Studio Self Portraits

Studio Self Portraits

I set up my dark blue background in the garage and did some self-portraits! These aren’t retouched and you can see the remote in some of them. 🙂 But they’re cute anyway! And some silly ones! Always gotta hairflip. This is a nice one but you can see the...
5 Tips for Taking Pictures with your kids

5 Tips for Taking Pictures with your kids

I love every article I come across that reminds and reassures women that they should be in photos with their children. It’s so, so important to be present, in life and in visual documentation. That’s just one of the reasons I believe so strongly in...
Inspiration Tutorial: Hairflips!

Inspiration Tutorial: Hairflips!

I started doing hairflips in 2009 and have been hooked ever since. They are so much fun to play with! Here are my favorites from over the years: So here, at last, is a tutorial video explaining how I do this! *** Ten bonus tips: 1. Embrace the silliness. Hairflips are...
Personal Series: ColorStory

Personal Series: ColorStory

Utata is a photography group. It was the first one I joined on flickr, back in 2005 or so. They host projects constantly–Iron Photographer, Thursday Walk, Weekend Project. A few years ago, they started a Big Project. I was too intimidated to attempt any previous...