THE JOURNAL

At (a month shy) of 40, I feel I am exactly where I am meant to be.  In life, in career.  I have an incredibly supportive family, two amazing little darlings, a husband who is one of the most honest and hard working men I know, and a small circle of friends who I trust […]

The month of August has literally flown by.  I think just today as we were sitting at the pool soaking up the sun I realized that we only have one more full week left of summer.  How is that even possible?  It’s been a great summer and I’m thankful to have the wonderful little Instagram […]

What do you get when you have country roads, hay bales, soybean fields and an industrial sized John Deere tractor?  Love, people.  You get love. And a beautiful couple, amazing light and a sweet love story is just icing on the cake.  Josh and Chelsea are getting married next year, and their wedding day is […]

Oh, my senior girls this year …. sigh.  They are so beautiful, on the inside and the outside.  Yes, I know I keep saying that over and over but it’s the truth.  Elysia came to her shoot with a strong vision with what she loves, and more importantly who she is.  She translated so well […]

As I sat here trying to think of a title of this next post, the only thing I could think about was how much I miss shooting families.  And don’t get me wrong.  I love a beautiful bride, dapper groom or peppy senior as much as the next person, but I love shooting families, too. […]

I’m beyond giddy that senior season is in full swing!  I looooooove everything about shooting senior girls, especially seniors like Natalie.  She’s the third beautiful face that I’ve shot in her family – first her cousin Nina’s senior pics last year, then  her other cousin Francesca’s Love Shoot a few weeks back.  We shot in […]

As the old saying goes … third times a charm.  Yes, this was the third attempt to shoot Sarah and Derek’s downtown Love Shoot after a few rainy Thursdays.  But our wait was well worth it and we ended up with a perfectly beautiful night to shoot against the urban landscape of Royal Oak.  Sarah is […]

Yesterday was a big day at the Lamarand house.  Jillian fiiiiinally lost her bottom tooth that has been hanging by a thread for the past week or so.  Although she’s had a blast grossing me out, she was pretty brave and just wiggled it right out.  The Tooth Fairy brought her a bright new and […]