"A toe shoe is an eccentric as the ballerina who wears it: their marriage is a commitment." - Toni Bentley Image Photographed with Canon 5DMKII, 100mm 2.8 L Series, Yongnuo Speedlight

DNA Doesn't Lie - Figuring It Out When I discovered that my DNA didn't connect to any of my known paternal relatives, it consumed me. Every moment of every day was spent trying to figure it out, work through

DNA Doesn't Lie - The Backstory I grew up in a typical home with my mom and stepdad as well as my half siblings (i hate that term, btw). My mom was single when I came along and the story I had been told

"Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness." – Oprah Confidence is huge in the photography industry. I must be confident of my work, tempered

“While you are walking on a street, stop and lie down and look around you! Make it a habit to see everything from the uncommon corners because all the unnoticed things will be visible when looking from

This dress totally needed it's own session and this image blew my mind! Sometimes everything comes together to create the most amazing photos!

I work with this young lady who is gorgeous....I'd talked to her about modeling for me a few times and we finally got to make it happen! We did a princess themed sesh at a friend's studio and another coworker

You know a place is old when it has signs for taxis and buses rather than Ubers and Lyfts. I love Portland and it's beautiful amalgamation of old and new. This image was photographed on my iPhone 6s at

A couple of weeks ago I got my daughter a butterfly habitat and a couple of cups of caterpillars. Today, those caterpillars have undergone metamorphosis and are now butterflies! 🐛🦋

There is this senior who loves her fandoms, so we incorporated them into her senior session. This one is Supernatural. She is totes in love with Jared Padalecki!

My daughter is going to be a senior this year, so we took some time today to get some of her senior session done...of course the littles wanted to come too. Right off the bat I was struggling with my flash

I was practicing a new lighting pattern and caught photographic proof that my son loves my daughter! They fight like cats and dogs, but at the end of the day, he is devoted to her and she glories in his

The gum wall in Seattle, WA is iconic. It is also pretty gross....but I loved how this pipe became an arrow.

Methinks coffee sounds amazing at the moment! Found in Post Alley, Seattle at the north end of the gum wall on the east side of the alley.

For the next several days or weeks or whatever, I will be posting a series of photos focused on art found in public places. I'm so excited to be looking for art in places I never paid attention to....and

These two kiddos love hard and fight hard and when I need to test a new lighting set up, they model for me perfectly!

Backstory: I recently purchased a plush kidney on Amazon and my 6 yo daughter LOVES it! The other day she was showing it to my niece (also 6) and this awesome conversation happened. Daughter (to niece):

Bridge

On a walk with some of my family this week, my six year old daughter noticed this "cute bunny" drawn on a bridge. I do find some of the "graffiti" to be creative and artful, however

Every day is a walk through the woods. Most days are long, challenging walks. Pitfalls abound and the end of the road looks so far away. There are often dark clouds gathered in the sky, but the light shining