If you’re a high school senior in Colorado, choosing outdoor photos is kind of a no-brainer. And when you work with a Castle Rock senior photographer who knows where the good light lives, outdoor senior photos become less “awkward photo shoot” and more “wow, that was actually fun.” Let’s break it down. Colorado Is the […]

You know that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you scroll your phone and stumble across a photo of your kids looking… shockingly cooperative? Or that one image where everyone is smiling like they didn’t just argue over snacks in the car? Now imagine feeling that every single day—without having to dig through 47,000 camera […]

As a Castle Rock Family Photographer and a mama who has survived (and documented) a decade of boy chaos, let me start with this truth bomb: Perfect eye contact is the biggest myth in family photography. Yep. I said it. Trying to get every child—especially toddler boys—to look at the camera at the same exact […]

As a Colorado Family Photographer and a boy mom, let me just say: I understand the struggle on a spiritual level. My biggest challenge—besides getting my boys to look at the camera at the same time—is convincing them to wear something that isn’t athleisure and to run a comb through their hair like, once. Just […]

As a Castle Rock photographer and a mom, here’s something I’ve learned the hard way: we’re incredible at documenting our family’s story… but not always great at being in it. A few years ago, I was hanging my favorite photographs on a hallway gallery wall. My husband walked by, stopped, and began reminiscing about the […]

If you are like me, you have come up with every excuse for not getting your family photographs taken.  The excuses range from not having time to not having anything to wear to needing my hair done to cover up the gray that is outing my age.  But as they say, time flies and those […]

In a fast-paced world full of digital distractions and never-ending disruptions, adventure family photography is a unique and memorable way to capture your family’s spirit and connection while spending some intentional time with those you love in the beautiful outdoors of the Northwest.  Adventure family photography does away with those stiff posed portraits and instead […]

The Cattle Barn, Cle Elum, WA July 2, 2022 Unconditional love is love without conditions. It is a love without bounds, a love that doesn’t flicker or diminish based upon the situation, a love that is offered without expecting anything in return. Unconditional love is a conscious decision to value someone else for the person […]