This past weekend I had the pleasure of photographing a book signing event for the fabulous photographers Kahran and Regis Bethencourt of CreativeSoul Photo. This event marks the release of their second book, The Me I Choose To Be.  This second book is a children’s book and the signing was held at Brave and Kind Bookshop […]

The holidays are coming! Now is the time to start preparing for the holidays. Halloween just ended so now we have to get ready for Thanksgiving. I don’t know about you but I’m not one of those people who jump from Halloween directly into Christmas. I feel like that is cheating. Besides, Thanksgiving is my […]

This year is just flying by! I can’t believe that it’s already October! What I can believe is that there are Christmas decorations in stores and we haven’t even had Halloween or Thanksgiving yet. Ugh! I don’t know about you but that really annoys me. Anyway, that is a topic for another day. Being that […]

Like with anything, there are things that you need to know in order to succeed. Some are secrets. Some are little known facts. Some are just rules. Whatever you call them, they are something you should know if you want to get it right. Photography is one of those things. Photography has rules and secrets […]

First off, I hope you all had a fabulous Labor Day. I know I did. I wish I could say that I relaxed all day but that is not the case. Saturday I had a client, which is what this post is about and after that, I went to my best friend’s birthday cookout. One […]

As I have stated before, somewhere, even though I specialize in children’s portraits, I am a portrait photographer at my core. I love photographing people. I love the energy exchange during the session and the collaborative nature of them. Normally, when I do photograph adults, it is either for headshots/branding or of parents with their […]

If you’ve been following my blog, then you already know that this month my husband and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. Yay us! To be honest, time has really flown by, so I guess that’s a good thing. If it felt like it was dragging by, then I don’t think that would be a […]

Being an entrepreneur and a creative has its own set of challenges. One of those challenges is making sure you have enough paying clients to not only keep yourself in business but being able to pay your own bills. Another challenge is how to address people when they ask, “Why are you so expensive?” To […]

So, what’s the big deal about having a specialty? Don’t all photographers know how to photograph any and everything? The short answer is yes but there’s much more to it than that. Most people who are looking for a photographer believe that even though there are only photos of babies and children on a website […]

Well, we are in full swing of summer. It’s hot, the kids are out of school, and oh, did I say it was hot? Being that the kids are out of school that makes this is one of the best times to have family photos taken or at least photos of the kids. You’re probably […]