Cousins.
What could be better?

Nancy, you have the most adorable grandkids.

Cousins.
What could be better?

Nancy, you have the most adorable grandkids.

I’ve been waiting for this day for 15 long years. I’ve had visions of what I’d do with my vast amounts of time, including lunch with friends, cleaning my house uninterrupted, trips to the mall, …naps.
So why was I so sad to see my baby off to kindergarten last week?
Bittersweet.
It either means I’m reminded how old I’m getting, or I love being with my kids.
It’s probably a little of both.
But I can guarantee this bittersweet feeling was not shared by him.
He could not WAIT to get to “real” school.
I offered to drive him his first day but he promptly declined my offer, preferring to take the big yellow bus instead.
Sigh…
I guess there’s nothing left for me to do but… go to lunch with friends, clean my house, and go shopping.
Bittersweet, I tell ya!


Guess who headed back to school this morning.
Guess who didn’t.
(Kindergarten starts tomorrow)

Happy First Week Back to School!!!

I so looked forward to photographing this family.
Not because they are good friends. Although they are.
Not because they have fabulous style. Although they do.
Not because they are easy-going. Although they are.
I so looked forward to photographing this family because they have fantastic ideas! I love and welcome any and all ideas for shoots no matter how ridiculously bizarre they may be. I love love love sessions with minimal posing. You may be wondering what you would do if you aren’t posing. And that’s where great ideas come in.
These guys brought music to dance to. They brought paper airplanes to fly. They brought their unique personalities and talents that we were able to capture. To me, lifestyle photography should tell more than what you looked like at that moment. It should tell who you were at that moment.
The Riches are hilarious, sarcastic, modern, close, romantic, and fun-loving. I so enjoyed our session my friends! Enjoy your sneak peek!










Sometimes sessions can seem really long when you’re this age…

Adorable does not begin to describe this family. They were also laid-back, happy, playful, fun, and so easy to photograph. I have to give a shout-out to Jake. Many times at family sessions, the least excited about the whole idea is the husband. Not so this time. Jake happily followed my limited directions, got down and blew bubbles with the kids and didn’t complain one bit. He even had ideas of his own and helped Katie engage the kids while I shot. Katie, good pick.

My top collection (all images from the session on a cd plus your choice of a handful of select print products) now comes with a fabulous and fun high def video of your session as an option.
Katie and Jake, Thanks for a fabulous evening session. Click on the link below to enjoy the video!