How To Create Fall Themed Brand Photography in Phoenix We don’t have rows of orange and yellow and red trees, chilly afternoons, or piles of leaves waiting for us in September. And honestly, pretending we’re in Vermont while it’s still over 90 degrees outside usually feels a little ridiculous. For the quarterly fall issue of […]

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, […]

I shoot in A LOT of studios around the Phoenix Valley. And they are absolutely NOT all the same. After nearly 20 years of photographing people, I care about way more than whether a studio is “pretty.” I want to know: What direction do the windows face? What does the light do at 9am versus […]

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 […]