Maxwell Thomas Battles was on his own schedule and arrived 9.5.18 at 4:38pm at 8 pounds, 14 ounces and 21.5 inches long. Almost nine pounds at ten days early- goodness! 💚 He has a head full of brown hair like his momma and blue eyes like daddy. He’s kind of the best. And maybe one day […]

How do you sum up nine years of infertility? It’s impossible. It started with “trying, but not really.” Then tracking things. Then buying stuff to track things. Then buying more stuff. Then getting really sad. Then we took our sadness to a clinic. We did every single test and they found zero reasons why it’s […]

the last door of my Doors of Frederick project! And… it’s my door! A huge thank you to each and every single one of you who followed, shared, and commented on my year-long project of a door a day in Frederick on Instagram! I feel accomplished that I was able to actually do it (I wasn’t […]

Powersheets just went on sale 11 minutes ago and if you’re ready to crush some goals this year (personal or business) I highly recommend this tool! (My hubby gets super tired of hearing me talk about them, because I am OBSESSED.) I have been using them for the past few years and I am a HUGE […]

The first time I was asked to photograph a funeral, I was confused. Why would someone want to photograph something like that? I just didn’t understand. I said no, and brushed it off.A few years later I attended a funeral of a client, and I instinctively went to my bag to grab my camera… and […]

  As a photographer, I get to meet a lot of amazing families. Families of all types. And when I say all types, I mean every type of family you can imagine and more. I get to interact with the coolest little kids. We laugh and we play as I document this special moment in time […]

I have some exciting news! Doors of Frederick is my personal photo project for 2016. When I moved to Frederick in 2008, I instantly fell in love with the people and homes of Downtown Frederick. I’ve wanted to do a photo project for a long time, but wasn’t quite sure how or what. This fall […]

I follow a fun and sassy lady on facebook who goes by Missy MWAC. I’ve always enjoyed her posts about the photography industry. They are tongue and cheek, silly, and good for a laugh. Missy has posted this personal photo of hers with a text overlay several times since I began following her a few years […]

When I used to flip through photos from my first few weddings ever (that I did in 2004), I cringed. I wanted to burn the photos, hoping they’d never see the light of day. But now they make proud. I can see how far I’ve come in twelve years. I never sought out to be […]

This post is written on Rare Disease Day, to honor the memory and family of Ethan. It was written with the blessing of his family, and I hope this post both honors Ethan’s sweet little soul and also brings awareness of a terrible disease. Information on how to donate and help raise awareness is at […]