Enjoy reading a little from our 30-Over-30 Photoshoot Interview with Dana! After Dana (from Beaumont, TX) had her royalty-themed photoshoot in March, I couldn’t wait to share her thoughts in this interview! She is exquisite person, with a heart of gold, and I’m in love with the portraits we made together. The Interview AK: Dana, […]

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!

“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 […]

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

PLUS a cheeky bonus reason at the very end…

One of my favorite things is getting to photograph families not once, but multiple times, as they grow and evolve into legacies….

Preparing for a family portrait is not for the faint of heart. If you done it even once, you know this. It’s not as easy as it looks, is it? Especially if you, mom, or dad, are the ones with the nice camera on a tripod with a timer, trying to get everyone to look AT THE SAME TIME!? HOW HARD CAN IT BE, RIGHT?

You have booked your session. CONGRATULATIONS. You are about to experience a completely custom, unique-to-you makeover and photoshoot to create gorgeous fine art portraits that show you off to the world!

So… now what?

Now….. you prepare. Just a few things to do as you get ready for your big day! 

I was sure she would say no, but I had to try, so I asked if she would model for me and to my astonishment and delight she said yes in the prettiest English accent I’ve ever heard. 

“There’s a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begin.”