What is the best time of day for family photos? I definitely don’t suggest mid-morning sessions to clients because I like waking up early.  Until a few years ago I was a night owl and my most productive hours were between 8 pm and 2 am.  It was also a miracle if I got out […]

Documentary Family Photography.  I want to start by saying the most important thing learned from this trip was empathy. This is hard for everyone and a little bit of grace + understanding can go a long way right now. On Friday I hopped on a plane to head to State College for a Day in […]

Dallas Family Photographer. Families that hire me to document their life in Dallas are not considered travel sessions, because I still consider it home.  It is one of the few locations I will book Fresh 48 clients outside Colorado.  I am from Dallas and the majority of my family (both sides) still live in DFW […]

Los Angeles Family Photographer.  Y’all know I love to travel, so it is amazing when fellow photographers outside Colorado stumble across my work and contact me to document their family.  While I am not an actual Los Angeles Family Photographer, I told Tanya I would LOVE to come photograph her family.  I brought Chloe and […]

Phoenix Documentary Family Photography – Happy Birthday to you (Megan). In my house, James, Chloe, and I, all celebrate our birthdays in a two-week span.  There is a lot of singing Happy Birthday, birthday cupcakes, and usually swimming.  I know swimming is a bit odd, but since all of our birthdays are during summer we […]

Detroit Family Photographer. So a client made me cry today, on the very last day of the year and decade. 10 years ago I was in severe pain from my gallbladder surgery, popping pain pills like candy because I didn’t know I was pregnant with Chloe.  When I told James I was pregnant I was […]