Category Archives: photography We are excited to be partnering with the lovely Ashley Skjaveland this morning. She is a gifted newborn photographer, and as open and generous as they come. Her organic, natural newborn photographs are exquisite, and are simply about the babies themselves. A celebration of life and beauty. Ashley offers a lovely workshop of sorts. NEWBORN:…  Stacey and I had the pleasure of teaching an online photography course recently called Photography: Chapter One. We loved every minute of it, and are opening registration up again today for our next session.We loved our students using their cameras to capture every day moments with their children and families and having the confidence to…  A few days after Sadie’s birth, our doula visited the house. I felt lost at sea as I lay in bed, recovering from 15 hours of labor that ended in an emergency C-section. I didn’t know how I was going to manage recovering from major surgery while keeping a newborn baby alive. It was all…  Perfect hair. Perfect Clothes. Perfect location. It can become an obsession. But stop. Step back. Ask yourself: Why are we taking family pictures? Are we taking them to post on facebook? No. Are we taking them to impress others? Hope not. Are we taking them to preserve the memories of fleeting childhoods? I hope so….  One of our favorite sponsors, ClickinMoms, is generously offering a Prize Package — valued at $400 — to one of our lucky readers! Here’s what’s included… One Year Membership to the ClickinMoms Forum: Black and White. Film. Children. Street Photography. Processing. Lighting. Artistic Development. And more. Bring your questions, dive into a discussion, or…  Last summer, I found myself with a rare afternoon alone. I had decided since we were nearing the half year mark, it was a good time to sift through some images on my computer to use later for my year end family yearbook. As I sat down and moved through folders and dropped them into… Two months ago I could have written an article called “how to have a two year old and plenty of time to yourself, too.” But then…I had a baby. The baby that made us a family of four. A baby that screamed and screamed and was the complete opposite of my angel of a two… 
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