Ashland, Ohio There’s nothing that lets you get to know someone like being in their home.  Maddy & Nate had been moved into their new apartment for three weeks when we set up this in-home session.  When we walked in the apartment, there was evidence of well thought-out decoration and emphasis on making their apartment […]

Amanda got a ukulele for Christmas and is LOVING it.  So much so that she’s been playing it daily, occasionally more than once a day if she can.  She learned some chords and has even memorized a couple of songs. To be honest though, I think her favorite thing to do is to just play around […]

No matter how old you get, there’s something so special about this day.  The spiritual significance, love, and family involved just fill us up with ridiculous joy.  And we also have our fill of apricot stuffed French toast. 😉 Film Processing: Photovision Prints

The water’s running in the kitchen.   “Come on! Gogogogogogo!” The water stops. “Dang it!”  A few seconds later: ”Let’s go! Thank goodness.”   The water turns back on. It’s moments like these when I love being married.  The sun is pouring in the window, making a winter Sunday ridiculously warm in our small apartment.  Matt’s watching […]

“The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” – John Muir, founder of the National Parks. For as long as I can remember, I’ve pushed past the limits when just out of bounds lines and always tested the doors labeled “do not enter.”  As I’ve […]

Fripp Island, South Carolina “Okay, does everyone have something blue?” Matt and I knew that his family wanted to do portraits while on vacation, but with the focus being on getting to the beach house there was minimal outfit planning before leaving Ohio.  Because Matt’s family is low key, they weren’t concerned about it, but […]