i met this couple over 10 years ago, when they were so young & in my sister’s home church… fast forward ten years, their kindness, humility, authentic warmth, and genuine love for others had stuck in my memory. what an honor to be asked to photograph this next step in their journey… i asked brooke...
recently, in honor of mother’s day, i was asked to put together some tips for www.photo.net on capturing family photographs… CLICK HERE FOR LINK ARTICLE it was a good experience to sit down in the quiet and think through what i do almost subconsciously. my number 1 tip is about engaging. be engaging, encourage...
i simply love what ten on ten does to how you see your day. so today, i added a little extra to our family journal of ten 0n ten. a one minute combination of moving pictures of our day. just enough that in years to come our memories are lifted. ten on ten – may from...
i loved how simple they made it feel: to love each other & their newborn son. i loved the way the talked with their baby… how they told him jokes, and laughed together. i loved how they showed him off to neighbors walking by. i loved their energy to feel the elements & the new...
sometimes i can’t come up with any words to go with how i love the experience of meeting a new family and entering their world at such an intimate, precious, vulnerable time. when their hearts are about to explode with love. it is humbling & life-giving to see… and then document & reflect back.
from the beginning of school, when he hated it & just wanted to be home. now has found it is possible, and actually more fulfilling to accept that one can love being in two totally different, almost contrasting, environments. that we are our best when we embrace that we can thrive in various circumstances by...
today i went to venice beach for a newborn shoot… and it was pretty much a dream. barely glanced at the pictures as they downloaded since i was in mom mode & can’t wait to dive into them sometime in the coming days.
a new routine has emerged for me. after the hustle and shuffle of the morning – i send gavin & his dad off to school and kai and i go out back. he usually runs around between the sand box, the house, different toys… and i sit with my calendar and my phone and plan...
