The Wild Wind at Red Lake Sometimes you do everything you possibly can to prepare for family pictures then mother nature takes control.  Up until 5 minutes before the Curtis Family Session started everything was looking good.  The wind was minimal, the lake bed looked amazing and the sky was clear. Then out of nowhere the […]

Running a marathon vs. family pictures Two and a half years ago I started running.  I had done an occasional 5k and I would run on the treadmill before a workout but I never really had any goals while running until my husband and I got this crazy idea to do a Tough Mudder.  We knew […]

Acrylic Blocks Who doesn’t love getting mail?  I know it always brightens my day when I get something besides credit card offers. Especially in our electronic world where most of our communication takes place through email, text and instant messenger. I am always on the lookout for new and amazing products that stay up to date […]

Why digitizing family photos is a waist of time. Did you know that digital files aren’t archival?  What does that mean?  In 30 years from now when you want to look back at 2016 and the hundreds of pictures you took with your phone camera you will likely not be able to find them.  In that […]

When I was pregnant with my oldest son I had no desire to have maternity pictures taken.  With swollen hands and ankles I felt like a hot mess and wasn’t about to document it.  Of course I regretted my decision, with my second son I took the opportunity to document the pregnancy and still hated the […]

Nobody believes me when I tell them it’s going to be hot.  I always warn my newborn parents that the studio will be nice and cozy at approximately 80-85 degrees.  That means we are all hot and sweaty while our newborns are nice and comfortable.  Making a cozy environment is key to creating beautiful newborn […]