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Spring family photo session featuring children and parents in a colorful tulip field.

Start January Strong: How to Organize Your Photos (Without Getting Overwhelmed)

Jan 08, 2026

January has a way of making us feel like we need to reset everything.The house.The schedule.The routines.The goals.And somewhere in the middle of all that motivation, there’s usually a quiet guilt sitting in the background — the thousands of photos on your phone, scattered across cloud storage, hard drives, texts, and social media… completely unorganized.If that’s you, let me say this first: you are not behind.And you don’t need a perfect system to start.You just ...

Introduction to The Photographer’s Couch Podcast

Jan 05, 2026

If you’ve ever wished you could sit down on the couch with someone who truly gets it — life, business, motherhood, creativity, and all the messy in-between — then you’re in the right place.The Photographer’s Couch is a podcast created for honest conversations. The kind that happen in the car, over coffee, or late at night when you’re finally able to exhale. It’s not about perfection, hustle culture, or having it all figured out. It’s about real ...

Full family portrait of parents and four children standing in a field with fall trees in the background.

A Beautiful Fall Family Session at Tanglewood Park - Clemmons, NC

Dec 31, 2025

There are some families that I get the privilege of photographing year after year — and this sweet group is definitely one of them. It’s hard to believe how many seasons we’ve shared together behind the camera… from spring tulip sessions, to summer flower fields, to fall foliage at Salem Lake, and even magical Santa photos. Watching their kids grow and seeing their personalities shine a little more every year is truly one of my favorite parts of being a ...

Brother and sister sitting together in the grass during a fall family photo session, smiling in front of orange flowers and autumn trees.

Fall Family Mini Session at Tanglewood Park - Clemmons, NC

Dec 30, 2025

There’s something about fall at Tanglewood Park that just feels like the perfect backdrop for family photos — warm golden leaves, cozy outfits, and a relaxed pace that lets families simply enjoy being together. This session was extra special because it was my first time photographing this family all together. I actually photographed the kids years ago in preschool, so seeing them again — now older and with so much personality — was such a full-circle moment for me.When ...