Jess is a natural mother. She has been nurturing, caring for and encouraging people since before we met and now she’s welcomed her own sweet daughter into the world. I had the privilege of meeting Rosalyn at the hospital just 48 hours after she was born and the first thing that struck me was Jess’ […]

She turns three in a little over a week. I remember the day she was born, the day I held my very first niece in my arms, and thought to myself, ‘who will you grow up to be?’. It really is a privilege to watch her grow into a girl, from learning to walk to […]

I met Kourtney & Scott at a wedding in the mountains of Montana last fall. So, when they asked me if I would take their maternity and newborn portraits, I knew it would be a fun experience. What I wasn’t prepared for was how Kourtney’s smile and glow would take an overcast, dreary morning and […]

Yesterday’s newborn session was a dream-from the homemade bassinet (made by the girls’ father) to the sweet and energetic 4-year old, to connecting with mom over similar career paths (in a former life I was a healthcare fundraiser, too)-the moments just flew by. What was most evident was the amount of love, care and detail […]

She may protest that her little sister’s birthday is just one day before her own. She may be trying to get used to all of the attention her baby is getting from adoring family members. She may struggle with sharing toys. But she also may delight in teaching her little sister about the magical world […]

I tend to think of motherhood as the opposite of adventure. Before children, I spent weekends climbing mountains, descending the Grand Canyon, “urban hiking” (as we lovingly called walking) and exploring my city. These days I spend weekends recovering from the hustle and bustle of the week and choosing outlets like television or ordering pizza […]

As I sit down to pen these words emotions are welling up inside me. I just opened my first stack of envelopes with cheerful families smiling up at me from images out of my very own camera. It is both humbling and rewarding to be invited in to others’ lives to catch glimpses of their […]