you’re anything like me, you love to make a plan, set goals, dream a little bit at the beginning of a year. […]

Why You Should Use Your DSLR Camera in 2020

Christmas is juuuust around the corner. I’ve got a to-do list a mile long and yes, still a few gifts to buy. (I’m a life-long procrastinator.) So today I want to share a few tips and tricks to getting a great family photo on Christmas morning. If you’re like me, you dream of fabulous photos […]

How to Take a Great Family Photo on Christmas Morning

So I hear Christmas is right around the corner…😂 Are you kidding? My kids actually scream it at me every single day. 📢“Mom!  Did you know there’s only 10 days until Christmas??!! TEN DAYS!!” So since it’s that time of year, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite things.  If you know me […]

A Few of My Favorite Things in 2019

By the time I talk to a new client, they have already visited my website and have fallen in love with specific photos. When we talk about what they want from their photo session, they usually mention the word “candid”. The candid photos are their favorite. They don’t really like being posed. What most don’t […]

What Really Goes Into Candid Photos

Smiling woman sitting on bed in Columbia SC holding her newborn looking at a man kneeling on the ground.

I think one of the most important reasons to take photos is to tell your family’s story. We build the narrative day by day, shot by shot, until we can look back through an album (in our hands or on our phone) and see our story. Sometimes it’s easy to forget to add a page […]

December Photo Challenge

The grocery stores are packed, the kids are wild and my to do list is a mile long. Must be the holiday season. You’ve got 3 days to get your cranberry sauce ready.  Today I want to give you a little encouragement and a strategy for taking photos on Thanksgiving. Growing up, Thanksgiving Day was […]

Taking Thanksgiving Photos

The grocery stores are packed, the kids are wild and my to do list is a mile long. Must be the holiday season. You’ve got 3 days to get your cranberry sauce ready.  Today I want to give you a little encouragement and a strategy for taking photos on Thanksgiving. Growing up, Thanksgiving Day was […]

Taking Thanksgiving Photos

We are well into November and that means family photo + Christmas card season. My calendar is swimming with sessions and my computer is overflowing with images to be edited and delivered to clients. There’s a good chance that if you call me any day of the week and ask what I’m up to, I’ll […]

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