It’s that time of year! For the first time EVER Plum Tree Studios will be offering holiday mini sessions! I will be shooting for just ONE day, for a total of 12 sessions on 11/18/2012. These spots will be booked on a first come, first served basis, so don’t delay! They are sure to fill [...]

I met Kate last fall when her good friends Tina & Nick got married. She was a bridesmaid along with Tina’s sister (Ana) and their other good friend, Rose. I had such a blast with these girls and fell in love with their super-sweet-and-fun personalities. So when Kate asked about doing a shoot with her [...]

Last week I headed up to Austin to photograph the awesome folks from Rockstar Feathers and their model friends. Rockstar Feathers is the start-up creation of Lela and Anja who also happen to own Stacked Productions – a music/band management company. In the words of Lela and Anja, these “feather extensions help bring out your [...]

“I’m not very photogenic.” That’s the single most common thing people say to me. Ninety-nine point 99999999999999999% of the time (and I could keep going on the nines), this could not be further from the truth. In fact, I’ve yet to meet someone that is truly, one hundred percent non-photogenic. I actually think we humans [...]

I had the great pleasure of meeting Angela at the beginning of this year. With her birthday on the horizon, Angela decided to embark on the unfamiliar journey of commissioning a personal photographer. Her birthday gift to herself (a concept I completely endorse, of course) would be a tailor-made set of photographs.We should all give [...]

life·style pho·tog·ra·phy noun.Photography re-creating real life situations in a controlled setting. Lifestyle photography is one of the most popular and consistent types of photography in the market today. Lighting is generally bright, airy and quite natural looking. There are many commercial applications, including magazine editorial and advertising usage. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_photography Here comes the disclaimer…I can only [...]

Lela was thinking to herself that it had been ten years since she had portraits taken. Ten. Whole. Years. A lot can happen in that kind of time. And it had. So Lela set on a quest to find a photographer to capture not just her portrait, but the new Lela that had blossomed throughout [...]

I’m inspired. I knew from the start that Carson Kressley’s new show was something special. Although, reality T.V. has never really been a very big interest of mine. For one thing, I barely have time to watch television and secondly…well, I’m pretty good at making my own daily drama. ;) But “How to Look Good [...]