Do you help with posing and direction?

Yes. Every session is fully guided with gentle coaching for posing, movement, and expression so nothing feels awkward or forced.

What if my kids don’t cooperate?

That’s completely normal. Sessions are relaxed and flexible, with time for kids to warm up naturally. The focus is on connection, not stiff poses.

How many images will we receive?

You’ll receive all of the final images from your session. There are no image limits or upsells, and every image is professionally retouched.

Do you offer prints or albums?

Yes. Albums and folio boxes are available as optional add-ons after you’ve seen your images.

Where do sessions take place?

Sessions can take place in your home, outdoors at a local park, or at one of my preferred locations throughout Montgomery County.

Why Family Photos Matter: A personal Reflection

December brought a deep loss to my family. My father passed away after struggling with rapidly declining dementia. In those final months, one thing consistently sparked recognition and joy for him: old photographs. Faces, places, moments from long ago — photos would bring a flicker of memory, a smile. I remember showing him a photo of the house I grew up in, he pointed to his chest and with a smile said “that’s my design”.

After he passed, I noticed something. The first thing people asked for wasn’t words, it wasn’t advice, it was photos. They wanted to hold onto him, to remember moments that were already fading. That’s when it really hit me — we cannot take our loved ones, or our time with them, for granted. Any photo is a good photo, the silly expressions, the goofy poses, the silly moments with siblings and parents. Those are the photos we all look at time and time again and laugh like it’s the first time seeing it.

Photos don’t need to be perfect, they need to be made!

Photos are more than just pictures. They are memory. They are connection. They are legacy. They are how future generations will know who we were, how we laughed, and who we loved. Without them, moments slip away, and the people who come after us may only have stories — not faces, not shared experiences captured in time. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve sat on the hallway floor with my boys looking at family albums from when I was their age and younger. They get such a kick out of the photos of me with ice cream all over my face, or my sisters and I fishing in the backyard. Sticks with string in a metal bucket.

This realization has deeply shaped how I want to photograph people — whether it’s family, newborn, or senior portraits. My goal isn’t just to create a pretty image; it’s to capture the stories, the relationships, and the fleeting moments you’ll want to revisit years from now. Those photographs may one day mean everything to someone you love, just as my father’s old photos meant the world to him and our family. 10 candids for every one posed photo. I promise, you’ll skip over the posed one and start talking about the moment that created the candid.

Life moves fast. People grow, change, leave us, or forget. But photographs endure. They hold memory when words fail. They keep love alive. And they remind us of what truly matters.

People, grab whatever device you have, an Iphone, a camera, document things, take photos that you think don’t matter. They matter.