One year ago today my water broke shortly after I did squats in our living room and ate ghost pepper salsa. I REALLY wanted to meet our son! Sweet Preston has brought joy into our life ever since that day he was born. Today we celebrate his official FIRST birthday! Enjoy all of the mustache […]

Like most photographers, I’ve kept my distance from people and clients which means no photo shoots. Although I only shoot outdoors, I have still been social distancing and refraining from really leaving the house unless it’s an absolute necessity. During this time I am SO thankful for Amazon. If you don’t have an Amazon Prime […]

Q. I am interested in helping the local humane society improve the photos they take of the adoptable dogs. Any tips you can provide would be greatly appreciated. A. I do realize that the volunteers at shelter and rescue organizations may not have the equipment or the time to take the best photos of the […]

As Daylight Saving Time nears, this beautiful evening light will disappear during my available timeframe on weeknights.  To book a Fall session for an upcoming weeknight, I have select dates from 5:30-6:30pm through October 31. I have a few weekend sessions left on Saturday, November 2 only. All sessions for the remainder of the year […]

It seems like just yesterday I was posting my latest pregnancy log. Now here I am with a 6 week old precious baby boy and only 5 weeks left of maternity leave. I’ve been trying to find the time to write a few blog posts – one for new Mommas who need to know the […]

Photography is an art. Photos with multiple pets do not always look great straight out of the camera and I always edit images before releasing galleries to clients. These three senior dogs were all very energetic and kept on leash to maintain more control. There were even live ducks walking around behind me in this […]

Here we are for log #3!  I feel I am super close to the end – I went into labor at 38 weeks with my first, but I feel this time will be even sooner. This boy is running out of room (or womb!) for sure. Cravings: My red grapes craving has subsided and been […]

Many of you saw my recent post about Micalla Rettinger and how her life was tragically taken when a stray bullet shot through her car window on a highway near Waterloo. The family’s beloved dog Charlie (pictured in this photo) crossed the rainbow bridge to join Micalla yesterday.  It’s clear that Micalla needed Charlie with […]

It’s so easy to get wrapped up in daily life chaos. Working a full time day job, juggling photo shoots after work,  pregnancy, training a new puppy, comforting a terrible twos toddler. The list goes on. But there is nothing like a wake up call when you hear about someone’s tragic loss – especially when […]

Here we are for log #2! I am around 6 months pregnant now and counting down the weeks (OK, minutes) until I am due. I will be 100% honest and say I am not a pleasant pregnant person. I am much more excited to meet our baby boy and experience all things newborn versus carrying […]