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.
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…
Years, they always feel so fast! I want to slow things down a bit before I dive full force into the new one. January We made a movie! Watch it. It’s six minutes of joy. https://vimeo.com/254722451 February My photograph placed 4th in the international photography competition The Documentary Family Awards. Judged by some of my…
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…
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…
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…
Can we talk about joy for a minute? Unbridled, bare feet in the sand, flying through the air on a carnival ride, joy? We don’t do enough of it, but we were lucky enough to spend a day in December with visiting family at the Santa Monica Pier and I just can’t keep the photographs…