A Proposal Disguised as a Dog Photo Session Patrick came up with one of my favorite proposal plans to date. Instead of telling Emily he had planned an Isle of Palms beach proposal, he told her he had booked a photographer to take photos of them with their dogs at the beach near Charleston, SC. […]
Running a photography business comes with a constant pull toward more. I made a deliberate decision to go the other way, and it has shaped everything about how I work. Limiting my sessions is not about exclusivity for its own sake. It is about what happens to the quality of my work, and to the […]
Most families come to me thinking about the photos. The specific images they want. The outfits. The location. Whether everyone will look good. What they walk away with is something different. And it usually takes a few years before they fully understand what that is. It’s Not the Image. It’s the Evidence. When your kids […]
An engagement session shouldn’t feel like something you have to “get through.” It should feel like time the two of you actually enjoy together. But a lot of couples show up feeling a little nervous. Maybe you’ve never been in front of a professional camera before. Maybe you’re wondering what to wear, where to go, […]
Everyone’s got an opinion about where you should take your engagement photos. The popular beach spot. The trendy downtown mural wall. The location you’ve seen in about forty other couples’ galleries this year. But here’s the thing. The most beautiful engagement photos aren’t always taken at the most popular spots. They’re taken at places that […]
You’ve seen them. Those timeless engagement photos that still look stunning ten years later. The ones where you can feel the couple’s connection just by looking at the image. And then you’ve seen the ones that feel very “of their time,” where everything from the pose to the editing screams a specific year. So, what […]
A Proposal Planned in Philadelphia Alley When Jeff first reached out about planning a Charleston proposal in Philadelphia Alley, it was immediately clear how excited he was. A little nervous too, but the good kind of nervous that usually means someone is about to ask a very important question. After talking through a few ideas, […]
Some sessions feel less like work and more like wandering around the city with new friends. Ben and Hudson’s anniversary session in Charleston was exactly that. We met early on a December morning and spent the session exploring the historic part of downtown together. Mornings are one of my favorite times to photograph in Charleston […]
One of the most common things couples tell me after their wedding is how fast the day went. Months of planning pass in what feels like minutes, and suddenly the day you’ve been dreaming about is already unfolding. That’s exactly why I believe engagement sessions matter so much. They do more than give you beautiful […]
Large family sessions can feel overwhelming before they even begin. Coordinating schedules, outfits, personalities, and generations all in one place is no small task. I hear it all the time. “We love the idea of photos, but we’re worried it will feel chaotic.” The truth is, large family sessions don’t need to feel stressful to […]
