If you have a beautiful backyard or a favorite porch that you spend time on, let's incorporate some outdoor shots during your at home session! It's even a cool idea to do some pictures in the middle of your street with your house in the background for something fun and different too! Let me know beforehand, it will depend on the time of day we hold your session and what direction the light is coming from.

Try to de-clutter. Your home does NOT have to be perfect, I promise. It’s your home and it’s supposed to look lived in. Focus on your favorite rooms with the best natural lighting – Great spots include the kitchen, master bedroom and living room couch. You can tidy up a bit in those areas and basically put stuff in the room where it belongs and toss the rest in a closet until I leave. This includes things like tv remotes and coasters that we don't want in your photos!

These are pictures to hang in your home, so you want to make sure your outfits fit that feel. Select outfits that will flow well with the aesthetic of your home — coordinating is key! You want your outfits to compliment each other and your home well. Make sure to check out my Style Guide! Feel free to have your clothes out so we can style you or send me photos ahead of time and I will help guide you!

Lifestyle sessions are very relaxed. When I first get there, I will walk around your home to get our plan for the day. Count on me moving some furniture to face the best light! Plan on me being there up to 2 hours. I will most likely start with asking the children to show me their favorite pet or toy to warm them up to me. Lifestyle photos will be mostly candid and documentary style, capturing your life at home as it unfolds! Have an activity that you always do together?! Let’s capture it! Do you read to your kids every night? Let's capture it! We are looking for genuine emotion, smiles, and giggles. So RELAX! We are not in any rush at all! These sessions are laidback and flexible so that we can capture all the beauty that parenthood is!

We will be embracing your home’s natural light! Open up blinds, turn off the overhead lights and taking advantage of the natural brightness as much as possible. We'll place you next to windows as much as possible. I'll take a quick look around when I arrive to scout out the best light. If your home is particularly dark, let me know and I will have studio lighting on hand in case we need it.

I encourage parents to let your children to be their true authentic selves. We will move at their comfort level and add in games and playing with toys to help them warm up. The whole idea of a lifestyle type session is to capture the family in a true and authentic way!

RELAX! We are not in any rush at all! These sessions are laidback and flexible so that we can capture all the beauty a family is!