’ve done a lot of location scouting for photoshoots, and I always offer location ideas and options for my clients, but in this case my client Alyse did some scouting beforehand and found this perfect little patch of Queen Anne’s lace for the session.
Read MoreThis past summer I photographed a handful of lifestyle newborn session outdoors and I fell in love! When the weather is warm and nice, this is a beautiful option. This session we almost got rained out, but after we bumped the time, we were able to work around the rain.
Read MoreWe started off George’s newborn shoot with some shots of his twin sisters. They were so excited to show me their room and their stuffed animals, and so I took the opportunity to take some shots of them in their room.
Read MoreMaternity photos are among my favorite to capture because I truly believe there is nothing or no one more beautiful than a pregnant mama. This session in particular was one of my favorites because I got to capture my husband, Brian’s, cousin JulieAnne.
Read MoreFor Hailei’s senior portrait session, we started in the foothills where we found some wild sunflowers. After a short hike, we found a view of the mountains to the north. Even though it was a bit smokey that day, it still made for an interesting vantage point.
Read MoreWhen Amanda contacted me for newborn photography and told me she had just had their FOURTH GIRL I was thrilled. As a boy mama, it is so fun for me to meet families with girls. Baby Avilee was so adorable and her older sisters were so sweet and caring towards her.
Read MoreAidan loves lacrosse and is attending college in Iowa in the fall on a lacrosse scholarship. He will be graduating from The Ambrose School and plays lacrosse for Eagle High School. We took his senior portraits in the Eagle foothills on the property of some family friends’ of theirs.
Read MoreWhen I first arrived to the Jared family’s home for their son Blake’s newborn photos, I was warmly greeted by their golden retriever. As much as she tried to steal the show, there just was no competition with the adorable baby Blake.
Read MoreWith Valentine’s day soon approaching, it seemed like an appropriate time to share this cozy couple session taken last fall along the Boise River. The fun thing about this session is that Frankie contacted me and wanted to gift the session his girlfriend Maicee. Often guys are less than enthusiastic about photos being taken and so I have to give major props to him for thinking of such a thoughtful gift.
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 MoreI first met Trent and Lauren about seven years ago. The three of us were new volunteers as the 6th grade small group leaders for our church youth group, which Brian was also serving in at the time. At the time Trent and Lauren had been married for 4ish years.
Read MoreAfter the Pitocin was started, I wasn’t aware of time, but wholly focused on getting through each contraction. I had a lot of back pain with contractions, so even though Kristi wanted me to rest, laying on my back was out of the question.
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 MoreMy friendship with Anne and Jeremy dates back to junior high. Anne and I, along with a handful of other girlfriends had countless sleepovers, late night Inn-N-Out runs, coffee dates, bonfires with the guys, and pool days throughout the years. When Jeremy showed interest in dating Anne, I got to be the third wheel on their first “date”, “escorting” them night skiing in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Read MoreThe months following my surgery were challenging. My body was still healing, and healing for me, wasn’t linear. Some days I would feel great, others I would be struck by pain that would leave me curled up in a ball on our floor.
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 MoreEarly this fall, Katie reached out to me about taking their family photos. On a crisp fall evening, I met her, her husband and their two kids just before sunset in Eagle. It was such a joy to meet them and capture these photographs for them!
Read MoreIt feels like just yesterday I was taking family photos for my dear friends Laura and Tyson when they announced to me that they were pregnant with their second baby! I was so excited for them, and honored that I got to take pregnancy announcement photos for them! About two months later, Laura was taking photos of Brian and I when we announced that we too were pregnant!
Read MoreI’ve had the privilege of shooting Lisa’s sister Lori’s family last spring and fall and so it was so fun when Lisa reached out to me to take their family photos as well! Their kids had the biggest blue eyes and did such a great job throughout the session. We had the perfect spring weather!
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