Lanford Family | Clipper Mill | Family Lifestyle Session

I love that Anna suggested this fun location in Hampden for their family session. It was fun adventuring around Clipper Mill and finding spots to shoot. And let’s be real the styling for this session is on point.

Alex is 1 | Milestone Session | Towson, Maryland

Milestone sessions are some of my favorites…as a pediatric PT I LOVE watching the incredible development that occurs throughout the first year of life. I shot Alex’s newborn session last fall. You can see more of that here. He has grown so much since then and he has developed the sweetest personality! Alex was absolutely delightful from the time he stepped out of the car through the end of our session. I met he and his family on a beautiful summer evening for his Milestone Session.

Hess Family | Baltimore, MD | Family Lifestyle Photographer...

It has been a blessing to get to know the Hess family over the past year or so. Their heart for one another really shines through and it was so much fun to try to capture this in these photographs. Josie did a phenomenal job styling the family and the Cylburn Arboreturm provided the perfect fall backdrop for their session. I find that just like most boys…these two were reluctant to believe that this would be a fun family outing. I’m happy to report that they both had a blast and the oldest even told me that he really liked the photos once they had a chance to review the gallery. Please enjoy a collection of images from this fall lifestlyle family session.

Towner Family | Towson, Maryland | Family Lifestyle Photographer

The Towner Family was such a delight to work with. We met on a gorgeous fall evening at the Hampton Mansion Historic Site for their session. Having boys myself I know their excitement level when it comes to taking pictures but it only took a few minutes for these boys to realize they were going to have fun! My job as the photographer is to not only capture beautiful images of this time in your lives but to also create an experience that is enjoyable. Look at these smiles in this gallery of photos…I think we accomplished our goal!

Smithberger Family | Towson, Maryland | Family Lifestyle Photographer

“You’ll need coffee shops and sunsets and road trips. Airplanes and passports and new songs and old songs, but people more than anything else. You will need other people and you will need to be that other person to someone else, a living breathing screaming invitation to believe better things.”

— Jamie Tworkowski

I had the privilege of photographing my sweet friend Andrea and her beautiful family on a warm, cloudy day a couple of weeks ago. She is one of those friends described in the above quote that I have needed over the last few years. You can read more of her story and her insightful writing on her blog “How the Light Gets In.” Our story is one only God could write and it is another example of how He orchestrates things far beyond our understanding. Her family has become absolutely dear to me.

I want to share a snippet of the story of how God brought us together a little over 5 years ago. When our oldest was getting ready to attend Ridgely Middle School, Wes and I approached the Young Life (YL) area director about starting a division of YL in the middle school called WyldLife. When we met with him he encouraged us to pray about this ministry because he really felt like God was doing something in the community. Little did we know another Ridgely parent had approached him about the same thing:) You see Andrea’s oldest daughter wanted something like YL at her school so Andrea set up a meeting with the YL area director. Since that initial meeting we have prayed, launched and watch God grow WyldLife in a way that is difficult to comprehend.

Walking through life with Andrea and watching the way she and Jason lead not only their family but their friends has been an inspiration. I hope as you look through this gallery of pictures from our time together you see their love and joy-filled spirit shine through the most…