2023 is a year of many new things for many people. The Woodward family welcomed their newest member with a new set of Spearfish family photos. Cozying up on the couch, in-home lifestyle portraits are one of the least stressful ways to capture newborns and young children. Packing up a few props, I buzzed up […]

Newborns are so much fun. They’re messy, they’re cuddly, and they know that deep down – they are the boss. When it comes to photographing a newborn, a new trend is in-home “lifestyle” sessions rather than the traditional studio photos. There are a lot of reasons for this new trend. Photography is changing, and right […]

Through these last few weeks as I have begun picking up work for my business as a portrait photographer, James has become momma’s biggest little helper. Thanks to everyone’s patience as I adapt to being a new mom and to a little invention called the Boba wrap, I am able to continue being self-employed while […]

Yesterday was a significant day for not only our country, but also for our son; James celebrated his first national holiday, the fourth of July! I know he won’t remember these days and moments, but as a mother and a photographer, I want to attempt to capture as much as I can to look back […]

Please put your hands together and join my family and I as we welcome the newest member, James Francis Grassel. You already got a brief story last week on his arrival into the world, but here’s a little about our first week (and a few days) as a family. Isaac and I are thrilled to […]

Moving into an old house, I knew that part of the planning process would be a nursery transformation in our first floor guest bedroom.