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Mar 20

Family Film | Pancakes with Grandma | Virginia-Highlands

So when we were thinking of what we would do with Grandma for a family film, both kids thought of pancakes!

Mar 11

my family documentary photography session

I was honored to be part of a Day in The Life Round Robin last month with 5 other Atlanta photographers, and it was amazing.

Jan 9

Family Documentary Photography | Holiday Baking | Kirkwood

I absolutely love documentary family photography--or "family photojournalism," which is usually how I photograph my own kids. I tell a st...

Nov 21, 2019

A Birthday Portrait | My Baby at 14

This week a crazy thing happened. My sweet little baby turned 14 years old. I know technically he was a teenager last year, but this year...

Oct 4, 2019

Family Photojournalism | Friday Night at Arabia Mountain

I've been trying hard to slow down and enjoy my children. Time is flying by, and I have a teenager who will be an adult before we know it...

Mar 1, 2019

7 Things I Love and Look For at Family Photo Sessions

When it comes to my style, I started thinking about what I love to photograph at Family photo sessions. Here's my top 7:

Jan 11, 2019

The First Birth I Photographed | Atlanta Birth Photography

the first birth i photographed May 2010: I had been a birth doula for six months, and this was the second birth I had attended since beco...

Nov 14, 2018

A Birthday Portrait. Che at 13. | Atlanta Family Videography

We all knew this day would come, and yet here it is and I'm a little speechless. Excited, amazed, in awe of, in love with, but speechless...

Oct 26, 2018

Birth Photographer + Doula | Atlanta, GA | The Birth Story Collective

Being a Birth Photographer and Doula has been a rewarding career--and forming The Birth Story Collective this year has been career saving!

Sep 4, 2018

Family Film | Labor Day

I'm not a boat person. In fact I'm still rocking a little as I type this two days later. But this is the prettiest boat I have ever seen....

Apr 20, 2017

A Doula Holds Space; What that means

I know. It sounds like such a vague statement. I was at a Doula get together where we were asked to write what it means to be a Doula on ...

Mar 23, 2017

Philanthropic Photography | Atlanta

Atlanta Family Photography | House of Hopes Volunteer I'm used to being in hospitals, but for the happy reason of welcoming a new baby in...

Sep 8, 2015

my path to being a doula (and mom)

I often get asked why I became a birth doula. So I sat down to give a brief summary--but like most journeys, it ended up not being so bri...

Apr 20, 2015

DC in the spring

I don't often post my own family photography, but I want to share highlights from my amazing trip to DC last weekend with my older son. W...

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