Choosing the right location is one of the most important parts of planning a photo session. Why Session Location Matters More Than You Think All of my sessions take place outdoors, and that’s a very intentional choice. Natural light, open space, and fresh air allow people to move, connect, and feel more at ease. But […]

A Slower, More Intentional Approach Photography and my sessions have changed over the years—not in its importance, but in its intention. Today, my sessions are slower, more collaborative, and built around comfort first. I don’t believe in stiff posing or asking people to perform for the camera. I believe in giving people space to settle […]

Photography is still here!It’s been a long time since I last wrote here. OOPS! Where have I been? Not because photography in Frederick and Lake Linganore and the Outer Banks stopped mattering to me—but because life became fuller. Louder. More layered. My own family’s calendar filled up, priorities shifted, and the way I wanted to […]

When we moved to Maryland three and a half years ago, I had no idea how much I would fall in love with our Lake Linganore community. Or how many treasures it would hand me for my photography business. Lake Linganore I went from a predominantly wedding photographer to a near-full-time family and portrait photographer. […]

I am a worrier and a planner. I’m also a helper. You put all of these things together and you have someone who has thought of just about every “what if” situation and scenario and has a lot of emergency situations covered for you and your photo session. Even for a simple family photo session […]

When you have new dreams, you’ve got to dress them up a bit and give them a big moment to explode into the world. Honestly, that’s kind of how it felt to talk about the future of my business (and of me) with Emilie of Buoyant Marketing this year as we prepared to create a […]

If there’s one area of my family photography business that I’m most proud of finessing this year it’s my client workflow. And, how I take care of my clients for every session through my client experience. Some of this needs to be credited to Amanda Hedgepeth — not only for mentoring me at the beginning […]

I am a Type Two — known as The Helper. They’re known to be considerate, selfless, generous. They’re also known to be needy, self-destructive, fearful of being unloved or unwanted. There are so many moments when a friend will say, “Oh, that is SO Type Two of you!”

There’s a great myth that photography is essentially just a person with a good camera and the good camera does all the work. It’s just not true. The hours before and after a photo session are filled with communicating, assisting, editing, delivering and just general creating in a workspace. These are the items that make the many steps and many behind-the-scenes moments easier and better for me and my clients.

I love finding new locations and secret (or not-so-secret) spots to capture my family, your family or just the view itself.