Magical Christmas Photos

I had so much fun with this setup! The kids were cozy in their pjs, they read a Christmas book, and rolled around on the floor being silly. I love that I was able to capture genuine smiles and silliness. In the above photo, I added a little snow in Photoshop! I love it, because the book cover had snow on it already, and now it looks like his imagination was brought to life!

I didn’t do any Christmas/winter themed photos this year as I was up to my eyeballs in house projects, but this is something I’d love to revisit if there is ever any interest!

In the book photos, I added a little magic to make it playful! Kids love this edit! I played around with the kids holding a small light behind the book as I photographed, and then I aligned a magical overlay. I love the results!

I had a little fun here changing it up and making it look like a drawing. There was so much red in the photo, so this edit really makes Santa in the window stand out.

I look forward to taking Christmas-themed photos in the future! Always feel free to reach out on the website here if you have a Christmas photo idea or something you’d like to capture for a Christmas card!

Williams Boys

I photographed these handsome brothers at an apple orchard. Their personalities really shine through in this photo! I love how striking the photo is in black and white and how it looks printed on canvas and hung in their home.

I had the opportunity to photograph them another time as well for school photos, as they were homeschooled at the time. It was chilly, but they were troopers!

I took a variety of close-ups and full length photos, but these are some of my favorites.

Photography with Vintage Vibes

There is nothing better than getting my boys out in nature to just GO! It is a freeing experience to leave all the structured activities and technology behind for an adventure in nature. To go where the earth is beneath their bare feet, and where imaginations can run wild! It’s something we try to do as often as we can. My favorite way to photograph children is to follow them around while they play outside. It brings out a side of them that is so carefree, curious and fun!

Knox’s clothing really brings a vintage vibe to these photos, reminding me of a time in history when life was much more simple.

I’ve always admired vintage clothing. My favorite decade of clothing is probably the 40’s. So classy! Someday - maybe in another stage of life - I would love to photograph people in authentic vintage clothing! It won’t be my focus for now, but aways feel free to reach out if you have an amazing vintage outfit or hat that is just begging to be photographed!

If you are looking for a photographer for a childhood adventure, don’t hesitate to reach out here!

Newborn Delaney and Big Sister Elliot

Photography has always been a love of mine starting as a young teenager with a 35mm film camera my parents let me use.

While it’s not something I regularly do, or something I want to pursue full time, I occasionally will photograph newborns. When I had my first son, I realized how much I love newborn photography. As a more introverted-leaning person by nature, but also someone who is very comfortable with babies and children, I found that newborn and child photography was the perfect little niche for me! The babies didn’t need me to be a smooth conversationalist (good thing lol)! They just wanted a warm room, soothing music and some snuggles before being put in a cozy prop to sleep (I’m not going to lie, it’s not always that easy), and toddlers and small children were put at ease with just a little bit of silliness…and I always bring snacks! I love the planning - putting together colors and wraps and props - and then photographing those precious little faces!

These are some of the pictures from a photoshoot I did a couple of years ago. She was the sweetest baby!

Big sister Ellie was a cute as can be with those gorgeous blue eyes!

I almost always design a birth announcement after a newborn photoshoot, so the parents can print them as a card, or post the picture on social media or send it in an email or text to family and friends.

Family Cookbook and 90th Birthday Apron

About 10 years ago, the day before I went into labor with my second son, we got my Grandma’s “labor of love” sent off to the printer! She had compiled a family cookbook full of family recipes, history and photos. I was able to design the inside and outside covers and the divider pages for the cookbook.

The photos on the front and back cover are of my grandma when she was a little girl. She loves to cook and she loves to talk on the phone, so the photos were the perfect representation of her. The photo I scanned for the front cover had been hand-colorized many years ago, and I was able to scan the black and white photo on the back cover and colorize it to match.

A few years ago, I was able to take these photos of my Grandma with her cookbook. They are special photos I will cherish always.

This past June, we had a 90th birthday party for her and I was able to get some aprons made in her honor using the same artwork, but adding the words “90 Years of Love and Laughter.”