THE JOURNAL

This fall I was fortunate enough to photograph some traditions and some secret sessions. Starting with the Ragland family who hasn’t had photograph of all 4 siblings in almost 10 years. Now with children of their own added to the mix (super cute children at that!)  the extended family made this session a surprise Christmas […]

Do they get any cuter than this? Serena was just a week old at the time of her first official photo session so it was pretty easy to get her comfy and cozy in our bucket prop & an heirloom blanket, topped with super cute headwear. Etsy has the cutest baby items ever and this […]

Christmas 2011 was pleasant. Unexpectedly pleasant actually. You see, I’ve been dreading the Christmas holiday, just liked I dreaded Thanksgiving. Not because I didn’t have many blessings to be thankful for or because I was ungrateful or a bah-hum-bug scrooge who didn’t want to spend time with family and friends. But because of those that […]

Growing up, Christmas was a pretty big deal around my house. My sister & I spent what seemed like weeks creating and revising wish lists to distribute to our parents, extended family members, and most importantly, Santa. So much in fact that by the time it came to open presents I couldn’t remember what I […]

As I arrived home from yet another long day-weary & exhausted-but still having more to do…the words of a wise soul reminded me…”You aren’t superwoman -you need to accept that and others do too. You are only one person & can only do so much. There IS a life to live, people to spend time […]