The Journal

I adore this family so much and we lucked into the *perfect* evening out at Reflection Lake for their outdoor family photography session. The sky was blue with just the right amount of cotton candy clouds, the sun was warm, the grass was green and lush, the water was still and living up to its […]

The last outdoor family photography session of the winter is bittersweet. On one hand, you’re so very excited for spring to arrive and for the woods and mountains and fields to come back to life. But there’s a part that is just a wee bit sad, too, because, after a long, hard, cold winter, it’s […]

One of the last “winter” sessions when snow was still on the ground, but oh, spring was in the air! (aka we could go coat-free without freezing) Reflection Lake has become one of my most beloved and popular locations over the last few years. It’s gorgeous year-round. Well, aside from those ugly two weeks during […]

Those overcast, moody summer evenings are a bane and a blessing. On one hand, they shoot my anxiety through the roof as we wonder, “Will it rain in the next two hours?” On the other hand, we get ALL the pretty diffused light! And for gorgeous scenic locations like Flattop, it means we can shoot […]

Guess what temperature it was during this session? I’ll give you a hint, it was much colder than we realized or had anticipated. We headed out to the field first, but after just 5+ minutes little mister fell face-first in the snow and was DONE. But we had plenty of time so they all warmed […]