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Why ‘Organic’ Imagery?

Because I'm a lover of midtones and I mostly leave them alone rather than lightening them into oblivion. Because I use natural light for most of my work. Because I love incorporating organic elements into my photography, such as textures I find along the way, or beeswax. Because my roots are in film and darkroom work, and prints with velvety tonal ranges...and I carry this over to my digital imagery. But mostly because I capture real moments and real emotions. All of it combines to give my imagery what someone recently described as a "very organic feel." Not common in this digital world, but my clients prefer the uncommon, thankfully. :)

What I do

I'm a custom, on-location, natural light photographer. I travel to my clients, whether they're in the St. Louis area, or across the country, to capture their pregnancies, babies, children, families, or events, in an artistic and meaningful way.

This is the only way we can stop time and look back years from now and remember the sound of her laughter, the peach fuzz he had as a newborn, or the bonding you did with your babies before they were even born.

I also do commercial photography, fine art photography, and mixed-media art.

To learn more about custom photography, please check out the links in the "client resources" section.

Documenting birth: Pure heaven.

07.26.2010 Posted in Babies, Newborns

I felt so honored last week. I don’t often do birth photography, because it’s hard to be on call for a birth when you have other clients booked. But the miracle of new life is the root of my business. So occasionally, when the timing works out, I’ll still photograph births. This little girl joined us on Friday. Although the lighting in a hospital is not designed for photography, and in an attempt to remain unobtrusive, I’m in total documentary mode rather than directing my subjects into the best angles of light , I still love the resulting images that tell the story of her first couple of hours. Her first swaddling, her first bath, her first diaper, her first look at Mommy and Daddy…and theirs of her. Here are just a few. She’s nothing short of perfection.