My Style
When I took my first photography class eleven years ago, I was a classroom teacher. I loved the work that a local photography museum was doing in our schools to allow students to tell their story through photographs with donated cameras. I taught ESL and many of the students spoke little, if any English, but there was a beauty to their story that they wanted to share. So the teacher became the learner and I enrolled in class at that same museum to learn how to tell my own story.
After the birth of our sweet son in 2014, I changed gears with my focus and starting viewing the world through a mother's eyes. What did I want remembered about this time in his life? What kind of images would communicate his personality and our love for him? And so, focusing primarily on family lifestyle photography, my aim became not only to take a snapshot of a family but also to to capture genuine life and love for one another- to tell the the story of their family just as they are in that moment.
Over A Decade of Experience
For the past ten years, I have been working with primarily newborns and families to capture real moments as they happen. I work to find the perfect light, the truest smiles, and most genuine love- to deliver to each client
About Your Session
More than family portraits. I also try to focus on catching families and couples unposed, in the 'real' of their life. After the birth of my son, I realized what people generally remember about each other are the small details- the candid simplicity of life. Lifestyle photography is a genre that really speaks to the kind of work I want to provide a family-the art of the everyday. I like my sessions to take place in your home, or at a place that is familiar, where the story of your family takes place. For older children, I like to get outside and let them play. I provide 20+ high resolution retouched digital images with each session, with a preference of quality over quantity. When working with children- Though I may provide general direction throughout the session- I find the best photos are often those that are unposed. To get them comfortable for the session-I ask them to tell me about their toys, to read their favorite book with their sister, to jump on the bed with mom and dad, to explore their backyard. It's those moments that I find capture the wonder of childhood.
For newborns- I typically photograph your baby 10-14 days after birth. The work that I do for newborns is purely lifestyle. I focus more on the interaction between parent and child/sibling and new baby. I do take photos of the baby by themselves but I forego unnatural posing and props and usually simply swaddle the baby on a chair or the bed, or in the best and most natural place- your arms...Newborn photos are all taken completely in natural light in home. It is recommended that at least one room in your home where you'd like to have photos taken have abundant natural light.
