When I started specializing in newborn photography nine years ago, I had no idea that a dog bed for newborn photography would become one of my most-used props. I know—it sounds a little ridiculous, right? But hear me out. As photographers, we’re constantly balancing where to invest our hard-earned money versus where we can get […]

When you’re typing “maternity and newborn photographer near me” into Google at 2 AM between pregnancy insomnia sessions, you’re probably feeling a mix of excitement and overwhelm. I get it—I’ve been there three times myself, and now I’m on the other side of the camera helping families in Boise document these fleeting stages. Whether you’re […]

Listen, I’m not going to sugarcoat it—pregnancy is beautiful, but it’s also hard. Your body is literally creating a human while also gaining 30+ pounds, your hormones are all over the place, and your center of gravity keeps shifting in ways that make walking feel like you’re learning again from scratch. Which is exactly why […]

You’ve just peed on a stick (probably several sticks, if you’re like me), told your partner, maybe told your mom, and at some point in the next few months, you’re going to find yourself searching “newborn photography near me” at an ungodly hour. But then what? What actually happens between that Google search and having […]

You know that sinking feeling when you’re culling through a session and realize you need to fix flat lighting but don’t have hours to spend in Photoshop? The baby looks adorable, the pose is natural and perfect, but the image is missing that dimensional quality that makes it really sing? Yeah, me too. And during […]