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Here you'll find featured family and newborn photography, photography education, and tips for stress-free sessions that feel wild and true. Dig deeper wtih personal stories of simple joys and the inspired details in everyday life that ignite my work, thoughts, and heart for making art in the world.
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You want an outdoor family session… but it’s a million degrees and you don’t want to turn into a pool of sweat. How do you look pulled together, casual, and summery, but still keep cool and comfortable during the session? How do you decide what to wear for outdoor family photos when it’s hot?! The […]
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I recently had the opportunity to chat with Lisa from The Milky Way in this interview on The Art and Soul podcast. We talked all about building sustainable systems as a family photographer and building confidence when shooting in homes! Lisa and I dug into the ins and outs of how to build a foundation […]
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It’s easy to think that all newborn sessions are sleepy, calm and serene. After all, that’s the majority of what we see in media around newborn sessions at home. But I believe newborn photos can be just as full of personality and vibrance as any other, especially whenever there’s a sibling or two thrown in […]
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Behind the project The Big Feelings Little Houses project is an ongoing experiment celebrating the big personality that unfolds in the nooks and crannies of home. It was born out of a desire to bring a new angle to representing artistic family photography in media through more diverse environments than only those that are ultra-styled […]
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Making family photos with special needs kids can offer some unique challenges, but is also such a beautiful collaboration between the family and artist. Each time I work with this family, their radiating joy spills over in multitudes. I’ve photographed them at home several times, but this time, they wanted to give my petite sessions […]
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A morning person, nostalgia- obsessed, book-loving dreamer + doer
Hi, I'm Leah.
Family photographer and educator.
I am endlessly curious. I’m not afraid to make a fool of myself and love a good kitchen dance party. My kids inspire and delight me daily. My superpower is seeing magic in the mundane and thinking way too deeply about it. I’ll talk your ear off about business, purpose, and the ways art can fuel both. I believe the best way to care for people is to really see them. Every man in my life taught me that strength starts with black coffee and every woman showed me that you can be both sweet and spicy.
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Looking for family photos that go deeper? The kind where you can practically feel those knock-you-over-hugs, baby skin and the life you've built over 15-years-of-marriage... I'm your person.
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It seems like so many of the things people frame as “avoid at all cost” scenarios in photography – the things that you’re supposed to try to work around or prep against – are the exact things I find most inspiring. A dark lit nursery. A cloudy day. Wind. Full sun. A home with no […]
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Between reheated coffee breaks and lego towers, we wonder if any of it matters. Mothering. Dish-washing. Waking early to move, create, breathe. If the 10 minutes of coloring with your kid matters.If saying ‘i love you’ for the millionth time still matters.If art and music and words and walks and twirls and sips and squeezes […]
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Behind the scenes
Learn about photographing families in any home - even in low light, tight spaces, with wild kids, you name it. My class joins 26 other family photography instructors from around the world for this super valuable resource.
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Grab this 30 minute walkthrough of my behind-the-scenes thoughts, prompts, and direction to make these images of a backyard family session.
