This maternity session had beautiful skies, warm weather, and a sweet couple waiting to meet their baby girl. Often for maternity shoots I like to ask my couples to bring an ultrasound picture to use for a prop in a few photos.
Read MoreSara and Robert’s maternity session this spring reminded me why I love spring photo sessions. A highlight was when we were walking up the hill to our final location and discovered the hillside was covered in blooming lupines.
Read MoreThe fall colors in Boise were really popping for this maternity session. Fall is really something special in Boise, but it goes by fast!
Read MoreThe evening of this maternity session one of those random Boise summer storms rolled in. The weather app showed it ending before we were scheduled to start and so I was banking on that being the case.
Read MoreOne thing I love about summer shoots in Boise is the beautiful wildflowers that pop up sometimes unexpectedly all over the valley and especially the foothills.
Read MoreCloudy day shoots often turn out to be some of my favorite because they make for such epic skies. This maternity shoot was no exception and Amber and Trevor were so much fun.
Read MoreI had the privilege of meeting Mindy & Cody for their maternity session. They are pregnant with their first baby, a boy. We met out at Lake Lowell in Nampa for their maternity session.
Read MoreI absolutely love doing pregnancy announcement shoots! I love getting to be a part of such an exciting time for a couple or family as they share that they are expecting.
Read MoreThis sweet family is getting ready to welcome their fourth baby and it was an honor to capture this season for them. As soon as we arrived to the location we had picked, it started dumping snow and the wind had picked up.
Read MoreIt is always such a joy to meet first time parents and to capture their joy waiting for their the arrival of their baby. Mitch and Amanda’s session was a cold one, but even the chilly day couldn’t cool off the the warmth exuding from their excitement at meeting their baby boy.
Read MoreEdith and Andrew welcomed a baby boy in early August. For Edith and Andrew’s maternity photos we explored a few different areas of Hulls Gulch in Boise and had the most beautiful golden light and sunset during the session.
Read MoreThis session was such a fun one for me as I got to capture our cousin Becca’s maternity session. They are getting ready to welcome their second baby boy.
Read MoreSpring in Boise is always a welcome change after a LOOOONG cold winter. Spring this year brought a number of maternity and newborn shoots for me and I couldn’t be more thrilled to capture this sweet time for these families.
Read MoreDuring my pregnancy with Asher we had maternity photos taken, and I was really excited to have them done again with this pregnancy and include Asher in the photos. In case you missed all the details about baby #2, we are having a baby boy, due May 9th (Mother’s Day!).
Read MoreWhen Katie contacted me for her maternity session, she had a vision of doing a Christmas themed maternity shoot in the snow and wanted to incorporate her golden retrievers. Her vision was a dream to me as a photographer and I was honored to help make it a reality.
Read MoreFirst off, let me just say that Amanda is such a trooper because I had her hiking all over the foothills for this shoot. I told her my vision for getting some golden hour shots up on the hills at Camel’s Back Park in Boise, but the catch was that she would have to hike up some pretty steep terrain, pregnant, AND in a dress. She shrugged it off and said she was up for the challenge.
Read MoreAfter all the trouble I had getting pregnant, I had a relatively easy and uneventful 9 months of pregnancy. However, I did start having Braxton Hicks contractions as early as about 22 weeks. Around 32 weeks, they were happening pretty regularly, especially in the evenings. Since I’d never had a baby before, I wasn’t sure what the difference would be between true labor contractions and Braxton Hicks.
Read More2019 has been my favorite year for photography so far. I did some pretty fun shoots, from soft grassy meadows, to greenhouse blooms, to sunset beaches, and family living rooms, it has been a year to remember, a year of seeing the business grow and multiply, and seeing my photography skills improve.
Read MoreIt has been a few weeks since we took these pictures, but since little man hasn’t made an appearance yet, I figured it’s not too late to post a few of these bump pics. I thought I felt big at 27 weeks, but now, 8 weeks later that thought makes me laugh.
Read MoreMy husband and I met Jake and Hannah at our church a few months after we got married. That spring our church did a short study on marriage and we found ourselves in a study group with them. I am so grateful we got to know them over the 6 week study because they are now some of our closest friends.
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