Get ready, it’s a long one today!  My self-portrait with my twelve year old daughter is where I start my new year. What started out as a creative experiment six years ago became a passion.  Self-portraits are my way of visually documenting the different seasons I walk through as a woman, wife, artist and mom.  […]

Jen here with another First Year post! Today I am sharing with you how I used one of Me Ra’s photo recipes from her book, Your Baby in Pictures, to help me capture my baby and dog together. Now that Logan is able to sit up on her own with no problem, I thought it […]

When we first start taking photos, we focus on having enough light all the time, we aren’t thinking about light AND shadows in photography.  We are tired of having blurred images of our kids running or even playing in the house due to lack of light.  But as we grow and learn how to “freeze […]

Yesterday morning I went for the most beautiful, morning walk before church and had time for capturing Spring photos.  The sun was shining in full glory, and you could already feel the temperature rising to the mid 70’s.  It’s insane weather for this time of year in the Pacific Northwest!  Our neighbor was telling me […]

The Sacramento CONFIDENCE Photography Workshop for women will always be a special weekend.  Brian and I often feel limited to bigger cities with bigger airports so more of you can have access to attending the workshop, whether the flights are cheaper b/c of a bigger airport or there are more friends and family to stay […]

How to Capture a Family Portrait with Baby means aligning the stars step-by-step.  The portrait must flatter mom (got you covered ladies :), shows off dad’s strength and excitement, highlight beautiful baby, and most of all, express a message of LOVE.  Tall order.  How do I do it?   Let me break it down, piece by […]