Category Archives: my life

i have no idea what this is about…

I am offically done with my “summer” sessions (woohoo!) and am taking a self-imposed three-week break to get caught up and have a little mental vacation before the craziness of the fall season starts. Don’t worry, I have enough to blog about for the next five years, so that will continue. If you are considering fall photos, now...

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our happy place

I’m battling a mad case of writer’s block today. Like type a sentence, delete the whole thing, repeat. Times 1,000. My mental energy is drained and is seriously running on fumes. But instead of continuing to stare at my blank screen, I am moving forward. Moving forward to respond to those long-overlooked e-mails, straighten the clutter that has been piling...

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the weirdo behind the camera

During each photography session, I do my best to tune into the personality of that particular client. Although there are many common connections that my clients have, I am constantly amazed at the individuality and interests that each of them bring to their shoot. On Sunday I had a wonderful maternity session with a sweet family. As I was...

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rural daydreaming

Yesterday I drove up through the northern half of Alabama to spend a day with my family on the lake. It is a trip I have made many times before,  but I missed my turn without realizing it and was forced to rely on GPS to navigate me through the rural countryside. It was a beautiful blue-sky day, and...

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#3… check!

When I first entertained the thought of beginning my blog, I set some rules. Rule #1 was that I WAS GOING TO BLOG. There is nothing more frustrating to me than following a blog that is never updated. Rule #2 was that I was going to blog CONSISTENTLY. And so I began. From that day...

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