Photographer | Documentary Filmmaker
Your home expresses your personality. Along with wearing your favorite outfit, your home-style living compliments your portrait unlike a studio that uses generic settings. If you have decor that fits your personality or have family heirlooms you want to blend into your portrait, this is the most ideal way to capture your portrait is through a ...
Capturing Moments Between Loved Ones Of course I love taking pictures, but is much more to than just snapping the shutter. I love catching authentic moments with the ones you love. I love capturing moments that are not planned but truly candid expressions of love. As you can see here with special bond Joe and Pat ...
I enjoy the chaos of family interactions, candid moments and fleeting light. It may seem stressful to some to witness, but I thrive in this experience. You might be concerned about how things are going, but your goal is to have a fun family session. So how do you know if things are going well? ...
Family Home Sessions Families know how difficult it can be to pack up children for any type of excursion, let alone to get to a studio on time. Orchestrating the clothes, the hair all the different needs to get into the car feels like trying to herd cats and you are more stressed than you would ...
Photographing Parents When it comes to hiring a professional photographer, many people invest in their newborn baby, especially in the first 48 hours, followed by senior high school portrait, weddings and family sessions. Church or commercial studio sessions have been popular formats for family sessions for years. Now in the digital age, more lifestyle sessions are ...
Anytime of Year Works to Capture a Family Portrait But how do you decide when to book in advance? This weekend we had a beautiful snowfall that looked like a winter wonderland. It was the kind of snowfall perfects for a family photo with the snow blanketing the tree limbs and the temperatures were still reasonable. But ...
Winter is a Perfect Time for Recording If you are recording a relative on family history, you might think the holiday times would be the best time for documentation. This would be especially true, if you are traveling long distance for a visit, but have you thought about the chaos of the holiday schedule? There is ...
Holiday Rituals Since 1992, my best friend from college and I have visited each other at Christmas time alternating between her hometown of Lexington, Kentucky and my hometown of northern Kentucky. For the geographically challenged, Cincinnati. We graduated from Western Kentucky that year and we were uncertain about our future. In 1993, she landed in New York ...
Frames, Floats and Gallery Wraps These are some of the traditional ways to hang your family photos. But if you are looking for more creative ways on a budget to display your photos, check out my Pinterest page where you can see unique display options including: door frames, string, clips, lights and painted tree branches. But ...
Photo Albums Last Lifetime As I mentioned last week about photo prints, they are heirlooms to the pass. Photo albums are a better gift than sharing a hard-drive. Plus, the way we deliver images changes faster than anyone can keep with up. This puts your family photo archive at risk of not being accessible down the ...
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