Newborn Month, Day 6 This week I’ve been telling you all about my foray into newborn photography and some of the things I’ve learned along the way. I showed you my first 2 sons disastrous newborn images and then shared how I attended a photo conference down in California. Not long after that conference, my […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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