Those first hazy days home with a newborn – there’s such a gentleness to it. The whole family inside this bubble of new life, new roles, new love. I was so honored to be invited in to this light filled home to capture the Drakes first few days as a family of four. Here are the snuggles and the antics of that morning.
There are really no, “what should we do now?” moments in a family documentary session with a two year old. Kids always lead the way. They haven’t learned yet to be shy of the camera, and more importantly, they have a natural drive to play and nothing gets in the way of that. Being with…
Spend enough time around babies and little kids, and you definitely start understanding the term, “old soul”. Some babies just have a look in their eye of wisdom and understanding far beyond their years. That is certainly how I felt about this little guy. His parents were hanging out and he was along for the…
I always mourn the loss of the long days of summer when we shift to fall and evening starts to creep up earlier and earlier. I think it’s left over from growing up in the northeast, where the end of those long days meant real cold was coming. But I have to admit, as a…
A family trip to Disneyland is a big deal. A plan it months ahead of time, squeals of delight from the kids at the announcement, leave you exhausted and happy at the end of it kind of a big deal. So you should have something to look back on other than just some slightly crushed…
Jamie and Emily carried their son to the bed and the two dogs were only moments behind them. The little dogs immediately situated themselves between the humans and my camera and proceeded to make hilarious faces at me, like the two grumpy old men in The Muppet Show, which led to some of my favorite…
Let’s talk about babies, ok? Brand new, fresh to the world, beautiful little creatures. Let’s look at the exhaustion and wonder and euphoria of the dizzying change that happens when people are suddenly parents with a tiny person to learn to take care of. I absolutely adore photographing fresh 48s – sessions taken within the…