nothing you desire can compare with her. - Proverbs 3:15 Senior season! Subjects who sit still and do what you ask them to without needing to be bribed with candy....is this real life?! Elisa's session was such a pleasant change of pace in the midst of the crazy fall season. It was just added bonuses that she takes direction really well, is crazy gorgeous, and happens to be great company for an evening. I suggested a location that I hadn't visited since my shoot for 2017 prom

Little Miss Hadley sure is adding a whole lot of pink into the world! Stephanie, Chris, and Hudson are in for a major girlie takeover in the Artzner household. I just couldn't wait to share some of the images from her studio newborn session and at-home lifestyle. This next image...while it's not even close to "technically perfect" by any means...it's probably my favorite from the session. Don't let all these closed eye shots fool you...this girl DID NOT want to sleep. Luckily

...that was more than love. - Edgar Allan Poe Last week, I had the pleasure of photographing the couple's maternity shoot for Renata and Mehmet. They are expecting their first baby, a sweet little girl, in just a few weeks. These two could not be more sweet or fun to hang out with, even though it was sooooo hot during their session! Mehmet is already such the doting dad, and Renata is just radiant. As I was snapping Renata's solo pictures, her hubby stood off to side and just

I love holiday weekends! While we have lots of plans for just about every day until the hubby goes back to work next week, I also have a little bit of extra time for editing. I'm so excited to deliver Ximena's first birthday shoot to her mommy. This was such a fun session because this little girl cannot take a bad picture. Her eyes, smile, hair, and lashes are a photographer's dream. Not to mention all of her adorable outfits! She's going to have a boho themed birthday party,

A couple of weeks ago, I put out a model call for a couple's session. I had a very specific vision for this shoot, and I knew that it would take someone who wanted more than just "free pictures" to make it happen. A lot of people might be really confused by the concept of a model call...isn't that just working for free? Some people may look at it that way, but I see it as an opportunity to have complete creative control over a session, test out new locations, and honestly, ju

LET ME HOLD YOU LONGER by Karen Kingsbury Long ago you came to me., a miracle of firsts; First smiles and teeth and baby steps, a sunbeam on the burst. But one day you will move away and leave to me your past, And I will be left thinking of a lifetime of your lasts… The last time that I held a bottle to your baby lips. The last time I lifted you and held you on my hip. The last night when you woke up crying, needing to be walked, When last you crawled up with you

There's nothing like knowing your newborn days are over to make snuggling with one that much more sweet. Newborn shoots are my current favorites, even though they are so much harder than any other type of session. The prep work that goes into them is days-worth of planning as opposed to just showing up at a location with my camera. It also takes a whole different juggling act to get a great shot. I've found that the most important aspect is being comfortable handling all of t