Chances are, you have not met anyone like Laurie Todd before. There is no one like her. Her story is a unique one, and yet, like hundreds of others, she had to fight her insurance company to fight for her life. In 2005, Laurie was diagnosed with late-stage appendix cancer, rushed into surgery, and given […]

It takes a village. Isn’t that what they say? A mother’s day, really, never ends. From the early morning wake ups to the evening breakdowns, and everything in between, being a parent is NO JOKE. Whether it’s in the office, or at home, I haven’t met a mom yet that doesn’t work HARD. And working […]

Meet Jim O’Halloran–an extremely talented local musician, performing both locally and internationally with numerous groups over the years. Jim is currently staying busy while creating music within his own group, the Jim O’Halloran Trio, which consists of Jim, Dean Schmidt on Bass and D’Vonne Lewis on drums. I had the opportunity to watch their trio […]

Like almost all of my clients, I never loved getting in front of the camera. It’s a vulnerable place to be. I remember a few years ago there was a recorded experiment making the rounds on social media (an ad for Dove, actually–it was genius). It was a forensic artist who was drawing portraits of […]

Recently, as a client of mine was leaving mystudio after her session, she said to me, “Thanks!  That wasn’t terrible!” Which struck us both as funny, and then she told me I could use that as a testimonial. When Audrey came into my studio for a session, and when she was driving downtown, even when she was looking […]

Decide on your goals for the shoot.   One of the questions I always ask clients before a session is, “Imagine someone is seeing your image for the first time.  What are three adjectives you’d hope they would use in describing you?”  From that, I always get a range of answers, often including things like “approachable, trustworthy, […]