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Home Office Renovation: Before and After

Home Office Renovation: Before and After

November 14, 2020

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Anyone who has ever had branding or senior photos

Anyone who has ever had branding or senior photos with me knows I'm all about that diamond shape. Your head is the top, your shoulders or elbows are the side points, and your arms or legs create the rest of the diamond. Go back and look through my feed - you'll see what I mean. In my opinion, the diamond is the most flattering shape for women, and it's an easy starting point to direct posing - whether you've had full hair and makeup done for your professional session, or you've just hopped off a bike to hike a trail and handed the camera to your husband like I was doing here.

When we brought Arden home from the hospital, thos

When we brought Arden home from the hospital, those first few months of parenting two tiny girls were so much harder than I would have imagined. I had two small girls constantly pulling for my attention, and sometimes it felt impossible.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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But the first time Zel said to Arden, "Arden, I'm so lucky you're my sister," I melted into a puddle of joy. During the pandemic, they became best friends and a lifeline for socialization on the darkest days of quarantine.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When I get to photograph sibling connections like this, I can' t help but think of my own kids. So much joy.

💐 @allgrandeventsfloral

I offer an online styling quiz for all of my photo

I offer an online styling quiz for all of my photo sessions to help guide people toward clothing ideas based on their sizes, style, and color preferences. I used it myself for our family photos last year, and this year, Zel told me the dress I bought for her wasn't really "her style." I figure I've got about a year left until I lose all control with this little Kindergartener. So if I have a chance to dress her in a mini outfit that totally matches my own for family dinner with my parents and sister's family - yep, I'm going to do it while I can - haha

I used to give couples a year to choose their favo

I used to give couples a year to choose their favorite images for their album. A year! What was I thinking? And of course, I'd get them back on day 362. Now I don't have couples choose favorites for albums - it's too overwhelming for them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Now I design the album with the images that I think tell the best story, and it's a great starting point for couples to go into my online proofing system and request image swaps. Now albums are fully designed within 30 days - sometimes faster.

It's not a secret that guys tend to be a bit less

It's not a secret that guys tend to be a bit less enthused about senior portraits in general - so Ann had the genius idea of getting some senior photos for Davis as as part of a larger family session. He works at Timber Ridge Golf course, so we were able to get special permission to take photos there. As a bonus, we got some great photos of each of his siblings too.

I have every intention of updating my own personal

I have every intention of updating my own personal branding photos this winter when things slow down enough for me to catch my breath, but in the meantime, I grab Jeff from his office, hand him my camera, and swipe my hair to the side to pretend I did something with it while I show off an album I designed for Melanie and Marko. But hey - at least walking/biking the girls to school each day requires me to put on real pants for the day (unless I change back into lounge pants when I get home).

Literally everyone thinks their dogs are misbehavi

Literally everyone thinks their dogs are misbehaving during photo shoots, but the truth is, if I can make a weird noise and get them to look for even half a second, I don’t really care if they run off to explore after that. Misi’s dogs joined to celebrate her graduation, and her boyfriend slash dog photo helper, Anthony, even managed to jump into a few photos.

Umang's parents win the award for most dedicated w

Umang's parents win the award for most dedicated wedding guests ever. They traveled from India and quarantined for ten days in order to be a part of Umang and Nicole's wedding day at @waldenwoodsweddings⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Flowers: @allgrandeventsfloral

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