the mcguires | in home family portrait session pasadena

this mama is one of the best around. so genuine, so lovely inside and out. her kindness will melt you into a puddle and your four year old will covet her "elsa braid" every time you run into her. this little family of three (soon to be four!) welcomed me into their warm and musical home and gave a peek into their daily life. it's an intimidating thing, opening your home and giving free reign to someone else to document every nook and cranny. i never take for granted the trust that my clients give me as i step into their personal, safe space. christie expressed her hesitations about shooting in their home but as her husband's job will move them to oregon soon, she recognized the desire to document their time here in california as a family, to record the little spot they brought their newborn baby to. and i'm so glad they did. thank you for sharing this tender season of life with me, mcguires. xo

baby lewis | los angeles family portraits

oh man do we love these three. kait and i grew up just miles from each other in the same small town of east tennessee but had never met until our husband's respective creative pursuits brought us to sunny l.a. and what a special milestone to witness, the birth of a first baby, the beginning of a family. we couldn't be more in love with little lewis wolfgang (bangarang name, right?!), and can't wait to watch this little los angeles native grow. also, how stunning is kait especially in those black and white film images? what a classic beauty. thanks for sharing life with us, you three. xo

Indigo Artist Lisa Garner of Garner Blue

This gal is a pure joy to be around. Our lives overlapped in Tennessee for a bit but it wasn't until Ben and I moved to Ohio that we started connecting more over our respective creative pursuits. We get to know each other better for each quick visit we have once or twice a year and I always leave better for it.

Lisa began Garner Blue after pursuing an interest in indigo dye and now spends her days elbow deep in blue. It's such a lovely experience to watch her work. Applying the resist, dipping, straining, hanging all the while the West Tennessee breeze blew quietly and the birds carried on. She and her husband Joe (truly one of our favorite musicians), are some of those salt of the earth folk - you know, the ones your grandma might refer to as "good people." Watch their work because I know they're going places. Good people making good work. 

*mug by Mer Holder