I’m normally not much of a beach person - I grew up boating, jet skiing, and wakeboarding on lakes - but I’ve been dreaming lately of sitting on the beach, reading a book, sipping a fruity drink, and just disconnecting for a while. Thus far it’s only a fantasy bc it’s winter, there’s a pandemic, and we have a baby Soooo not sure when this dream becomes a reality but it relaxes me to think about it! . Hair & makeup: @beautybycarriepurser Prop & fashion stylist: @ginnyau model: @0ohjoy Modeling agency: @dragonflyagency @erichmcvey @thehybridco 
I love this photo of our whole little family partially because it’s a beautiful, perfectly timed photo, and partially because I can see in my mind’s eye all of the outtakes it took to get us there. If you look closely you’ll see the photographer mom who is attempting to perfect every detail while struggling to rely on a tripod and a remote trigger rather than being able to be behind the lens and in control. The easy going dad who bravely puts his foot where I asked him to even though the cat keeps attacking him. The baby who is (at the moment) happily being thrown in the air and then seconds after this shot broke down in a fit of anger bc he decided he was over it and wanted to eat. And last but not least, the angry cat who wants to be with us yet simultaneously wants to be far away from the noisy baby and who compromises by attacking dad’s feet every few seconds. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I think when I print and hang this up on the wall I’ll print the outtake that illustrated the above mentioned real life craziness and put it in the back of the frame just to keep it real! 
Getting back in the creative flow these days and reminiscing on my first @themakerseries shoot with the incredible @thewellsmakery out in Durango, CO. These two are not only insanely talented designers and illustrators, they are also incredible humans and I love love loved getting to capture them in their element! 
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here (extreme understatement) but honestly every time I’d go to post my heart just wasn’t in it with things going on in the world, lots of baby overwhelm going on in our personal world, etc etc etc BUT I wanted to share this gorgeous maternity session that kicked off my year. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I haven’t always been one for maternity sessions or pregnancy imagery in general but since having Roman (and shooting my own maternity session in our tiny apartment on a tripod) I feel differently. These images are hopeful to me and isn’t that what we need right now? I see the hopes and dreams of what parenting will be like, the hopes they have for their baby and what his or her life will be like ... in short, hope for the future. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m a maternity session convert and I hope I get to capture more moments like this in 2021! 
Thinking back today on how much I miss being with friends, surrounded by gorgeous florals, and doing what I love to do. This week in Charleston, SC last August photographing The Foraged Collective workshop for @roadsideblooms planned to a tee by @lukewilsonevents and led by the incredible @sweetrootvillage was wonderful from start to finish and I miss it. I’m thankful for my job and the amazing people it has brought into my life. Looking forward to these times returning.