Let’s talk about an amazing workhorse of a lens.  The 50mm lens, probably one of my most used lens’.  The 50mm is a versatile tool that can be used for a variety of photography styles, including portraits, landscapes, street photography, and low-light situations. Its wide aperture allows for shallow depth of field, which is probably […]

Isn’t this literally what you want to hear after photographing a graduate? That they had so much fun and made such amazing memories that they wanted top do it again and again.  This isn’t the first time that I photographed this young lady, the first time it was a special shoot for her and her […]

Gear Talk: What’s in My Photo Bag? A Guide to Family Photography Today, we are taking a tour! Not through Italy, not through a cool museum but rather through a family photographer’s camera bag! Why does it matter what is in my bag? I feel like it’s kind of like looking into a magician’s hat!  […]

  Psalm 72:18  Bless the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. This would become our theme for 2017!  Trusting that whatever God would do, it is going to be wondrous.  It may be painful, it may take your breath away, but it is going to be wondrous. Rewind to 4 […]

When I was around 12 years old, my dad gave me an old Minolta camera.  It had a few lenses with it and he had used it for years and developed his own film.  We have these great photos of my brother and I that he took with that camera and then enlarged. I love […]

    Hi friends! This is possibly THE BEST TOPIC EVER!!! I am obsessed with displaying my photos, I have them everywhere, maybe I am a little cra-cra but ya’ll, why take them if you are never going to be able to enjoy them!!!  Ok, I hear you, they are on your phone.  What happens […]

We have all been there either professionally or as an amateur. You’re all set up for that perfect shot. The dog is sitting, the toddler is smiling, and everyone is photo ready, then you see it. Someone blinked, the photo is blurry and now you have let everyone down. Okay maybe not that dramatic, but […]

What do a duck, swan, octopus, mermaid, dinosaur and a slice of pizza have in common?   ok, maybe not the best, but definitely the most fun, the most memorable. Family photos are meant to be fun, something you will remember for a lifetime. They are something that you enlarge, put on the wall and […]

I was almost a twin mom. When Marc & I would talk about having kids some day, we wondered if God would bless us with twins someday.  We both have twins running in our families and thought for sure we would have twins some day. In total we matched 3 times and we failed 3 […]

What, you haven’t dreamt of photographing a graduate with smoke bombs??? This was high on my bucket list of things to photograph for sure.  This graduate just happens to be my daughter, Emily and this was perfect for her! Her personality is super fun and out there, so smoke bombs seemed appropriate! I did a […]