Category Archives: The Smilers

A 30 Foot Adventure

  First of all… The one in the middle there. She’s amazing. Seriously. She’s always one of the first people to show up on my door step with a cup of coffee and a heart ready to hear (at least the last couple years) a horror story of what I’ve done to myself this time....

The First

About 15 years ago, I took a photography course at the local community college. At the time I had a full time job, no kids, and digital photography was just barely getting started. I didn’t own a cell phone. (I hated the idea of having a phone with me at all times)  And I had...

Late Summer Warmth

The great thing about having 85 degree days and evenings in September…. wonderful shoots with no wind down south. And the great thing about my job… I get to know the most awesome kids. They make me feel young. They make me laugh. Their giant smiles make me unbelievably happy. We had to cancel our...

The Next Generation

It’s surreal when you see kids go from middle schoolers to adulthood. In the blink of an eye. It’s surreal for them to be in charge of what’s going on in their life, making big decisions, making plans… booking appointments with me. But for some reason… it’s these “kids” that hear the message, often times...

The Natural

I’m a natural light photographer. Which means I photograph what is there with the given light. I don’t add sky overlays, I don’t add sunbeams. I don’t add and I don’t take away. Yes I do edit everything I shoot, in my own natural way. Which at times is not what is popular. It’s not...