One of the first things I do for a newborn session is wrap the baby. If there is an older sibling it’s easier for them to handle a wrapped baby, not to mention it keep newborns calm and content, and then I go through my work-flow from there. But there are a lot of other […]

Sizes: Small, Medium, and Large I have a small Wacom intuos pro and a small Wacom intuos. I got the pro first, but when I decided I was more productive if I edited outside of the house I got the small non-pro version and it works just as well. The only tradeoff is on the […]

There are a lot of different lighting scenarios you can use in your newborn photography. Most of the time when you like a photographer’s “style” it has a lot to do with their lighting setup. Most of these lighting styles can also be done with natural window light. The difference is instead of moving the […]

Thank you Quianna for these incredible announcement photos, and Brave and True Designs for our sign! When/How did you find out you were pregnant?   We’ve been trying to get pregnant for 3 years and at this point I was very used to taking pregnancy test, hoping for 2 lines, staring at it for a […]

The Talbott family is getting a new addition! Watch their touching video here about Corey’s journey.  I am so incredibly happy for them cause we had a very similar journey with miscarriage and infertility and I’m about 2 months behind her. I loved doing this gender reveal with Tydus and Ryatt, they are such sweet […]

https://youtu.be/8r_GtDqAWJo Do you ever get distracted working from home? I know I do! This simple setup covers everything you need to edit your photos on location. Whether you just need to get out of the house, don’t have an office space, are traveling, or you’re a wedding photographer and need to get some photos edited […]

Let’s start at the very beginning. When I was helping Bradley (my now husband and then boyfriend) shoot weddings (we don’t do that anymore but that’s for another day). I needed a camera bag. He recommended a shoulder bag so I could easily open it and have all my lenses ready to go. Here are […]

Enter Here… a Rafflecopter giveaway Enter to win a free outdoor maternity or family session. Contest ends June1st at midnight. Winner will be announced via social media the following day. Sessions will be 1 hour at a choice of 3 Monterey locations. Family sessions are limited to immediate family ( 4 people ). Digital images […]

As a newborn photographer it’s pretty safe to say I love babies-all of them, even the skinny bald little nuggets that look like little old men make my heart melt. This is all a given…but you say puppy and I lose my mind-like my heart cannot handle it, and from the overwhelming reaction to my […]