A few years ago, I gave my grandmother a tomato sandwich for her birthday. Not just any tomato sandwich—a summer mater sandwich. Fresh garden tomatoes, bread, mayo, and a little salt and pepper shaker wrapped up as a gift. At the time, she was living in a nursing home and had been talking about how much she [...]
A few years ago, I was scrolling through old family photos looking for a picture of my mom. I found photos of birthday parties, vacations, Christmas mornings, and countless everyday moments. There were photos of me, my brother, my sisters, my grandparents, and my friends. But finding photos of my mom was surprisingly difficult. She was there [...]
The other day, I was digging through a box of old family photos when I came across a picture of myself as a kid holding a New Kids on the Block poster of Jonathan Knight. If you're a child of the 80s or 90s, you probably already know where this is going. My best friend and [...]
Summer Family Photography in Bucks County, PA & the Jersey Shore There’s something about summer that tricks us into thinking it will last forever. Maybe it’s the longer days. The late sunsets. The way the kids run barefoot through the grass while we tell ourselves we’ll always remember this version of them. But then suddenly, the beach [...]
Can we all agree that nobody prepared us for this many photos? I genuinely do not think previous generations could have imagined what it would feel like to carry around thousands and thousands of family memories in our pockets at all times. Every birthday. Every vacation. Every blurry soccer photo. Every school concert. Every sleepy [...]
There are some families that feel less like clients and more like old friends you happen to meet up with a few times a year while carrying a camera. The Glassman family is one of those families for me. I’ve been photographing them since their kiddos were newborns, which honestly feels impossible because now they’re five and [...]
Let’s start with this: Almost nobody shows up to a headshot session feeling completely confident. In fact, one of the most common things people say to me when they walk into my studio is: “I’m awkward in photos.” Or: “I hate having my picture taken.” Or my personal favorite: “I just need one decent one.” Honestly? [...]
There’s a story I’ve shared online before, but it’s one that has stayed with me for years. When my oldest niece graduated high school, our family pulled out the family photo box to gather photos for her graduation party. We found so many pictures of her growing up, and her sister too. But when [...]
