[part of the Tuesday for Travel blog series – reviews, recommendations, and stories based on our travels and excursions] There we found ourselves.  Kidless for a couple short hours, tired, and hungry.  Did I want to cook dinner? NO!  Did we want to travel into Harrisonburg to try a new restaurant? NO!  So we did what my […]

[part of the Monday for Moms blog series – small tips and tricks that will make big changes in photos of your children] I’ve already written about getting close to your kids and eliminating background distractions to improve images of your children.  Another important technique is to get down on their level.  When I photograph kids, […]

[part of the Tuesday for Travel blog series – reviews, recommendations, and stories based on our travels and excursions] So, it may only have an hour left in this rainy Tuesday, but I have a little gem for the blog today.  It’s my FAVORITE place for a quick weekend getaway.  Seriously, we come here about once a […]

[part of the Monday for Moms blog series – small tips and tricks that will make big changes in photos of your children] I’m a sucker for natural light photographs. I love the way sunlight filters through a window.  It falls evenly on the objects around it.  The opposing side falls into a nice shadow. […]

[part of the Tuesday for Travel blog series – reviews, recommendations, and stories based on our travels and excursions] I am rarely happier than when the breeze smells of salt and sand is between my toes.  There’s just something about the ocean that refreshes my soul.  Our family makes a point to spend 1-2 weeks at the […]

[part of the Monday for Moms blog series – small tips and tricks that will make big changes in photos of your children] If I think about some of my favorite things to get lost in admiring, the first things that come to mind are my kids’ eyelashes, nose, lips, and toes.  So tiny, precious, […]

[part of the Monday for Moms blog series – small tips and tricks that will make big changes in photos of your children] One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned about photography so far on this journey is that it’s all about light!  One of my favorite shooting locations is in open shade because it […]

[part of the Tuesday for Travel blog series – reviews, recommendations, and stories based on our travels and excursions] I’ve finally gotten to the last of the Cleveland, Ohio trip!  When it was time for our last stop, we were tired, missing the kids, and very much needing to get back home.  Our Myrtle Beach trip was […]

[part of the Tuesday for Travel blog series – reviews, recommendations, and stories based on our travels and excursions] During our trip to Cleveland, Ohio, one of the travel destinations we were most excited about was Lake Erie.  Don’t get me wrong, we’ve seen many different bodies of water, but somehow neither of us had ever laid […]

[part of the Monday for Moms blog series – small tips and tricks that will make big changes in photos of your children] In our county, the kiddos head back to school tomorrow!  Part of me is excited because for the first time I am not back to school myself. (yay for taking time off […]