So Pete is a fencer. He’s one of those classically-trained fencers who loves it for the honorable part of it. It was one of those things that originally attracted to him, actually. He treated me and everyone with an understated deference, spoke quietly and respectfully, and while he played hard, he knew when a situation [...]

I needed to run to the grocery store. It had been one of those days with Pip, and I decided our relationship might be helped if I invited her along. (I do that sometimes, take her out on little dates, hang out, listen to her stories about her life. She tells the stories on repeat, [...]

I know I should probably put this under a photography post, but our ten-minute session in the pouring rain on a cold, cold January day with me messing around with lighting and settings – well, these fell solidly into the snapshots category, at least in the way I prefer to classify my own snapshots. So, [...]

Back in December, I left this comment for Lara Casey and Emily Ley to enter their Making Brands Happen mini branding giveaway: Lara, you talk about getting behind people with wild ideas. Well, I have a wild idea. I’m a photographer with six years of experience working out of Charleston, S.C. I know who I [...]

Okay, seriously, SERIOUSLY? I think B was trying to smile for the camera. He knows what it’s for. This is one of my favorite, favorite faces of his. He is HILARIOUS. But he’s not the only hilarious one in this house. Whoever taught Piper how to talk had one crazy sense of humor. It wasn’t [...]

We got a webcam. Or can’t you tell? I promised I was gonna take photos of the kids at least once a week this year, and last week, this is how we did it. Because I’ve been yick-sick for the last three weeks. (“Yick-sick” being my daily chronic illness and depression issues. Brain fog, lethargy, [...]

Okay, so this is the big reason for my post, you must know. The rest is just gravy. Remember all those photos I did for that Southern Weddings Mega Photo Contest? Well, the fun paid off – LOL – on the first shoot I submitted! This photo from my sister’s session is a finalist (#9) [...]