You may remember this sweet baby girl from her newborn portraits — but if not, I’m more than happy to introduce you to her now, 6 months old and already hamming it up for the camera! It was a hot and sunny summer morning when I headed back into her adorable nursery to catch up and […]

You may remember this sweet baby girl from her newborn portraits — but if not, I’m more than happy to introduce you to her now, 6 months old and already hamming it up for the camera! It was a hot and sunny summer morning when I headed back into her adorable nursery to catch up and […]

At first, the morning was so still and calm, it hardly looked as if we were on the edge of the Atlantic — and I’m not going to lie, the otherworldly sunrise made me think of Star Wars and the desert planet Tatooine. Waking up early for this sunrise was well worth it! I promise, this […]

At first, the morning was so still and calm, it hardly looked as if we were on the edge of the Atlantic — and I’m not going to lie, the otherworldly sunrise made me think of Star Wars and the desert planet Tatooine. Waking up early for this sunrise was well worth it! I promise, this […]

Barely two weeks new, this little man was already a pro at handling his big brothers by the time we took his newborn portraits. He’d already learned to sleep through the sounds of their playing. He’d already learned they were a lot more interested in goofing off — you know, being boys — than in […]

Barely two weeks new, this little man was already a pro at handling his big brothers by the time we took his newborn portraits. He’d already learned to sleep through the sounds of their playing. He’d already learned they were a lot more interested in goofing off — you know, being boys — than in […]

This is Part 3 of a 3-part series, An Adoption Story. To start the story from the beginning, click here. On their first morning as a family, there was yet another new experience: Eileen and I realized this was very likely their son’s first time inside a restaurant. He was completely unfazed. He had slept quite […]

This is Part 3 of a 3-part series, An Adoption Story. To start the story from the beginning, click here. On their first morning as a family, there was yet another new experience: Eileen and I realized this was very likely their son’s first time inside a restaurant. He was completely unfazed. He had slept quite […]

This is Part 2 of a 3-part series, An Adoption Story. To start the story from the beginning, click here. I’ve been with families on the mornings when they go to the hospital for their children to be born, and now I’ve been with a family on the day they went to an adoption center to […]

This is Part 2 of a 3-part series, An Adoption Story. To start the story from the beginning, click here. I’ve been with families on the mornings when they go to the hospital for their children to be born, and now I’ve been with a family on the day they went to an adoption center to […]

The bad thing about sunrise portrait sessions is waking up long before dawn. But that is the only bad thing about sunrise portrait sessions. Between the almost-empty beach, the beautiful pastel colors of the sand and sky, and the sun peeking up out the ocean, sunrise is pretty hard to beat. Throw in a cute family relaxing on […]

The bad thing about sunrise portrait sessions is waking up long before dawn. But that is the only bad thing about sunrise portrait sessions. Between the almost-empty beach, the beautiful pastel colors of the sand and sky, and the sun peeking up out the ocean, sunrise is pretty hard to beat. Throw in a cute family relaxing on […]