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It was absolutely DOWN POURING at Bella’s senior session and to be honest, that’s just not something you can always prepare for! When something like this happens, you just have to make the best of it with the best of your ability. That’s exactly what we did in this session… and we caught the entire […]
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It was absolutely DOWN POURING at Bella’s senior session and to be honest, that’s just not something you can always prepare for! When something like this happens, you just have to make the best of it with the best of your ability. That’s exactly what we did in this session… and we caught the entire […]
In this week’s video, I’m sharing 5 of my favorite go-to senior poses that are trendy and fun as well as photo examples that you can try at your next shoot! Posing seniors can be INTIMIDATING but this is truly one of my favorite topics when it comes to talking about senior photography. I know […]
It has taken me much longer to blog this than I wanted it to…but I’m so excited to share it!! A few weeks ago, we had our first BABY SHOWER hosted by my amazing momma here in Savannah! We are having two showers (one in Virginia with all of Hayden’s family early next year!) and […]
In today’s video you’re going to get to watch me LIVE on a real senior session with the iconic Miss Savannah! She’s technically not a senior but we had an incredible time photographing downtown and it is one of my favorite sessions. What I’m focusing on in this video is the difference between using my […]
Last week, I hosted my incredible 2023 Mastermind Retreat in Charleston, SC and it was AMAZING! As a reminder, my Mastermind is my high-level coaching program that I offer for business owners who are looking to begin education and create passive income. For 6 months, I coach these entrepreneurs through weekly calls, one-on-one Voxer discussion, […]
It’s not often that we have guest posts on the blog…but today is an exception that I am SO excited about! We have the amazing Paige Griffith of The Legal Paige sharing hew knowledge on senior portrait contracts. She was a guest speaker inside of The Senior Scoop earlier this month, and we wanted photographers […]
Today we are going to talk about how to book your FIRST EVER senior session! I’ve been a senior photographer for over a decade and I absolutely LOVE it. But I know how hard it can be to break into the market and get in touch with your first client if you’ve never done it […]
My LAST senior session of the year!!! WHAT!? 2023…how did this happen?! I truly can’t believe that we’re already in November! But, Ciana’s Charleston senior session was the PERFECT way to end out the year. I called my mom on the way home from this shoot and said “it was the ideal senior session in […]
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