I’ve looked forward to Spring 2020 for so many reasons, but by far, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the flowering trees to bloom for portrait sessions! I found my favorite spots a year ago. Since then, my calendar has been marked with reminders. I was very bummed when the coronavirus began happening, because I knew that […]

What is a First Look? First Looks are AWESOME! However, not everyone’s aware of how awesome they are because they get caught up in how “non-traditional” it is. So they immediately write it off. Did you know that I was almost one of those brides?! In this post, I’m sharing what I believe every Bride […]

So, it’s been a hot minute since these photos were taken. I’ve been so busy with my “paid” work, a toddler, and COVID-19 fallouts, that personal galleries, like Kaelibeth’s Colorado Springs Session haven’t been able to be a priority. One good things about the coronavirus pandemic is that it has forced my life to slow […]

What better way to get away than to take a sister trip to the Biltmore Estate and the Asheville area?! As a work-from-home-mom, I’ve been in dire need of a getaway with someone who I could completely be myself with. You know, the kind of friend you can just do nothing with, but that completely […]

Wow! How am I writing about Beckett’s 18-month milestone session?! How are we officially parents to a toddler?! Some days it feels like time has gone fast, but in other ways (particularly on days full of tantrums) it has felt very long, ha! Either way, it calls for a milestone session! We feel so blessed. […]

Is this real life? I get to photograph Danae & Scot?! And I fell in the water while photographing them?! (More on that later.) And I get to photograph at a location I’ve dreamed about with the most adventurous couple?! I am so blessed! Because Danae and I have such a good history of working […]

To celebrate Valentine’s month, Beckett enjoyed a painting (and eating) shaving cream activity with red, pink, and yellow paint colors. It made for some personality pictures that I’ll treasure. It’s a simple, inexpensive activity using things I already had: aluminum casserole pan ultra-sensitive shaving cream washable acrylic paint q-tips   It bought me all of […]

Thoughts about Staying Home Full-time Staying at home full-time with Beckett is such a blessing, and it’s something Jimmy and I have worked hard for. But I wouldn’t be painting the whole picture if I didn’t also mention that I often feel restless, bored, unproductive, and frustrated too. Leaving the traditional work environment and having […]

Join me as I reminisce on all the years and changes I’ve got to watch the Young family go through – and photographer friends, be sure to keep reading to see these images to get family of 5 photoshoot ideas! I’m still in disbelief that I’ve photographed each of the Young family kiddos at nearly […]

When I visited my family in Colorado most recently, something big happened. My dad gave me his Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens. Sound insignificant? I suppose it is to anyone else. Dad’s also a photographer. In fact, Dad’s the one who got me interested in this industry! But this lens has been unused, extra […]

I remember getting into the photography industry with so many questions—what camera should I get? What lenses do I need? Is there software to help me speed up my workflow? Seriously, the questions could’ve gone on for days. That coupled with the fact that I’m a research junkie, meant I spent way too much time […]

Anybody else remember those 48 hours in Chattanooga when we went form tornado warnings, flooding, and thunder to 5″ of snow? We do! Our family snow day such a blast! Though Beckett had already seen snow in Colorado, this was his first snow at home, and our first snow in this house. So glad that […]