One of the great pleasures of my job is watching families grow & change. I am thrilled when a client calls to tell me they are expecting a child! I often squeal with joy when I get a phone call of this nature. I love hearing happy news & I am honored that my clients [...]
Continue ReadingOne of the first things I learned about shooting weddings is that they are unpredictable. Yes, we plan them for years… putting everything into place, hand picking the best vendors, talking about colors, etc. Everything is planned. But when the day gets here, anything can happen. Honestly it’s never a huge deal- people run late, [...]
Continue ReadingThere is a special kind of love that exists between an owner & their pet. It’s amazing how much my husband & I love our little adopted cat! Yes, I said cat- but he’s like a dog!! he fetches & comes when you call him… see, Special Love. I decided to pull some of my [...]
Continue ReadingWhen I head out to photograph a family, I am looking to find out who they are as a family. I think interaction is the key to getting real emotion so I just ask people to be themselves. Let’s plan your session as if it were a family play date and in a lot of [...]
Continue ReadingI’ve been asked to post more from the Photogirls retreat! So I thought the launch of the new blog would be a perfect time to include a few more from our Photobooth! This was one of the conversations everyone was interested in discussing. Most of the girls are offering Photobooth’s to their clients this year. [...]
Continue ReadingMy office is closed this week as I joined the Photogirls for our Second Annual Retreat. This year Jena & Misha planned our retreat along the coast of Oregon. The weather is questionable (we had rain intermixed with HAIL yesterday!) but it is absolutely beautiful out here. We braved the weather yesterday & I’ll post [...]
Continue ReadingWe all know that chemicals are not great for the environment. It’s ironic that so many products made for growing plants and vegetables (which is good for the environment) can contain so many additives are bad for the environment. Adrienne and Scott picked up a book called “Giant Book of Garden Solutions: 1,954 Natural Remedies [...]
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