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St. Louis MO Newborn Photographer | NAPCP Image Recognition Oh my goodness I was SO happy to be recognized by the National Association of Professional Photographers  for this newborn image! NAPCP image recognition is so fun! There are thousands of amazing photographers that submit images, so when a photo is actually recognized, it’s super fun! […]

How to get soft skin in the camera Miss Lucy There is something about the color red that I totally love.  I love it even more when it’s red hair! I have always been in love with red hair. I  know when you are a kid, sometimes you curse away your red hair.  But when […]

As a mom, letting go is really hard. It’s hard to let go of being in control of your family. It’s hard to let go and let your children make their own decisions and in turn make mistakes. It’s also hard to let go of caring how we appear in photos. I am the very […]

I am SO behind on blogging! My crazy busy schedule has left me neglecting my website! I will be doing my best to get all my shoots blogged over the next few week! This photo session I was in LOVE with! Such a darling family from St. Louis. Their children are adorable. Mom and dad […]

Shooting into the sun and a bit of family love I knew I was going to love them the minute dad contacted me. You see, his wife Lisa is a photographer here ins St. Louis. She had asked him for a photo session of her family for a gift :).  You can tell Andrew, Lisa’s hubby, was […]

This darling family and joyous little boy were SO fun to photograph. They had bid on a session with me at an auction at a local elementary school. It really meant the world people actually bid to get a shoot. Beyond humbling. Also, grandma and grandpa came to the session which was a joy to […]

This beautiful new mom called me to see if I would photographer her belly in Chicago. I mean HELLO! Yes. Of COURSE I will! I used to live in Chicago prior to moving to St. Louis. I used to shoot on the beach down at Montrose Harbor and North Ave. Beach ALL the time. I […]