2016 | my year from the cutting room floor

Happy New Year's Eve!  As I was updating my website with all my favorites from the past year, I stumbled across some gems of my two hooligans that got lost in the mix.  Ironically, I am the worst at getting pictures of my own kids (Definitely forgot to take ANY pictures at Christmas, don't tell the grandparents) and one of my goals for 2017 is to be more intentional about capturing our day-to-day mayhem.  We'll see how I do. ;)

Professionally, this was a big transition year.  I have zero business acumen and I've been on a huge learning curve!  But I found out that I could actually do this.  I'm not normally one to be sappy, but it has been an emotional experience to realize how my clients have supported me over the years and allowed me to do what I love.  So although it doesn't seem like enough to say, THANK YOU to my amazing clients/friends for your support. 💗

📷: Fuji 400H, Portra 400, Ektar 100 & way expired Fuji 800 NPZ, scanning from The FIND Lab.

I hope you all have a wonderful 2017 and I hope to see y'all in front of my camera soon! :)

awaiting baby booth | winter hybrid maternity session

I love winter in Mississippi!  As much as I love the greenery we get almost year-round, its nice to take a break with bare trees and clean white light.  And as a cold-natured person, I cannot tell you the joy it brought me to shoot a December maternity session in 70 degree weather. :p  I so enjoyed meeting this adorable couple and can't wait to meet their baby girl in February!

Fuji 400H film scanned by the FIND Lab.  Digitals edited with Mastin Labs.

pictures you can hold | glass image box

A few days ago I came across an article on how to protect your photos.  It said that with digital formats constantly changing and our own forgetfulness in printing or backing up our files, the next generation "may be the first since the invention of photography who can't look back at pictures from their childhood."  This really resonated with me, as I personally in the past have lost hundreds of my own children's photos due to changing computers and external hard drive crashes (Clients: I now maintain THREE back ups but I do delete client galleries after a year)!  Okay, PSA over.

So, I did a thing.  I found this beautiful glass box that will hold 100+ 4x6 prints and ordered my favorite family photos with a pretty modern border.  Let me tell y'all it is a hit with my kids...they love looking through pictures of themselves and showing them off to visitors. :p  And this is a way easier display option for me than trying to design an entire family album.  I'm thinking about adding this as a product option, is anyone interested?  The top of the box can be left blank or etched with your family name or any other text you wanted.  There's only 109 more days until Christmas, so if you're interested in ordering contact me soon! :)

mississippi beach | sister session

I need more sessions like this in my life!  I happened to have a free evening and a new eBay bargain film camera I needed to test, so I called a friend with beautiful daughters and asked them to model for me.  We went to the closest available "beach" (i.e. a slightly dirty fishing hole on the Rez that is underwater half the time...we found the dead fish to prove it) and played around!  I cannot get over how well film captures light and skin tones.  And as much as I love my babies and family sessions, it was a nice change of pace to not chase after my clients. ;)

Portra 400 film on Canon 1v.  Scans by the FIND Lab.  Digitals edited with Mastin Labs.

pictures you can hold | accordion mini albums

I love, love, love these new precious mini albums...they are the PERFECT gift for family & friends.  These albums are 3"x 3" with your choice of custom photo cover or fabric, and hold around 10 of your favorite photos from your session.  They are sold in sets of 3.  Contact me for more info!