I’ve got new portraits for you today – let’s head to downtown Frederick for this gorgeous family session. But first! It’s my birthday today, but I wasn’t served breakfast in bed. No, instead my three-year-old kicked open my bedroom door at 6:00 AM shouting out, “WHERE IS THE CAKE?” I get it. I established this […]

Justin and I are coming up on twelve years as a married couple, which is roughly fourteen years together, which, in my life, feels like a very long time. Whenever we do the math surrounding our first date, our oldest child, or how many years in a row I’ve made Black Forest Cake for his […]

I’ve just spent the last 6 days in Florida which, wedged between Thanksgiving and Christmas, was a slightly jarring experience for someone who has forever lived within a few miles of the Mason Dixon Line. I will absolutely take the 85 degree weather, but there’s something about the sight of Santa riding a riverboat while […]

I’ve got the dearest in-home newborn session to share with you today – and I’m presenting it with a sheepishly proud grin because I photographed this darling new family on film! I’ve been shooting a roll here and there, dipping just one toe into the water, but this time I dove right in. I think […]

The majority of my college classes took place in the same fluorescent, concrete-block classroom on the first floor of the Performing Arts Center at Frostburg State. There was no cell service, no windows, and the clock was on the back end of the classroom, so the professor would absolutely know if you craned your neck […]