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I just can’t! These cuties were gifted this session from their Boise family! Now that is the gift that keeps on giving!! Priceless! Another beautiful family in the tulip fields! My heart belongs in Oregon in April you guys! Between the tulip fields and the coast, we are putting a plan in place to offer […]

Dawson has graduated but not before we finished his fourth and final Season Senior Session. The spring session was capturing Dawson by himself but also with family After the kids graduate it is so hard to get the family all in one place for family portraits so I always recommend an updated family portrait with […]

Our first year in the tulip fields and it was amazing! We will be making this an annual trip, next year we will also offer the Oregon Coast, back to back locations. You in for 2022? It is so stressful to shoot at a new location but I wouldn’t have wanted to try it out […]

Do you know this family? If you are blessed enough to know these beautiful people, you are lucky! Some of the nicest people I have ever met! Honestly, everyone I get to work with are such amazing people! I am lucky!! This family is so busy so we just had to make it work! It […]

Whether your senior portraits are taken in four seasons or one, my biggest recommendation is getting some updated family portraits at the end of the senior session. That is what we did here with Miss Harley and her family. Harley is headed to the Army so who knows when we will be able to update […]

Kind of a cool story. When I booked this super cute little place in Woodburn, OR to stay at during the tulip sessions this year, these awesome lady was the host! She noticed I said it was a work trip and asked if she could spread the word on getting more bookings! Well of course!! […]

Their first time getting professional portraits done! To say I was excited for them, is an understatement! I was honored to be their first experience. I truly believe in my process, holding their hand through all of it, communicating each step of the way and seeing moms face when she saw the images was exactly […]

Can I please get more families in front of my camera with cowboy hats on?? I mean, come on!! How awesome is this family portrait???? I know one of your excuses for not booking family portraits… TIME IS PRECIOUS, SO HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD YOU INVEST WITH ME? Let’s be realistic – not everyone achieves […]

Such an honor to go to this day school and update pictures of these kiddos!! My girls are both in high school and going to this day school gave me a little reminder how little my girls once were. Hard to remember this age. The food on their faces, cute outfits, boogers in the nose, […]

I DON’T CALL MYSELF A GENIUS OFTEN, BUT WHEN I DO, I’M REFERRING TO MY ZONE OF GENIUS. If you’re not familiar with the term “zone of genius,” it’s from the book The Big Leap and it basically means the area of life where I’m at my best – naturally. When I’m in my zone, […]