A Magical Afternoon | Fort Collins, CO Photographer

I often reflect on what it is about family photography that just grabs me. It’s beyond the beautiful light and moments, though I love those too. There is so much more than all of the technical merits of a gorgeous photograph. There is more depth and love and richness than just the things we perceive at a surface level. It’s the honesty in any given time in a family’s life. While things are glossy at first glance, when you look in further… you start to see all the intricacies and things to make each family unique and special. Each family almost has their very own language. My goal is to learn that language and then translate it back in a way that makes them not only see how beautiful they are.. but feel it. The end result is often a collaboration between myself and the sweet families that come to me. If there is one thing that transcends most, it’s the love we have for our children.

What you see when you look at my images are not just people wrapped up in pretty clothing, but so much more. You are seeing their very hearts laid bare. As a result, many that come to me want so much more than portraits of people sitting and smiling at the camera. They want it all. The real. The raw.

And I feel so blessed to get to be a part of that for them. To offer that up. And often in that process, I am also offering up a little bit of my own soul.

Next year will mark my 10th year photographing families. I begin booking on November 23rd for my 2019 families, and I am so looking forward to all the new and returning families I have the chance to love on.

Homegrown Best Friends | Fort Collins, CO Family Photographer

Mama and Me Mini Sessions are some of my most favorite to shoot. They aren’t overly long and to be truthful, I wouldn’t mind more time because Motherhood is such an endless muse of inspiration. I could stay there and photograph Mamas and their children for hours. The love and connection between mother and child is so deep and resonates in such a special way for me, likely because I am a Mother myself and know that love all to well. It is imperfect but stunning in those imperfections. It begs to be documented. Maybe I also treasure this so much because I know us Mothers tend to be lacking in images of us with our own children, sadly. I always aim to change that by making these sessions more accessible.

The other bond I hold so sacred to me is my sisterhood. My baby sister is ten years younger than me. I admit I have an almost maternal bond with her being so much older. As adults that bond has shifted again, but we are thick as thieves.

When these sisters approached me and asked if they could book their own Mama and Me sessions… but have them hosted back-to-back, I was instantly inspired. So much so, I hope to get this special connection again in the future. We came away with some pretty wonderful images! It was pretty awesome to see not only the love they have for one another, but the love they have for each other’s children.