Why would you get 10 year anniversary portraits? When I sit down for a new client consultation, I always ask some variation of, “When was the last time you had professional portraits done”? The response is often, “We haven’t had professional portraits since we got married.” It sounds surprising, but think about it – is […]

In this brief video I share my #1 tip for styling children !Now, if you’re going for a very fashion/avant garde look, or a themed portrait, this may not apply – but when you’re trying to style your children for a “Forever” portrait for the wall, and you want to go classic, start here!

Garrett & Shayli Hill of Georgetown give a look into their luxury portrait experience To say that creating luxury family portraits for Shayli and Garrett was “fun” would be an understatement! These two have quickly become one of Georgetown’s beloved couples. Describing them as impossibly cool, and ridiculously attractive only scratches the surface! They are […]

Did you know that newborn portraits are “supposed” to happen before baby is 7-10 days old? Of course, that’s a challenge because those first 7 days just seem like 2 reeeaally long days, and before you blink they’re over and it’s hard to prioritize anything when you are as exhausted as a mother. This little […]

“I try to feel my own edges in thelow light. I send my mind to theouter edges of me — where do I end?I send myself to my innermost edges,and I see that in both directions I am infinite.” ― Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood Beautiful, beautiful L and her precious little family right […]

At the onset of COVID-19, when we saw what was going to happen and just had a few days to prepare, K contacted me about doing a portrait with her husband. He was in a care facility because of health issues, and they were no longer going to be allowing her to visit him.

Lauren is the patient, wise, gentle mom we all aspire to be when we have our first little.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, friends! 

Despite setbacks and cancellations we got most of the gang into the photo this year right before Christmas…

Megan said this to me afterwards:

You made me feel really pretty, Anna… I haven’t felt that in a long time. I’m serious, I cried. You really blew my mind! I love my photos, I will cherish them always.