Every session I've ever done has a moment where the nerves drop and the family stops thinking about the camera. In a short session, that moment often shows up right as we're packing up. So I started offering two hours.


We begin at your house, because it's your space. You know where everything is, the kids know where everything is, and nobody has to act like anyone other than who they are. I tag along with whatever your morning looks like. A snack, a coffee, a stuffed animal tour, a dad getting ambushed in the hallway. I'm mostly just watching and photographing it as it happens.


By the time we leave, we're already comfortable with each other. That matters more than anything else about the session. Then we head to a mountain, a valley, your hometown main street, a creek, or a field somewhere close, and your family is ready to open up. The kids run, the parents slow down, and we get to make something together that feels like true art, because nobody is holding anything back.


Those photos are the ones people end up printing and hanging in their homes, because they look like the real thing.


I serve families in Hendersonville and Mills River and photograph families all over Western North Carolina, including Asheville, Brevard, Flat Rock, and Fletcher. If this sounds like your family, send me a message through my inquiry page and we'll talk it through.

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Colorful toy cars lined up on a wooden floor next to a beige rug.
Cozy dining room with round dark wood table, woven chairs, dome pendant light, and large window overlooking lush green trees.
Young child standing at a window looking out at autumn trees in a backyard.
Father and child playing on a bed in a bright, modern bedroom with neutral tones and large windows.
A toddler in green pajamas stands on sunny hardwood floors beside a bedside table, casting a long shadow in a cozy bedroom.
A playful young child hanging upside down off a beige sofa, smiling joyfully, with adults sitting in the background.
A mother sits cross-legged on a beige sofa holding a newborn while a toddler lies beside her in a bright bedroom.
Black and white photo of shoes scattered on hardwood floor with person standing nearby.
Black and white photo of a young child playing with toy trucks and vehicles on a table.
Adult and toddler walking hand-in-hand on green grass in a sunlit forest park during autumn.
Red toy car carrier truck with small die-cast cars on a cream sofa with floral and knit decorative pillows.
Young toddler lying on hardwood floor next to large white Adidas sneakers near a staircase.
A smiling father holds a toddler on his lap outdoors, with a sleeping newborn nearby and red flowers in background.
Black and white photo of a father joyfully lifting his laughing child in the air outdoors with trees in background.
Young child gently kissing a sleeping newborn baby sibling held by an adult outdoors in natural light.
Family browsing a bakery display case filled with fresh pastries and baked goods in a cozy shop.
A young toddler in a cream sweater and black pants sits on a wooden bench outside a white building with red flowers.