Afraid of directing a large group? No way, not me! I grew up the youngest of a big family- I was always needing to speak up to be heard! Add to that, I was a middle school teacher for 10 years! So organizing a group of people and then prompting them to look happy- easy! […]
Maybe it was my years of being a Girl Scout, the neighborhood babysitter or being a teacher-I’m not sure but somewhere along the way I became pretty serious about safety. Yes, I am the Mom who asks the local kids where their helmets are when they are riding their bikes without one! Well when it […]
Oh do I love my job! Being a newborn photographer is pretty amazing. Seriously, just look at this sweet little baby girl! Baby Chelsea came into my photography studio in El Dorado Hills, Ca when she was 11 days old. This is the perfect window of time for newborn photography, I love the age between 7-14 […]
*FAVORITE WEDDING EVER* A full circle moment for my life and career, 32 years in the making! 32 years ago I was Abby’s babysitter. Abby was an adorable baby with the sweetest dimples EVER and she still has them today! Abby’s Mom, Kathy, was my swim coach when I was a kid. She treated […]
Does the idea of taking family photographs sound stressful? Do you worry that you will do all the prep work and then the pictures won’t turn out that great? One thing I have come to learn is that longer photoshoots can be more successful. I hear it all the time “My child won’t last longer […]
