You CAN take your own newborn photos, but you must know which poses are actually safe

DIY Newborn Photography, Newborn Photography

Newborn Month, Day 5 Alright, if you’ve been following along this week, I’ve been telling the story of how I came to be a terrible newborn photographer. Now, I’m going to tell you how I was able to change that narrative. (See my 1st son’s failed photos HERE  and my second son’s terrible results HERE⁠ […]

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Did you see my embarrassing post yesterday? Yep, I took that awful picture of my now 8 year old son because I truly believed I knew what I was doing despite having held about 10 babies my entire life and only having photographed like 4. I didn’t think newborns would be any different than any […]

Newborn Month, Day 4

DIY Newborn Photography, Newborn Photography

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My start in newborn photography (embarassing!)

DIY Newborn Photography, Newborn, Newborn Photography, Personal

Newborn month, Day 3 My Story: When I became pregnant with my first baby I never even considered hiring a professional photographer. I strongly believed that I could get great images of him, just like I’d seen from professional newborn photographers. But what I got? Looked like this: My poor first son fell victim to […]

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Month of cute babies! Day 2 I’m all for professional photography. But sometimes, it’s just not in the cards. ⁠ It might be cost. It might be availability. It might be circumstance (thanks covid!). It might be a failure to plan or a lack of time. ⁠ So, how best to solve this problem?⁠ We […]

Month of cute babies! Day 2

DIY Newborn Photography, Newborn Photography

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Kick off to our month of newborns!

DIY Newborn Photography, Glean & CO, Newborn Photography

It’s October Ya’ll.⁠ I’m not sure what it is about October that makes me want to be from the south, but there you have it, a ya’ll on this beautiful, sunny and 81° day here in Boise, Idaho.⁠ I, for one, am thrilled that it’s October because that means it’s time to kick off our […]

Boise Newborn Photographer

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I am both blessed and cursed to have a terrible memory. Blessed, because after a few years TV series I’ve already watched feel brand new again (thank you Scandal) and jokes I’ve already heard feel funny and fresh. Cursed, because I forget the tiny details of my children’s lives, the little words they whispered in the dark […]

Buy Yourself a Gift: 3 of my favorite photo products

Family, Photo Products

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My brand new album from this year's McLeod family photoshoot!

Don’t wait for the smoke to clear…today is the day to backup all of your files.

Personal, Photography

Yesterday I found out that a friend of mine (also a photographer) lost his house in the Oregon fires. ALLLLLLLL of his files both personal and professional are gone, along with so many special items and heirlooms. Don’t wait for the smoke to clear…today is the day to backup all of your files. Here’s 3 […]

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Client: “Hi, I’d like to have some newborn photos taken.”⁠ Me: “Ok, great do you know what you want to do with your photos once they’ve been taken?”⁠ Client: ……………………………………..⁠ You know you want photos of your new baby. You may even know you want them taken in your own home vs. in a studio […]

Print Your Memories

Family, Newborn Photography

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Planning Your Fall Family Photography Session

Family

It’s almost fall ya’ll! And you know what that means….time for obligatory fall family photos! Want to plan a family adventure session with Glean & Co this fall? Set up a complimentary consultation call to start planning the perfect session for your family. I don’t know about you but I’m tired of the posed- “say […]

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February 20, 2021 UPDATE- I am excited to announce that on top of the precautions listed below, I am also now fully vaccinated!  Our in-home Boise Idaho photography studio is currently open for newborn & sitter sessions, however all family and maternity photography sessions have been moved outdoors until further notice. We are currently booking […]

Covid-19 Studio Policies and Guidelines

Personal, Studio

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