Oh 2020. A lot of people have a lot of grief with you. I’m not going to sugarcoat it and ooze positivity out in a way that would hurt so many people, but I am going to focus on things added, things learned and things loved in this really, really interesting year. Today, I want to […]

At the beginning of the year, I made a goal of reading 22 books in 2020 and today I’ll be sharing my top 10 books of 2020. I love reading but there always seems to be something that pulls me away from reading at certain times of the year — photography in the Spring or […]

I have always loved this time of year, so so much. I especially love the traditions — old ones to continue and new ones to create. This year, my husband and I are feeling and celebrating the holidays times a million this year. We’re doing what we can to make the end of a tricky […]

We have all experienced a year that can be described with words like “difficult”, “challenging”, “unique”, “hard” and so many more discouraging words. Sometimes, on especially overwhelming days, it’s hard to find the good things and the positive moments. But it’s Thanksgiving and for just this one day, I want to focus entirely on what […]

I’m a lover of all the seasons, truly. I need seasons in my world. Frankly, I love the extremes and I love the in-betweens. I need all four seasons.And, I know I’m not supposed to play favorites, so don’t tell the other seasons but… Autumn is my favorite. I love the peace and calm it […]

There are a few things I know for sure:1. Salt air and ocean waves are some of the most healing things for one’s spirits; 2. Getting in photos with my own family is a rare but important treasure; 3. Amanda Hedgepeth is not only a talented photographer but a most incredible human just brimming with […]

Fun fact: My own love story began with a blind date. So blind that neither one of us knew the other person was going to be there. We met at a State College (Pennsylvania) Spikes baseball game on a hot summer day with no effort to dress up or plan for how we looked. We […]

When I moved to Rochester, New York, two years ago, I was at a wild crossroads. My identity was all over the place — not only with new geographic surroundings and a new place to call home, but also with my still-new photography business that had just crossed state lines and plopped down in an […]

“One way to make the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” Photo by: Nicole Starr Photography, Saratoga Springs NY Rochester, New York will always be an incredibly important chapter in my life’s storybook. My time as a Rochester wedding photographer was beyond exciting, encouraging, uplifting and successful. I saw […]

When we had been in our Rochester home for about 18 months and decided we would stay for at least a long time, we wanted to make a house that was “us” and felt a little more adult — namely, getting rid of our inherited floral couches and coming up with storage for the plethora […]