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Once upon a time I started a photography business and tried to do everything myself. I was around two years into my business and I was barely surviving. My life could be summed up by extremely long work hours, not enough sleep, no exercise and poor eating habits, zero control of my schedule, not feeling […]

New year, new things! I recently sent an email about the 5 things I did to drastically change my business. The outsourcing portion caught the eye of many people and I received several emails and messages asking if I could share a list of all the things I’ve outsourced. I GOTCHOO my friends. First and […]

Calling all photographers! Our Black Friday sale is on NOW through November 29th! You’ll receive $200 off the registration for our 2023 Work + Flow Photography and Business Retreat! Head over HERE for all the info and use the discount code GOBBLE at checkout!

You guys! Registration is live over at Photonative! I am thrilled to be speaking at this amazing conference and there is so much going on…incredible speakers, dance parties, dinners, native shoots, and tons of cool people. I will be teaching a class called “Three powerful tools to tell the story you envision.” Light, motion, and […]

So you may have heard me chatting about an upcoming photography workshop that I am THRILLED to be a part of…the East Coast West Coast workshop. It is a child and family lifestyle workshop for photographers who love photographing children and/or families and want to seriously up their game in technical, creative, and business skills. I […]

Helllloooo photography friends! You may have seen my announcement recently that I am teaming up with three incredible photographers this year to offer a lifestyle child and family workshop! Spanki Mills, Angie Monson, and Shannon Sewell and I have announced our west coast location, which will take place in Pescadero, California (45 minutes south of […]

GET YOUR CHIC ON! I am honored to be a Celebrity Photographer over at Chic Critique! Their Celebrity Photographers encourage, inspire, teach, and critique members. During the month of November, I’ll be doing Business Critiques for photographers via video. Week 1- Website: Students will post their website/blog/Facebook page URL for review Week 2- Branding: Students will […]

You asked, I attempt to answer! For real, thank you for all of your questions! I can only fit so many in one day, so I’ll get to some today and save the rest for a not-too-distant-future blog post. Eric asked…What are your thoughts on Instagram for newbie photographers? What are my thoughts on Instagram […]

It took me a long time to get in a groove with newborn sessions. My newborn sessions used to be a combination of forced poses, crying babies, and a lot of frustration on my part. I almost wanted to give up when I had a “light bulb moment.” I realized that my niche is not […]

Let’s just put it out there. Clothing/styling can make or break a shoot. Take any environment and put a family in bright, coordinating colors and funky accessories in it, and the image is automatically amazing.  Take a senior with awesome clothing/accesories, along with hair and makeup, and your images look like they are straight out […]