the journal

Most of the photo sessions that I do are with families with small children. But I got to photograph this session with the FingerPeds and their two daughters, who were off to college at the end of last summer. A sweet, whole-family moment before their twins were sent off into the world. Cue the tears! […]

People often ask me how they can best prepare for a photo session. Usually, they are referring to which outfits they should wear or what toys/snacks they can bring with them to make things run smoothly, and while both of those things are important (I can make a post on that another time), there is […]

This session with the Fox family last summer was *so* sweet for me to capture. It’s a true testament to how much fun you can have in a session when you let go of your expectations and let whatever happens, happen. When I work with any family, my goal is to let the kids do […]

I photographed the Richmond family on a stunning spring day. We met at Arneson Acres in Edina and it was so lovely! The kids were so adorable and had so much love for both each other and their parents. I had a blast getting to capture their family at this sweet stage!

In-home newborn sessions are cozy in and of itself, but winter newborn sessions when it’s snowing outside? SO cozy. When you live in snowy Minnesota, you gotta capitalize! We did just that, and spent the first half cozy inside, reading and hanging out, and ended the session getting all bundled and going outside to play […]

I’m so excited to be adding this beautiful family session to the blog! Loved my time with the Schreier family on this gloomy but beautiful fall day! One thing I’ve learned over the years photographing toddlers and little kids is that you’ll always get the best results when you work with the kids and let […]

This past summer I was fortunate enough to get to photograph my two friends, Teel and Melody’s engagement session at Loyola University in Chicago. There’s a spot by the lake on campus that means a lot to them and their relationship, so it was really special to get to document them there. If you’re ever […]

Maternity sessions are always so special, but this one was even more special since it was for my cousin Abby! We were once little girls together, and to have gotten […]

Gretta reached out this summer asking for some photos that would capture her family’s joy, and I made it my mission to do just that! And we had the perfect beach location […]

I photographed the Sextons last year soon after their little girl was born (you can see photos from that session here), so getting to come back and photograph them about 9 or 10 months later and see how both kids had grown and changed was really really special. One of my absolute favorite things about […]