Moms….I can’t stress to you enough how important it is to get in the frame with your children. Amongst our many roles as mothers, one is the documentarian of the household, which means that there are very few photos of YOU in them. We are such an important part of our children’s lives, yet we often have very little photographic evidence of that relationship. A motherhood or family session can finally give you those photos with your children that you will both cherish for years to come.

I am so excited to announce my Spring lineup of mini sessions. I offer Spring sessions annually and these sets are perfect for a wide array of occasions. This year, I am offering two different sets, both of which are bohemian inspired and are perfect to capture a multitude of milestones.

The first set is definitely the more bohemian influenced of the two sets. It features a brick wall adorned with macrame hangings. Vines of potted green plants and an array of textures such as a rattan chair, jute rugs, and crochet blankets complete the set. The set can be used for updated portraits of your children, for a mommy and me photoshoot, a maternity session, six month milestone session, Easter portraits, Valentine’s day portraits, for a birthday, or even for Communion photos. I absolutely love the images and plan on using these images to commemorate my youngest daughter’s sixth birthday.

The holidays have come and gone and we are now in the depth of Winter. Even though we still have quite a few weeks to go, I am choosing to look at the bright side of the situation; for example, the weather has been very mild lately, the days are getting longer and Spring is right around the corner.

I have added a Spring set to my studio that will be available on select days this Spring. The design is a gorgeous white rustic set with subtle accents of greens and florals. It is super versatile and will work for a multitude of occasions. The white and floral backdrop is perfect for Communions. The bright, modern and neutral look provides a great opportunity to simply update your photos of your children for Easter or to use as gifts for Mother’s Day. It is also large enough to accommodate maternity sessions and mother and child sessions.

Those of you who follow me know that I often stress the importance of having your family photos taken. I don’t say this only because I want you to hire me, but I say it because I truly believe it. Our children grow so quickly and as they do, the nature of our family evolves as well. It is is important to document that change for your children and for yourself. Even though I take tons of professional images of my children, there are very few that show the dynamic of our family interacting as a whole and even fewer that include me, which is why I hire a photographer annually to capture our family.

As many of you know, I offer mother and child sessions each year. These are my favorite sessions to offer because I personally know how hard it is to get out from behind our cameras and get into those photos with our children. As mothers, one of our many roles is to be the documentarian for the family and, consequently, we become an invisible presence in the annals of our children’s lives. I offer the motherhood sessions because I want every mom to have an opportunity to be photographed with her children. I know that having photos taken of you with your children is something you will never regret doing and years from now, you and your children will both be thankful to have these photos. After all, they are only little once.

Pregnancy is such a special time in a woman's life and although it is draining, it is also a time when women look absolutely breathtaking. At the time, those few months may feel like they last forever, but long after your baby is born, you will realize that all went by in the blink of an eye.  

To encourage my newborn clients to capture their pregnancy, I offer them the option to add on a maternity mini session.  It is important to capture this time and my goal wit these sessions is to show mom just how gorgeous she is.  I want moms to look back at their maternity photos and realize how beautiful they looked and how special that time truly was.

t is no secret that I love to capture moms with their babies, which is why each year I offer my Motherhood session in the Spring. I focus this session on capturing images of mom interacting with their children in a natural and relaxed way. 

This recent session was a thoughtful gift from my client's husband for Mother's Day.  I can't think of a more meaningful and lasting gift to give a mother. The night of the session was the most perfect night.  The weather was warm and the soft golden light from the sunset was spectacular. 

I am excited to announce my winter limited edition indoor sessions. Although it is freezing outside, my winter session has the look and feel of a Spring day.  This is not a standard mini session, but rather a special and limited session that I will offer on select days this winter.  The set is a gorgeous glowing white set with a beautiful canopy tent adorned with pretty cherry blossoms and floral vines. When I originally came up with this idea for the set, I had the idea of offering it as an opportunity for moms to get pictures of themselves with their children and offering it only as a  mommy and me session; however, once I built the set, I realized this would work for a mini birthday session, a six month sitter session, Valentine's Day photos, or even for beautiful and natural maternity photos. Like most of my studio work, the set has a very natural, classic, and simple look, which will allow me to create timeless images that capture your relationship with your children and your natural beauty. 

There is nothing quite like spending time with an old friend, especially when you get to share that time with your children.  My friend Laura recently visited from North Carolina.  Laura and I were college friends and lived a town away from each other post college.  Laura moved to North Carolina about 15 years ago and this was only the third time we have seen each other in those years. Laura is one of those friends that no matter how much time passes, it feels like it was just yesterday that we were together.  I always laugh when I am with her.    

I have been busy editing my  Mother and Child Sessions.  I had so much fun photographing moms and their little ones.    Every mother has a different and special relationship with her children and it is such an honor to be able to document that bond for moms.  This recent session was an absolute blast. Not only were mom and her daughter beauties, but they were so much fun!   Little Miss A has such a sweet and charming personality and was an absolute delight... 

There is only one thing I love more than photographing moms and their babies and that is photographing a pregnant mom.  Even though most of them will disagree with you, expecting women are simply radiant. There is not doubt that pregnancy is exhausting, especially when you already have an active toddler, but it is such a special time in life and one that deserves to be documented.  

If you are anything like me, you are elated that the warm Spring weather is finally here;   I feel completely rejuvenated and have been spending as much time outside as possible, which includes photographing gorgeous families outdoors again.  Recently, I have been busy photographing moms and their babies for their Mother and Child Sessions.  I love these sessions so much because there is nothing more beautiful than the bond between a mother and her child and I think every mom deserves to have her photographs taken with her babies.   Because no two families have the same energy and dynamic, each of these sessions has been unique and exciting for me and I love learning about each of the families I photograph.