Spring is such a beautiful time for outdoor photo shoots! The landscape is coming alive all around you and all the spring colors in the flowers and trees create a stunning backdrop for portraits. If you’re planning to take advantage of this gorgeous season for family portraits, maternity photos, or other custom photography, I’m here to plan your dream photo session with you. To give you a head start, here are a few tips for what to wear for spring photo shoots.

When you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, you’re investing in doing everything you can to help your business thrive, and sometimes small details can make a powerful difference. Branding headshots are among those details, so if you don’t have these on your to-do list yet, it’s time to add them. Here’s why.

As a photographer offering maternity, newborn, and family photography and more at my Seattle-area studio, I’m driven every day by the honor of creating beautiful and treasured portraits for my clients. I truly want the best for my clients, which is why it’s so important to me that you don’t just walk away with some digital files but with wall art that allows you to enjoy your family photos day in and day out.

If you’ve been shopping for photographers, you’ve probably seen some photographers advertising mini-sessions. A mini session is a very short photo session - usually 15-20 minutes - that’s just bare bones: you get in front of the camera, get a handful of photos, and that’s it. These sessions are lower-cost than a traditional photo session, and from that standpoint, they might seem like a great deal. But from one parent to another, I advise caution about mini-sessions. Here’s why.

For so many moms-to-be, a maternity photo shoot is a treasured part of their pregnancy experience. You deserve to enjoy this exciting milestone however you choose, and for some, that includes having their spouse or partner in their maternity photos. Should you include them, and what’s the best way to do this?

When you think of headshots, you probably think of photos for a professional setting, like business websites, LinkedIn, business cards, and so on. And yes, that is the typical purpose. But in our modern era, more and more people are discovering that headshot photographers can also take knock-out photos for online dating profiles, and it’s true! Here’s what you need to know.

Your newborn photos are so much more than pictures of your cute little baby. They should be sentimental heirlooms that bring your mind back to this amazing time in your life as well as stunning custom artwork that you’re eager to display in your home. As a photographer, what I provide is art as much as it is a service for your family. With that in mind, let’s talk about the color scheme for your newborn photos, why it matters, and how to find the perfect color scheme for your newborn photo shoot.

Maybe you’re looking at your beautiful new headshot or you have your headshot photo session planned. Maybe you’re considering booking a headshot photo shoot and want to know whether it’s worth it. Either way, it’s natural to wonder what comes next after you have that high-quality, on-brand headshot in hand. How do you put it to good use to grow your career and your brand?

Winter in the Seattle area is absolutely stunning, and it can create the perfect backdrop for a lovely family photography session. If family portraits are in your winter plans this year, it’s never too early to start thinking about what to wear. I’ll help you plan your wardrobe, but here are a few tips to get you started.

Let’s be honest, professional photography isn’t cheap. Some parents ask themselves, is the cost of a family photographer really worth it when I have a camera in my hand every day in the form of my phone? We all have to be mindful of our budgets, of course, but the fact is that professional family photography offers so much more value than the price tag alone. Here’s why you’ll thank yourself for investing in family photography.