Sunlit Clovers and Dumb Luck

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She zig zagged through the strip of dead grass alongside our house as the sun was setting behind her, looking for dandelions. I was squinting, trying to keep her in my sight and make sure she didn’t run into the neighbor’s yard and mess with some tools they had stacked against their house. Ugh. The [...]

She’s A Force

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“A squirrel, a squirrel! Dere!” she pointed. She followed it with her eyes, traced it with her fingers on the window. She squealed. She demanded that I look. There was a time not so long ago… or was it? Time is twisty and spiraling when you’re a parent, never a straight line. There was a [...]

Calling All Birth Junkies, Baby Junkies, and Photography Enthusiasts

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Voting is on for the 2012 International Association of Professional Birth Photographers Image Of The Year. And let me tell you, the competition is fierce. Well, as “fierce” as sweet newborns and loving dads and hard working moms can get. Just look at this year’s images and tell me you they don’t make you feel [...]

Fall Fields, Photographing Friends, And Do You Believe In Orbs?

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I’ve been terrible with taking pictures of us and our life lately. I keep meaning to make it a priority (and I’m actually hoping to take our holiday pictures today), but I’ve felt so blah about it all. In such a rut. I’ve had the opportunity to take pictures for several friends in the last [...]