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November 20, 2017

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 […]

When we wrapped up the Townsley family’s mini session, Annaliese told me they had never had family photos taken! I was shocked! Mostly because they are adorable and were a breeze to photograph. But, to be honest, it was a bit of fresh air. These days it seems like family photos are a dime a […]

Does anyone else feel like they blinked and summer passed? It seems like just a few days ago that I was celebrating the Fourth of July and scalloping in the Crystal River with my BFF’s… but this morning when I woke up, the calendar read November 1st. Really, where did the time go? I will […]