the journal

Woodsy style family mini session portraits for holiday cards up in Northern Arizona in Flagstaff.

One of the biggest challenges as a photographer is getting kids to smile. That’s all mom truly wants when she scheduled family photos, is just ONE photo of her babies smiling. I will say, I have a good track record on getting smiles and ensuring I have atleast one that she can hang on her […]

Sometimes little miracles happen when you least expect them, but they turning into some of the biggest blessings of your life. When you find out you’re pregnant, after you thought your family was complete, ten little fingers and ten little toes change your life forever. Brittani and Chad have two boys and they thought their […]

Something I absolutely adore is when my families and couples follow my style guide and dress to the nines for their family portraits. It just makes the photos look a million times better! Amanda, Blake, and their two beautiful babes looked like show stoppers. Amanda’s dress was from Baltic Born, who NEVER disappoint in the […]

As I photograph families more and more, I love seeing all of the little personalities of the kids come out when they start to get more comfortable around me and in front of my camera. Amelia was NOT about me last year and I think I got maybe two smiles out of her the entire […]

There’s something about growing families that is so beautiful. I met Taryn and Matt when I did their maternity session this summer. I instantly fell in love with them as a couple and truly clicked with them. Taryn was the most gorgeous pregnant woman and she’s even more beautiful now that she is amazing mama […]