Phoenix Halloween Mini Sessions Why Halloween Became Their Family Tradition Every family has their thing. Maybe it’s matching pajamas and Christmas cards or it’s a trip to the pumpkin patch every October. For Amanda and her daughter, Rayla, Halloween has always been the holiday. I’ve been photographing this family for well over a decade. Long […]

3 Smart Practices for Batching Brand Content When Danielle launched her editorial magazine, XO Sweet Dee, she committed to creating an original publication filled with recipes, fashion, styling, and her wonderfully over-the-top ideas. That also meant she needed a LOT of original photography. We were fully, 100% into this! Her launch shoot was short, sweet, […]

5 Reasons to Book Standalone Holiday Sessions If you’ve followed me for a while, you know how much I love holiday mini sessions. They’re one of my favorite traditions every year, and for so many families they’re the perfect fit. But they’re not the right fit for everyone. Every holiday season, I have a handful […]

My Reputation Era: 45 Years Older & Ever Wiser Turning 45 had me reflecting on Taylor Swift’s Reputation album, twenty years in business, boundaries, becoming, and the reputation we’re actually trying to build. Happy 45th Birthday to Me Happy 45th Birthday to myself & I’m leaning hard into my Reputation era. Every year for my […]

Welcome to Phoenix: Amilia’s 1989-Inspired Birthday Shoot Welcome to Phoenix, Amilia! Just like that, the little girl I first photographed at ten months old is eleven. After an entire decade of annual birthday shoots, Amilia has plenty of experience bringing her own ideas into the planning—and this year, she wanted the city. At the time, […]

A Decade of Amilia: Why You Should Book Annual Birthday Shoots It’s another Amilia photoshoot—but this one officially marks an entire decade together. I first photographed Amilia when she was only ten months old. Since then, her mom has booked a birthday shoot every year. We now have ten years of photographs showing not only […]