3 Tips to Get Your Kids to Smile at the Camera

Here is the thing: no one wants to look at Santa Clause photos and photos that scream the holidays when it’s July and 100 degrees outside. We just don’t. Every November, I open up my studio for my annual Simply Christmas Session. The number one question I get asked is, “should be dress ‘Christmas”ey”‘ or […]

I need to preface with, I am not a techy. I do not follow the latest and greatest cameras nor do I care to. I do not obsess over how many megapixels a camera has or if it has the latest and greatest bells and whistles. When someone asks if their camera is a “good […]

You decide you want to get serious about photography and what do you do? Go drop several hundred (if not thousands) of dollars, of course! Well, that’s exactly what I did and I’ve seen countless others do the exact same before they even know how to use a camera. 🤦‍♀️ (Don’t do be like me- […]

One of the biggest stressors of having photos made is hoping that your kids act good. Am I right, or am I right? It doesn’t matter if you are hiring someone to do the photos or if you taking them yourself (and if you are, you are my kind of mama… but make sure you […]

There are lots of options when it comes to picking a location for your family photos. If you are going to go through all the effort to have the photos made, picking out what your family should wear, and preparing your kids for the session, you want to also make sure to get the location […]

If you’ve ever had family photos made, then you know that picking out what everyone should wear is a chore. I honestly feel this is why some people choose to not get family photos made. The more people, the harder it becomes… and I can remember when it was just me and my husband, and […]

If you know me, you know I love, love, love printing photos. I make albums, I frame this and have them all over our walls, and I also print photos… just to have them printed. The most commonly asked question when it comes to printed photos (right behind where do I choose to print my […]

Let’s talk about printing photos. Are we still doing that? Is there any real reason to print photos in this day in age? Yes, we are, and yes, there is! However, no one has really given us any guidance on how to print photos in a digital world much less how to choose the photo […]

Let’s talk about the best place to order prints from. I get asked all the time where I choose to print from…  and this causes me quite the issue. You see, I order from a professional photography lab that isn’t open to the public. You have to be a pro photographer to order from them… […]

Photos have always been woven into my boy’s birthday parties. This might just be me, but all big celebrations deserve updated photos (just like when I was a girl, I thought I had to get a new dress for every single holiday or event. Wait… that’s still the case but I digress.) And what’s the […]