How to Choose Outfits for Family Photos

How to Choose Outfits for Family Photos

One of the most common questions I get from clients is: What should we wear for our session? Great question! What you wear really does affect the overall look and feel of your photos. The right outfits can tie everything together visually, complement the setting,...
Headshot Mini Session Fundraiser

Headshot Mini Session Fundraiser

If you’re ready to refresh your headshot, consider this your nudge! Our family has been part of the Northwest Cary YMCA since it first opened. We’ve done just about everything from youth soccer and summer camp to childcare and personal training. It’s been such a...
Prompts and Poses

Prompts and Poses

When I first started learning photography, I asked my friends if I could photograph their families so I could test run my technical skills. What I got instead was a crash course in directing. Turns out, understanding composition, light, and camera settings was only...
I’m just a tad Type A

I’m just a tad Type A

I’m a full-blown, color-coded-calendar, always-early, backup-for-my-backup Type A personality. And honestly? That’s exactly what you want in a photographer. When I show up to a session, I don’t just bring gear, I bring a rolling photo fortress. Every camera I shoot...
Fast Friends

Fast Friends

Your photographer is like a brief bestie—there to hype you up, crack a joke, place you in the most flattering light, free that little hair getting stuck in your eyelashes, and shoot your best angles. Hopefully this year that photographer will be me! So, if we’re going...