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There is a moment after a baby arrives when everything changes. Maybe the room is quiet. Maybe it's chaotic. Maybe you're exhausted and completely overwhelmed. Maybe you're staring at this tiny person thinking, you're really here. That is the first hello. And it's one of the moments I want to remember. I clearly remember those first few hours after having my first daughter. The labor was long and exhausting and the anticipation of meeting her was building. The moments immed

There is a particular quality to summer light in Kentucky in that last hour before sunset. Warm. Golden. Unhurried. Like it knows something you don't quite want to admit yet — that this season, this version of your family, this exact evening is already becoming a memory. That is the hour I work in. Every single time. --- What Actually Happens at a Session People always ask me what a session is really like. Whether it feels awkward. Whether their kids will cooperate. Whether

Why I Deliver a Curated Gallery | Little Goose Lane Photography When I tell people that I choose their images — not them — I usually get one of two reactions. Either they look slightly relieved. Or they look slightly panicked. If you are in the second group, I understand. We live in a world where more feels like better. More options, more choices, more control. So the idea of a photographer handing you 40 images instead of 400 and saying "these are yours" might feel a little

Understanding Lifestyle Photography This is the question I get asked more than almost any other. It's truly understandable, especially when my family photo sessions are "lifestyle." That little word often creates a heightened worry. I covered what lifestyle photography actually means in my last post — now let's talk about how to dress for it. Lifestyle is authentic, raw, and reflects your family as they are — the perfectly imperfect moments. So, how do you dress to reflect th

When most people hear "lifestyle photography" they have no idea what it means. It's a term that has become trendy in photography — and honestly, it can be difficult to understand from the outside. So let me explain exactly what it is, what it isn't, and why it might be exactly what your family has been looking for. Here is what lifestyle photography is and what it is not. What lifestyle photography is NOT It is not a studio session with a screen backdrop and a photographer te

For more than twenty years I photographed the people I loved most — not as a photographer, but as someone who simply couldn't put the camera down. I also couldn't stop looking at pictures. Photo albums, shoeboxes full of faded prints, tins of old snapshots passed down through generations. I loved playing with my grandmother's Nikon camera. I loved the way a single photograph could start a conversation about someone you never met — an ancestor, a moment, a whole life captured

Long before I became a professional photographer, I always found the value in the images in a photograph. I loved sifting through my grandmother's tins of old photos. I would hear her stories and I learned how photographs become a permanent memory to be cherished years and years after they were taken. Now that I am living my dream as a professional photographer, I want the same for my clients. Delivering a gallery is almost my favorite part of my job (taking the photos an