iHeartFaces Week 39 (year 2): Chalk

iHeartFaces Week 39 (year 2): Chalk

This week’s theme at iHeartFaces is “Chalk.” These are from a maternity shoot three weeks ago. I think Anna looks amazing considering this was taken 9 days before her due date. She looks so serene; actually, she and Ben both do. Her sweet girl is now...

We’ve Got a Plan for Our 25th Anniversary! (but it’s a secret, even from me)

My husband and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary next month. At the beginning of the year, we decided that I would start a fund from blog and photography-related income to fund some kind of something special for this time. Unfortunately, a family our size is a...
Capture Life Necklace from The Rusted Chain: A Giveaway!

Capture Life Necklace from The Rusted Chain: A Giveaway!

[Contest closed, and the winner is Julia Foster!] Love photography and jewelry? Then this is the giveaway for you! I love jewelry: rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets are everyday accessories for me. During the recent Jasmine Star CreativeLIVE broadcast, Beki...
Waiting, Watching, Worth It

Waiting, Watching, Worth It

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. ~Proverbs 13:12 Our church sold our building early last year, bought a piece of land, and began the process of construction. We’ve moved from a location more central to...

JPG vs. RAW

I first started shooting in RAW a little over a year ago, mostly because I should. What was understood in theory, however, took time to be grasped in reality. At first, Lightroom stacked the JPG and RAW files on top of each other. The JPG (which is what you see on the...

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