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Tips for Choosing Outfits for Your Professional Photoshoot
One of my most asked questions is what should we wear for our family or newborn bhotoshoot. Today I’m here with my top family photo outfit tips!
The Benefits of Choosing a Mini Maternity Session with your Newborn Session
There are many reasons to book a maternity session in conjunction with your newborn session. I’m here to walk you through a few.
How to Prepare for Your Lifestyle Newborn Session with Twins
Three of my best tips for preparing for a newborn session with twins. I’ll also tell you the ways that a session with twins is different than sessions with a single baby, and the many ways they are the same!
The Most Meaningful Locations for Newborn Photography
Families have two options for newborn session locations- the hospital and their home. Find out the pros and cons of each, and why I regret not going with both for my own babies.
How Old Should My Baby Be for a Lifestyle Newborn Session?
Are you having a newborn session, but don’t know when it should happen? In this post, I discuss why we can photograph ‘newborns’ as old as three months, and what the pros and cons of each age group are.
Ensuring Your Photographer is the Right Fit
There are many things to consider when making the investment of custom photography. So many people go straight to price, but there are many more aspects that are even more important to ensure your session is a success. In this post, we talk about how to all but guarantee you’ll be thrilled with your images.
On the Importance to Avoiding Trends and Staying True to Yourself at Your Newborn Session
Read how this family stayed true to themselves at their newborn session by avoiding the trends.
Why You Should Keep Your Photographer for Big Life Events
One of the best decisions you can make when documenting your family is finding a photographer you love and sticking with them. Here are some of the reasons why,
Tips for Stress-Free Maternity and Newborn Sessions with Older Siblings
When you have other kids at home, especially toddlers, it can feel overwhelming to get ready for and book a maternity and newborn session. In this post, I’m telling you why it doesn’t have to be that way.
Should you bring your toddler to your Fresh 48?
One of the biggest questions I get about Fresh 48 (in-hospital newborn sessions) is whether or not to bring their young toddlers to the session and when and how we should incorporate them if they aren’t old enough to understand what is happening. In this post, I walk you through everything you should consider when bringing your toddler to the hospital for photos.
Do I Need to Clean for My In-Home Session?
As an expert in-home photographer, I've seen all types of homes, from small apartments to sprawling estates. I've also photographed in every room in the house. Once of the first things I get asked when I'm going to photograph someone's home is, do we need to clean and how do we prepare? Let's talk about it!
What is a Fresh 48?
In this post, I walk through what a Fresh 48 (in-hospital newborn session) is, and why you might want to get one.
SF Department of Public Health Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, San Francisco hosted a photography contest to find the best breastfeeding images in the city. I’m thrilled to say I took second!