I love Fridays.  I love shooting sessions on Fridays.  Why? Because everyone is relaxed, and ready for the weekend… it’s so much easier to get those natural expressions when there isn’t work to be done…

These kids were awesome… easy going, fun, and ready to explore!

Family Portraits

Family Portraits

Family Portraits

Family Portraits

Quote for the Day:

“Childhood is the most beautiful of all life’s seasons.”

~Author Unknown





I have had the best time working with this family.  2 amazing kids, 1 sweet-as-cupcakes newborn, and 2 really great parents (and a skiddish dog).  This job gives me gifts like this every day.. capturing these moments that are SO rare – and so pure – and captivating.

~meet Lauren~

child photography wilmington delaware

child photography wilmington delaware

child photography wilmington delaware

child photography wilmington delaware

child photography wilmington delaware

quote for the day:

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.”

~Jane Howard





3 months is a TOUGH age.  It’s a child on the brink of knowing there’s “more” out there to see, and wanting mommy ALL of the time.  There’s this fine line between the two, and capturing those in between moments is challenging – but so rewarding when it actually happens.

This is the sweetest little girl… and I’m guessing her favorite color when she grows up will be pink!

child portraits delaware

child portraits delaware

child portraits delaware

Quote for the Day:

“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it.”

~Charles Schulz





This little girl is 6, and she absolutely stole my heart!!!  She arrived in my studio with a pink tutu, ballet shoes and the perfect attitude for pictures! She was fun, spunky, and knew exactly what she wanted from this session…

So much fun…

special needs

special needs

special needs

special needs

Quote for the day:

“Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.”

~Anne Sexton





I had the BEST time shooting these pictures!  I love it when I get to combine studio portraits with location portraits!  These were photographed in our New Castle studio, and also out in the streets of this wonderful town.  AND, can I just tell you how much I truly love it when a client walks in with a suitcase full of options!  Ha!  Makes my job so fun and easy!

Pregnancy photographs

Pregnancy photographs

Pregnancy photographs

Pregnancy photographs

Pregnancy photographs

Pregnancy photographs

Quote for the day:

“It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The important thing is to keep your wits about you and borrow some money. ”

~Elinor Goulding Smith





We held a ballerina event at the Pixie Cowboy a few weeks ago – SO many ballerinas!!  How fun!!!  Here are just a few of my faves:

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

Quote for the Day:

“Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.”

~Samuel Beckett





About 3 hours before he deployed to serve our country, I had the absolute pleasure of capturing a bittersweet combination of love and goodbye.  How wonderful would it be if we could all find this kind of connection…. this kind of love.

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

kids portrait

Quote for the day:

“He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began.”

~Leo Tolstoy







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