Mini Sessions are for families with kids that really can’t last longer than 10 or 20 minutes. Mini Sessions are for young babies that can’t be out in the cold longer than 10 or 20 minutes. And it turns out, Mini Sessions are for some other thing...

Do you ever take time to think about how perfectly all the pieces of your life needed to fall into place in order for you to even meet your significant other? You all know mine and Caleb’s story (maybe you don’t but that’s an idea for another blog...

Guys. This is one of my favorite families. And when you see the photos at the very bottom, you will know why. Their love for each other will reach out of their smiles through your computer screen and capture your heart. (aweeeeee) If you kn...

One of my favorite parts of being a photographer is the pleasure of seeing the same people year after year and creating real relationships with them! I LOVE my families that come to me every year and give me the opportunity to watch their kids grow u...

I watched fall turn into winter from the other side of the country this year. I arrived in Spokane, Washington with bright leaves covering all the trees… and pretty pine trees of course. It was the best of both worlds. I left Buffalo during the pea...

Everyone has a fake cousin or two right? Or maybe a fake aunt or uncle? Your families are close enough that you might as well be family and as kids you didn’t know otherwise. You grew up not thinking anything about this and then one day you find out ...

One day I brought the idea of mini sessions up to Caleb with a problem I needed to fix. I didn't like the quick five minute transition in which I have to say goodbye to one family, and greet the other in time to start a new session. I had no time to ...

At first, we struggled to match schedules. This girl is very involved in things at school, and is on the volleyball team. Practice lets out after sunset! We couldn’t find a day for her senior pictures, until Columbus Day! No school! But there was one...

Matt and Autumn met at the same college I went to (briefly... but I still went!). They both attended Houghton College. Matt transferred in and Autumn began there fresh out of high school. Currently, Autumn is in her final year, preparing to graduat...

I love photographing seniors. Why? Because I get to spend the whole evening with just one person! Learning about one person and creating an actual connection with very little distractions. I enjoy having conversations with these kids as they are p...