With this photoshoot, I pictured it was Christmas Eve. Families were sitting by the fireplace, with sleepy and excited kids. Mum or dad was reading their favorite Christmas stories before bed. The kids putting out milk and cookies for Santa and falling asleep in front of the fire. Memories from
Easter photos are easy to do with a portable backdrop, like my Foxbackdrop vinyl backdrop. Add some colorful accessories, speedlites and your kids, and you have a recipe for cuteness. Easter photos are all about color and cute, in my opinion. I set up this Easter set with my Foxbackdrop
Mother’s Day is all about Mum. Breakfast in bed and handcrafted gifts, flowers freshly plucked from the garden … right? All the simple joys. But Mums are so much more than just a caretaker. Wife, sister, chef, mentor, teacher, nurse, coach, storyteller, monster killer and superwoman. It’s also about connection
Looking for hassle-free Christmas family photos? Look no further than a printed backdrop, like the ones from Kate Backdrop (UK, DE), which offers gorgeous high-resolution images printed on beautiful fabric, that hangs beautifully. All of my family and [et mini sessions this year were a breeze and everyone loved their photos. I
As we quickly wind down for the end of the year, two things invariably happen — Christmas mini sessions for kids and for pets. I have been running my pet portrait mini sessions for a few years now and I love them … so do the pets! So I thought
Some of my happiest childhood memories took place Christmas morning. I’d always wake up super early and sneaking down to the family room to see if Santa had left us presents. I wanted to re-create some of that magic, maybe you do too. So here are some ideas for creating
When it comes to working with young, energetic and excited kids for Christmas photos, it pays to be a little prepared. Work out roughly what you want to achieve ahead of schedule and then be prepared to work on the fly if it all falls apart. Working with kids and
Photographing families and young children can be some of the most fun sessions. It’s all about being flexible, having empathy and bringing your best sense of humor. Come with a plan and roll with it when that plan goes out the window. My extended family expanded a year ago with
A beautiful backdrop can make or break a studio shoot. I used to buy the cheap ones online, which took forever to arrive, were really difficult to remove the wrinkles and folds, and didn’t last very long. What you save on buying them is quickly dissolved by how often they
