family photography

Surrendering What "Could" Be In Motherhood

I've been fighting motherhood since Maeve was born. I have a hard time letting go of control. There is something so hard about surrendering your thought of how parenthood "would" be.

But, the other side has been incredibly beautiful.

It's not Maeve's responsibility to inspire my growth, but she has just by her sheer existence. I'm facing hard truths about myself and areas I need to stretch and improve upon. This is the work I should have been putting in long before I had a child, simply to become a better person. But, I wasn't. She pushes me to see my areas of weakness and make them into the strongest parts of me.

I never realized how resilient I can be until the process of becoming pregnant and everything that has followed.

She's also made me the best version of an artist to date. I've always served mothers, but now it goes much deeper. The way I can empathize and strive to give them an experience that will mean more as the years go by. This time in our lives is all about survival and my mission is to give mothers a few moments of breath...a few moments of letting go of control and expectations.

"I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people: - Van Gogh

Little girl in dress, running into the ocean waves during a colorful sunrise

Where Is My Village | Postpartum Depression

Where Is My Village | Postpartum Depression

When there were villages was postpartum depression as prevalent? We feel we have to preface every complaint with, “I love my child, BUT…” It’s out of fear of judgement, or hell, fear of saying how hard this is out loud and admitting that we don’t know how or when it will get better. We weren’t designed to live this way. Maeve was designed to have many sisters and brothers, in a village. My husband and I were designed to have others around us who told the same stories and helped us look after our little love. I don’t know the solution, but I write all of this because I don’t know where else to put it at times. I write all of this because I know we could fill so many villages full of people who are out there, crying, because they don’t have a village.

Read More

Day In The Life Session in San Francisco

Day In The Life Session in San Francisco

In your family’s life, what are the moments that have mattered the most? Are there moments that are forever tied to your memory? What if you had photographs of those moments? Imagine having documentation, and physical proof that those memories really happened.

What would it feel like to pass those tangible memories down to your children?

As a parent, you’ve realized that there is so much beauty to be found in the “ordinary”. There are times you look into a room, with your kids playing, and you wish that everyone else could see what you see. If only your kids could FEEL how much you love them.

Read More

Photographing Your Family Every Year

Photographing Your Family Every Year

This is a mom who has several gallery walls in her home, so we knew that a gallery collection was going to be the right fit for her. We worked together to get her the perfect frames, prints, and designs. It’s so important that I listen to each individual’s needs because everyone is so different. I love that when she walked up her stairs she got to see her family on her walls. That’s a feeling you aren’t going to get by looking at your photos on your computer every couple of months.

Read More

Where the North Wind Meets the Sea There's a Mother Full of Memory

Where the North Wind Meets the Sea There's a Mother Full of Memory

Where the north wind meets the sea

There's a mother full of memory

These are tangible memories that Danielle and her precious girls will get to enjoy every single day. She invested in their self-confidence and their is no better gift.

Read More