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Confidence-Building Photography for Teens As a mom of two daughters, I know full well how tumultuous the teen years can be.  It’s one of the main reasons I specialize in shooting this age – there’s nothing better than hearing a girl’s exclamation when she takes a sneak peek at the back of my camera during […]

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Tween + Family Beach Photoshoot I was thrilled when Wyatt’s grandmother reached out to me for portraits of her grandson, especially when she told me he was 12 (soon to be 13!)  He’s what I call a ‘tween’ and it’s such a fleeting stage in kids’ life, and so radically transitional.  I speak from the […]

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I was excited to meet this young talented dancer the other day!  Sophia needed a headshot and photographs of two ballet poses to submit to an audition for an elite summer dance program.  During our shoot, it was awesome hearing her mom share how passionate Sophia is about ballet but is also a light-hearted and […]

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Naples Photographer Jennifer Bates I’m so excited to be blogging this fun Best Friends photoshoot – I adore this age and Mackenzie and her lovable circle of friends didn’t disappoint!   The girls decided on sun-kissed Naples beach for their photoshoot, and it couldn’t have been a more perfect afternoon!!  I love the ‘winter white’ theme […]

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In the Fall of 2005, a man broke into our home where me and my two young daughters lived.  Truth-be-told, he actually just opened our unlocked front door and walked in y’all, because we lived in a very “safe” and tiny rural town and I didn’t believe in locking anything.  (I do now!)  Thankfully we […]

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