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24 Apr

We just got back from a much needed trip to somewhere warm 🙂 Here are a few photos from that trip.

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Might this caption get me in trouble? Probably.
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Might this caption get me in trouble? Probably.
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The other day, someone asked me “what’s the hardest part of your job?” And the answer came quick and fast.
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Rowdy toddlers? No. Walk in the park and totally normal.
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The weather? Can be frustrating but manageable.
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Editing and business systems? I have processes for that.
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The answer is Dads who act annoyed, uncooperative and rushed at sessions (very unlike the dad pictured above and many of the dads I’m lucky to photograph every year.)
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But the Dad who acts like a toddler about family photos, I’ve got a bone to pick with you and also a request.
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Our session will take approximately ONE hour of your life. You can be present, playful and helpful during that hour. For every grumpy, rushed and annoyed moment you create- you are sucking joy from your wife or partner who has *likely* done SO much to get ready for this hour.
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Don’t be a joy sucker. Use our hour together to relish in snuggling your beautiful family, even when your little one is squirmy and a little extra fussy at times. I’ve seen it all. I’m not worried about normal kiddo behavior but I am really sick of feet dragging adult men who act like this means nothing to them. It very well mean very little. But it means a lot to *someone* so show up, even if you have to put on a bit of a show.
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At my sessions, Dad only has one job: show up + play + snuggle his kids. For one hour. So, please do just that with a smile on your face.
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Signed myself and I’m pretty sure all family photographers everywhere.

Cheers to an adventure filled July!

Cheers to an adventure filled July!

Love this idea from @whoorl
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Sunday saves

Love this idea from @whoorl
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Sunday saves

These layers tho 🥰

These layers tho 🥰

In the Family Photography Marketing Society, we ar

In the Family Photography Marketing Society, we are chatting about all things Fall.
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Odd since the PNW is currently burning up with high temps, but if you don’t take control of your Fall as a family photographer, it will take control of you.
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You’ll end up resentful, burned out and stressed. To avoid that, make a plan! Start talking about said plan NOW.
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If you’d like this checklist, pop into my links and join the society! It includes content ideas and a place to organize all your Fall ideas so you stay in control as the fabulous artist you are ❤️

Back up in the place that started my love for shoo

Back up in the place that started my love for shooting in the mountains back in 2016.
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I remember my first model call up there, I was running around literally on fire with excitement. I actually called my client (somehow I got service) to tell her that I got up there early, had scouted some good spots and couldn’t wait to see her in a few hours, to which she said “our shoot is tomorrow” 🫠.
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And she was right. The logistics didn’t work out.
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And no one else wanted to go up there that summer of 2016 so I had to hold in all my excitement for a YEAR.
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When I told photographer friends, quite a few said “that seems extremely stressful. I’d never shoot in a place like that” anddddd…
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1. Stress is a choice and for the most part shooting in these places wasn’t stressful until the big C shut the ferries down and I spent a lot of time crying in the ferry line.
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2. Some of those same photographers shoot in the mountains now… hey-yo! 😂
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All of that said, I will be slowing down on mountain work in 2023. I’ll still shoot up there quite a bit but not at the rate of the last 5 years. For reference, in august, I have 14 mountain shoots. Which is a lot of amazingness but a lot of driving and time away.
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I love a slow pivot. I’m excited for my studio, for my photographer education ideas. I’m also still excited to watch client’s eyes light up with the beauty of these hills.

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