Take the photo at a fun time like when Daddy comes home, smiles are genuine and plentiful!

🏠I love this stage when Daddy coming home is a highlight of the day. Children are naturally joyful. 

 📸Photo 1: Daddy opens door and take picture of him being supper happy to be home. Your camera is pointing at the doorway. Click away as life naturally happens, like your little one reaching up for a hug. 

 📸Photo 2: You and your spouse are standing in the doorway perpendicular to the light shining into your home. You are facing each other. One shoulder toward the open door and the other shoulder toward your home. 

 😍Your tiny one is in the middle looking up at you! 

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I work so hard for my clients, and they see real, tangible results. Here are some of my favorite portraits from a recent Newborn Session. Little miss was born at the beginning of May! 

I live for portraits like these. I constantly challenge myself on how I can surpass my customer’s expectations. 

Is there anything better than a happy customer? I don’t think so! Mom and Dad had so many favs, they decided to go with an Album, which I LOVE! An album is my favorite way to enjoy my own family photos! 

I’m so happy to share these 8th grade Graduation portraits with you, well I think it was officially called 8th grade promotion, because technically they are being promoted from Junior High to Senior High School.  Anyway, this is my daughter and oldest child and we did all the things to get ready!

Clothing:  We got her a new dress and got it professionally tailored, which turned out beautifully.  Sizing for 13-year-old girls can get tricky!  We found some really cute shoes to complete the look and she already had a bunch of rose gold jewelry she wanted to use.

Makeup:  We did a “feature focus” make-up session at Sephora.  My girl doesn’t wear makeup, so this was her first experience, and it was so fun working with Stephanie and coming up with the right look.  She ultimately wanted rose gold glitter and a cat eye flick on the side of each eye.  It looked great on her and this transformed my girl’s confidence.  She felt beautiful!!!

Hair:  I am not great with hair; my older sister had that talent growing up and she would do my hair.  I called a friend of mine that always does her and her daughter’s hair beautifully!  We gave her pics for inspiration and just like anything, that is the springboard and she made it her own.  It was beautiful!  Again, another confidence boost for my girl!

Graduation and Photoshoot:  When my girl put on her elegant dress and finished getting ready, she was glowing!  It was so fun to see her friends and listen to them compliment each other.  After the ceremony, the light was just perfect outside!  We took a few friend snapshots and then we jumped in the car to start her photoshoot.  

We had 4 different backgrounds, and they were within a block of our home.  I had been watching the blooms and knew where to go.  My daughter has been photographed by me since she was born.  She has also been my assistant on a few sessions this last year.  She knows about posing and I could give her a little direction and she understands what I am looking for quickly.  She would also say, I want to do this, and I captured it!  We got so many great photographs in 20 minutes because of this!  

The big tree full of light lavender blossoms was spontaneous, I saw it and knew.  We stopped the car and jumped out and ran to the spot.  Light was limited and I knew I needed to work fast.  She said I want to spin, and I said, “Go for it!”.  These are some of my favorite ones, they match so much of her personality, fun and bright!  

The most challenging location was in our backyard because we tried to get the cat to cooperate for pictures, which was not easy.  Her cat means a lot to her and sleeps on her bed every night and makes us laugh with all of her quirks.  We were so happy to get this portrait of her and her fur baby!

I would love to photograph your kiddo for 8th grade graduation, High School graduation, or even a birthday.  Childhood and watching our young people grow is such a joy for my to capture through the art of photography.  I would love to create heirlooms for you and your family!