I need to dump. Just dump and let it all out. You know I’m super tired and feeling pretty sensitive when the following happens; I got to my training session and my trainer tells me to keep my abs tight as I’m doing squats. I look at him and my eyes fill with tears. “I […]

I got an email last night from our dear friend, Matthew Jordan Smith. And I had to share! For those of you who don’t know his name, you are so glad you read the blog today. Matthew is one of the best photographers in the fashion industry. Many of the fashion magazine images you see […]

Meet my wonderful and amazing business coach, Karen Buckley! Karen has been working with me for just over a year. She is based in San Francisco, and I am based in Seattle. Our sessions are all via phone and email. When we did our Sonoma workshop, Brian and I made sure to schedule a late […]

There are a handful of wedding photography spotlights that photographers hope to someday be recognized in. Grace Ormonde’s Wedding Style is by far the creme de la creme of wedding magazines. Her publication is known worldwide and trusted by the best in the industry. I remember seeing the Masters of Their Craft feature in Grace […]

(from my journal on Friday night…) Who voluntarily jumps off a cliff into the unknown? Yet any time I pursue my dreams this is exactly how it feels. It’s 7:15pm. I’m supposed to be at a VIP dinner event that Sony is hosting. Starts at 7:30pm–fifteen minutes. Why am I sitting in my hotel room […]

If you haven’t discovered her, you must! Jessica Claire is amazing! Her work with color is stunning, her blog is addicting! You just have to see it for yourself, and I promise you will be a better person and photographer for it. I could seriously go on and on about all the things I admire […]