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Bartlesville Family Photo Tips: How to Photograph High-Energy Kids for Family Photos As a Bartlesville family photographer, I’ve worked with a variety of personalities and family dynamics over the last 13 years. Some families are snuggly and sentimental, some are goofy, curious, and love to play. Sometimes a toddler has a meltdown that seems impossible […]

The Forrest Family – Casual Family Photos in Bartlesville, OK After a whirlwind of a spring for the Forrest family, (read: a move and then two weeks later, their new home being damaged by the Bartlesville tornado!), I was so thankful to have the opportunity to take their casual family photos in Bartlesville! We met […]

The Morgans – Bartlesville Milestone Photographer for Baby’s First Year Oh how I love these photos and this family! Chloe and Jack are such a darling couple, and they went through so much to have their little miracle baby Wren. It makes it that much more special that they celebrated her with milestone photography in […]

This darling Bartlesville Family is saying goodbye to their home of 22 years last summer! As they approached this bittersweet season, they wanted to commemorate the culmination of so much life lived in such a special home. Bartlesville Family Session at Home When Kristin first reached out to inquire about this family home photo session, […]

Capturing Beautiful Family Moments While Maintaining Your Child’s Online Privacy In the digital age, where every moment seems to be an Instagram story waiting to happen, some parents face a unique dilemma: how to share those heartwarming family photos while also protecting and maintaining your child’s online privacy. As a photographer who’s captured countless adorable […]

In my decade of experience as a photographer, I’ve learned just how fleeting life’s most precious moments are.  In a blink of an eye, my little Ruth has grown from being swaddled in a blanket to toddling around our home.  I know other families feel the same way – that life moves so quickly! That’s […]