The first time anyone ever asked me to take portraits for them, I literally had no idea what I was doing.  I was taking film photography in college, and had a borrowed DSLR from a friend for my digital photography class that I didn’t even know how to turn on.  So when I say I […]

As a photographer, I get to photograph a lot of joyful moments, joyful events, joyful milestones in peoples lives.  Engagement sessions are full of that giddy excitement as couples prepare for their wedding day; wedding days just spill over the edges with the joy of promising a lifetime to someone; family sessions are always full […]

Shooting in a sunflower field has been on my photo bucket list for a while now, and this year….IT HAPPENED.  The sunflower field at the Canfield Experimental Farm bloomed just in time for my sister’s maternity session, the clouds parted and the sunshine arrived for golden hour, and magic happened.  I probably describe a lot […]

2016 was quite an exciting year for the Yost family, in more ways than one!  Their daughter Kalyn celebrated her first birthday, they built their first house together, and they found out that another little babe was on the way – a BOY!  So many milestones in one year, wow!  This is totally just the […]

Nothing is cozier than a crackling cabin fire and flannel blankets!  We had a pretty sketchy weather forecast for last week’s day of Christmas sessions, so we went with a backup plan:  the Old Log Cabin in Mill Creek Park!  This historic cabin was the perfect spot for families to cozy up by the fire […]

A historic farmhouse and wreath studio are part of this wonderful tree farm maternity session I am sharing with you today, which just sounds too good to be true!  If I had to make a list of some of my favorite places, I’m pretty sure that all of those are on it.  I have such […]