“AND THESE KITE PHOTOS… If I had the opportunity to take photos like this every day, my heart would be set for life. Seriously. Did your heart flutter as much as mine did seeing these photos? That authentic interaction, a parent playing with their child and having genuine, simple fun… these are perfect examples of why I love lifestyle photography more than posed photos. I enjoy capturing both styles of photos – but man. There’s just something about capturing these real moments of engagement and love. …”

“These two lovely people are so near and dear to my heart. I’ve known Heaven since fifth grade, and she and Russell started dating while we were in high school. We’ve supported each other through a lot and have spent many sleepovers together eating cookie dough, making forts, and putting things that we probably shouldn’t have in bonfires that were probably bigger than they should have been. …”

“While Olivia was super cute as a newborn and adorably giggly as a 6-month-old, her 1 year session is when I really started to see her sweet personality. She shared so many smiles as she practiced walking and many laughs as she played with her parents! She even gave us some spit bubbles on the back porch! 🙂 …“

“Whenever I go to someone’s house for a session, I like to start with capturing what the babies or children are already doing. As I move more toward more lifestyle-type sessions that involve mostly interaction and showing connections, rather than posing and smiling just for the camera, I’m starting to treasure these “action” photos more and more. This is natural, this is real, and this what babies actually do because they’re babies!  …”

“This is what I love. I’ve crafted the New Life Collection so that I can capture and share your baby’s growth across his or her precious first year of life, so that you have prints and a photo book to look back on these memories forever, and so that I am able to selfishly sneak in and live small moments of this tender time with you. / Today’s post holds Olivia’s newborn photos, with her 6 month photos and 1 year photos to come in future posts! Enjoy! …”

“It’s been a pleasure being by their side as their family grew with a little girl, and I’ve loved capturing moments for them as Kellay neared the end of her pregnancy and just a few days after they had Harbor. These photos are from October 2017 – the newborn photos taken only 2 weeks after the maternity ones! …”

“Today I get to share Jessica & Ben with you! They are the first couple to call me their ‘family photographer,’ and my immediate response to that was, ‘I want more of that!’ It warms my heart to serve people over time with photography, capture their biggest and most everyday moments alike, and see them grow. It’s an extra special treat when I visit them and see their photo art all around their home!…”

“Today we continue our Throwback Thursday series (yep, on Friday), because I have more photos to share with you from the early years! If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, check out yesterday’s post, containing my earliest photography work! …”

First, I know you’re busy. Thank you for taking the time to click & read about something SUPER EXCITING in the world of Light Creative!

I’m SO excited to announce that after this school year wraps up next week, I will be pursuing my FULL-TIME photography career! …

Hey everyone!

We made it! As life typically goes, things have been busy between my last blog post and now, but the website is finally being launched! Hooray!