“Wow, that’s a really nice camera you got there!” … Is something photographers hear a lot, often from the person in the room that knows the least about cameras. :)

A friend of mine Francesco (and bad ass photographer) used to say to me, “When people eat great food at a restaurant, do they say, ‘Wow! This food tastes good. The chef must use a really nice oven!’? No.”

The point is, to me, the camera is irrelevant in some ways. If you don’t know how to use it, or if your subject isn’t feelin’ the moment, if the light isn’t giving you that glow or that edge…. the photo will be flat, emotionless, —bad.

At the moment, the only photo I care about, is this one. …

And it was taken with my iPhone… an “old” iPhone as many might say. But this photo is real. This photo captures how I truly feel inside as a mother.

And it is that realness that I am always working to find when I am photographing a couple, family, or individual. What are the gestures, the actions, the expressions we make every day, that tell the story of our real life— the human experience. We don’t smile blankly… we give subtle glances, we laugh, we hug, we snuggle, we take deep breaths.

So people, I am glad you like my camera. Yes it is a tool that helps me do what I love to do. But a camera has absolutely nothing to do with why I am a photographer, or how I want you to feel when you look at my photos.

Life is why.

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“If This Bunny Could Talk”.

I had to hold back tears when I unwrapped this soft little bunny, and gave it a hug for the first time. My sister Amanda, hand made it for my son before he was born.

newborn photo.png — If his bunny could talk, it might say…

“You were so small, and I blinked my eyes and now you are bigger than I am! You are getting so strong, and soon you will be dragging me by the arm on so many adventures.”

A few months later, I placed baby Amir next to his bunny, and was shocked at how small he was compared to it. Each month I photograph Amir with his bunny, and it shows not only how he is growing in size, but where he is at developmentally. He recently turned six months old, and I could no longer get him to stay still or lay on his back.

I have now added a photography package called “Milestones”. So that parents can capture their teeny tiny new born, their awakening 2-4 month old, their sitting and smiling 6 month old, and their cake smashing, wobbly walking one year old! Each of these chapters in the first year are so special and unique from one another. It is almost like a new person emerges with each phase. I recommend that parents choose an item for us to photograph their baby with, and that object will tell a story! … You were once tiny, then you grew, and grew, and grew! :)