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I received an inquiry from Alexis and Colin during an interesting time in my life. I had just had an interview with a business that has nothing to do with my prior career (teaching) and I felt a little lost in life in general. Limbo if you will. Enter: the sweet ding on my phone […]

In Home Helena Newborn Session

May 2, 2023

Newborn

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Coming to your home after a new baby arrives for a newborn lifestyle photo session makes everyone’s life easier. No rushing out the door with a days-old newborn, driving to a studio where you will be for hours on end, just to realize…you forgot to bring enough (enter everything you forgot here). No more sitting […]

Newborn Lifestyle Session in Helena, Montana

April 17, 2023

Newborn

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Location, Location, Location! Senior Week: Location Thursday! I’ll be honest…when my kids fall asleep in the car I take the opportunity to scout fun and new locations. I will also say that this is the one thing that stresses me out the most before a shoot! I’ve learned over the years to find great locations […]

Senior Week: Location Thursday!

March 23, 2023

Educational

girl in white dress on a mountain top

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Light is Everything To the average eye, there is light looks pretty similar–especially to someone who doesn’t dapple in photography. But, I am here to tell you that light. is. everything. It can make or break an image, and the time of day has a lot to do with it! I always shoot during golden […]

Senior Week: Light Wednesday

March 22, 2023

Educational

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Senior Week: Style Tuesday!! Welcome to Senior Week where I share all my best tips and tricks to ROCK your senior session! Today is Style Tuesday! If you’re like me…I need a few tips on being stylish. I wish I could say that I was born to see style and what goes together with what. […]

Senior Week: Style Tuesday

March 21, 2023

Educational

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Hey there, juniors! I bet you are SO looking forward to becoming a senior! After spring break, the school year is all down hill from there! You can do it! Believe it or not, most of my senior clients book me in their junior year! Seriously?! Yes…By booking early they get first dibs of my […]

Senior Week: Hair & Makeup Monday!

March 20, 2023

Educational

senior girl with makeup and hair done

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Here in Helena, in-home newborn sessions make my heart happy. When it’s snowy outside, we’re snuggling inside. Complete with tiny baby toes and the softest baby hair caressing mama’s cheeks. Newborns give me so much happiness. They bring me back to the tired days of those first weeks when everything was a blur. Hence, why […]

Helena In Home Newborn Session

March 5, 2023

Newborn

Parents kissing on couch with dog and newborn baby

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I got a text one evening from a good friend who wanted to surprise a colleague with a newborn shoot. I started asking questions, then quickly realized who she was talking about when she mentioned “newborn twin boys”. Uhm…absolutely!!! Kind of funny, I actually have already been invited in Brent and Ali’s home in the […]

Newborn Twin Winter Shoot

November 27, 2022

Newborn

Helena Newborn Photographer

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This sunset fall engagement session was gorgeous, but we paid for it with 457 mosquito bites. However, this shoot was full of that golden hour glow and it was totally worth itching for days. These images are the ones I dream about when it’s negative temperatures outside during the long cold winter months. Even though […]

Sunset Fall Montana Engagement Session

October 9, 2022

Engagements

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When I arrived at this newborn shoot, I was instantly intrigued with Beau and Madison’s historic Helena home. Built in the late 1800s, their home is nestled on a quiet street in Helena, where one can hear kids playing in the backyards and an occasional dog barking at a pesky squirrel. Beau opened the door […]

Historic Helena Home Newborn Shoot

August 13, 2022

Newborn

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