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December 1, 2017

Ahhh, so many special posts these days!! Amanda was my college roommate and remains one of my closest friends. A couple of years ago, she and her husband moved to Atlanta and while I was sad to see them go, it has been a great joy to watch their lives flourish since moving. Amanda is […]

Photographing my family is always such a treat. Haley is my first cousin, but more far more like my older sister. My mom often says that when I was little, I was Haley’s real life baby doll. She carried me around on her hip, played dress up and taught school (I’m sure I was a […]

It’s a good day when clients become friends and introduce you to a new (to you) part of your home state. Bonnie and John, you are lovely together. Thank you for letting me tag along to your morning at the beach. Here’s what I saw on the most beautiful morning at Fort Desoto Park in […]

Referrals clients are always the best clients. I met the Ranjbari family through the Cortese’s earlier this year, when Jessica contacted me to photograph her son Rowan at 1 year old! “He is the happiest baby” – she told me. Well, he wasn’t that day… check out this post for proof. But, y’all know me..the […]

It is always such a joy to photograph my family. Shawn & Mary-Margaret were the subject of my first ever engagement session! I have a photo from that session hanging above my computer as a reminder of where I started. My style has changed quite a lot since then, but I cherish those images. In […]