Every once in awhile I do a shoot when I just can’t stop taking pictures. This was one of them. The combination of Emily’s beauty, the elegance of her lines, and then bringing it all outdoors, it was so much fun!

My daughter growing up in front of my camera lens over the past sixteen years. Blooming like a flower!

My handsome stepson brought his gorgeous girlfriend for a visit and I got them into studio for a magazine style photoshoot!

I love to photograph high school seniors! They are no longer little girls, and not yet women. Here are some of the brilliant beauties I’ve recently photographed for their senior portraits.

Photographing beauties in faraway lands, what a fantasy job!  Although it would have been a treat to travel abroad, we stayed local and I am grateful for having met these two incredible women.

I created this image was created with a piece of chiffon, a fan and an assistant. When I showed it to a friend who is a dancer, she said through a gasp, THIS is how I want to be photographed.

Relocating to a suburb of NYC last year and starting my portrait business over again has been an amazing journey. Here are some of the wonderful people I met and photographed .

In her book Goddesses Never Age, Dr. Christiane Northrup says that aging is optional and has a lot to do with mindset. Her advice is to treat yourself like the goddess you are, and even describes how her glamour photoshoot was a transformational experience. I’d have to agree!

This blog entry describes my creative process, how I am inspired by painters like John Singer Sargent, and by the legendary portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz.

I was able to spend the day with Sue Bryce at her studio in LA experiencing what happens behind the scenes of a photoshoot!

Michelle and her sweet daughter came to my studio recently, and together we captured these moments that will be passed down for generations to come.

This image is titled “No Fear” and is an expression of how I want to approach my portrait business, and my life for that matter, each and every day.

I try to enter photo contests as often as I can muster the courage, which doesn’t happen as often as it should. This year I entered the Glamour Photowalk 2014 which was sponsored by Lori and Photo Communiqué, and I was one of the winners!

You are good enough to be in a family portrait.You are good enough to be photographed with your kids. You are good enough to exist in photographs.

I had two beautiful sisters in my studio last month. To stretch myself creatively, I decided to try for three unique shots of each girl, each wearing the same outfit – a lacy vintage dress.

Here is one of my photos in print! It was great fun to work with a talented local dressmaker, and help bring forth her vision.

Winter wishes of joy and wonder!

Today, exactly 48 minutes ago as I type this, the sale of our house in Prairie Village closed, and it now belongs to new owners. It’s a bittersweet moment, as we loved our house, filled with light, space and soaring ceilings, it felt like I was on vacation in my own home. How great is that?

I just did! “Steal like an Artist” is a book by Austin Kleon, in which he states that nothing is completely original; all creative work builds on what came before. Even Picasso was a creative kleptomaniac!

You are only this age one time in your life. You’re gorgeous, you’re courageous, you’re going through one of the biggest transitions of your life. This is the perfect time to capture this moment on camera, so you can look back on yourself in later years and be reminded of who you were.