Our daughter Mckenna is 18 years old. She is our first born, and she was placed in our arms when we were only 18 and 20. She is intellectually disabled, on the autistic spectrum, has major depressive disorder, OCD, and oppositional defiant disorder. She is also a burn survivor; at age 8 her shirt […]
Author Archives: Tara
FAMILY PHOTOS IN THE PARK \ drenched in sun and finger paint
These sweet people are from Northern California, and have hired me once before. During the planning stages, Mom shared that the girls’ favorite thing to do was play in the backyard with finger paints and then jump into the kiddie pool. She told me how they would go to town on paper and all over […]
THEN & NOW: Re-creating photos with my clients
Whenever I have the chance, I like to re-create photos with clients that I see again and again. This example was an especially fun one to pull off. The first image was taken in 2009, pregnant with their oldest daughter. The second image was taken late in 2013. A lot can change in four years, […]