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…
Sometimes a child charms you. You show up at just the right time and they are just delighted by you, the camera, the attention, and they shine. That’s what happened when I arrived at the apartment Hal lives in with his two dads. Don’t get me wrong, I love the challenge of warming up a…
You first saw a glimpse of this family in my post introducing my series on Los Angeles LGBTQ family photography. I love the range of emotions that came out in this session and that they elicit in me when I look at these photographs. The ones of Amanda nursing her son are some of my…
Shortly after I launched this site, my sister posted this on her FB page – When I was a little kid my sister used to dress me up using the copious amounts of dress up clothes my mother kept for us, I would add about 20 more necklaces, and she would pose me in the…
Mary met me at the door with her baby in her arms. The little girl’s bright, inquisitive eyes were the first thing I noticed. I always go into a session with certain ideas of what is important to me to capture, but then also love discovering unique aspects of a family to record as well. …
The dog is the first to greet me, and she’s clearly a part of the family. She checks me out to make sure this stranger with the big camera is safe to have around the baby and then flops down at my feet for a belly rub. I always laugh when people mention they have…
I have written so much about this shoot for other blogs, that I’m going to keep it really simple here at my own. Let me just say – I loved this shoot. I loved the warmth and activity and laughter, and I love Sarah and Jean Michel. I am truly honored that two publications that…
Why is starting always so difficult? I’ve had too many ideas for my first blog post – that I’d introduce myself a bit more fully, talk more about how my time in front of the camera has influenced my style and methods behind the camera, or maybe just a post full of gorgeous photographs of…