journal
welcome
you are a poem written in ink derived from gold
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Sunlight filters through curtains, casting a warm, inviting glow across everything in it's path. As you savor the rich aroma of your favorite coffee or tea, the quietness of the moment feels sublime. I invite you to immerse yourself in the journal; the perfect refined escape for your leisurely afternoon.
the journal
a collection of motherhood reflections
Maybe you’re reading this between shifts, or during the ten quiet minutes before your pager has other ideas. Either way, I want you to know something: families like yours are exactly who I love to serve. Living by a schedule that isn’t entirely your own is something I understand well. Call rotations that run long. […]
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The chaos that follows a match letter is unlike any other. You spend one day watching a screen, waiting for a single envelope to reveal where your family will spend the next several years, and the next day you are searching for apartments, school districts, and movers in a city you may never have visited. […]
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There is a window of time after your baby arrives that closes faster than anyone warns you about. The wrinkled little feet. The way their hand curls around your finger without even trying. The sleepy faces that have not yet learned to hold any expression but peace. That window lasts a matter of days, and […]
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There is something that happens in the weeks before a family session. The excitement is real, but so is the quiet hum of worry underneath it. What will we wear? What if the kids won’t cooperate? What if it rains? What if I blink in every photo? I know this feeling well. I have been […]
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If you are expecting and starting to think about maternity photos, you have probably wondered whether to go with a studio session or something outdoors. I get this question often from mothers across Lincoln, and I want to walk you through it. There is no single right answer here. The right choice depends on the […]
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If there is one question I hear more than any other before a family session, it is this one: what should we wear? I understand why. Coordinating outfits for an entire family while also getting kids out the door on time is no small task. The good news is that I have built my entire […]
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Those first weeks with a new baby are unlike anything else. They move so quickly, and they also feel impossibly slow at three in the morning. I have been photographing newborns for families across Lincoln and the greater Omaha area since 2017, and if there is one thing I have learned, it is this. Choosing […]
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If you have never had professional newborn portraits taken before, it is completely normal to feel a little uncertain about what the experience actually looks like. You are adjusting to life with a brand new baby. You may be running on little sleep, fielding questions from well-meaning relatives, and wondering if you even have the […]
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When you work with a maternity photographer in Lincoln, Nebraska, you can expect far more than someone pointing a camera at you. The right photographer walks alongside you through every detail, from choosing what to wear and where to go, to posing you in ways that feel natural and creating artwork from your images that […]
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Pregnancy is one of the most intricately beautiful chapters of a woman’s life. It moves fast. The roundness of your belly, the glow in your skin, the quiet anticipation in your eyes. These details exist for such a brief, fleeting window of time. And when that window closes, all you will have are the images […]
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