We’ll chat through your vision, and I’ll offer suggestions for outfits, locations, and session flow based on your preferences and what’s practical for your goals.

Advice to help you feel confident and camera-ready on photo day—sent your way after booking.

I’ll guide you through posing, helping you feel at ease and look your best throughout the session.

Thoughtful prompts, optional props, and simple background ideas to help highlight your personality in an authentic way.

Your gallery images will be carefully edited for color, lighting, and polish to ensure they truly shine.

Please note that extensive retouching, such as head swapping, removing glare from glasses, item removal, tan line adjustment, or extreme acne correction, is not included.

After our consultation to confirm dates, locations, and package details, you'll receive a link to securely book your session. Once you enter your information and pay the deposit, you’ll receive text reminders the day before your session to ensure you’re all set.

Once your gallery is ready, you can easily share it with anyone you choose. Those you share it with can enter using their own email, view images, download (if you'd like), and print on their own. It’s a great option for families or groups who want to select their own images—no extra work for you, just send the link!

You’ve probably heard of "golden hour"—the time just after sunrise and before sunset. While this light can be beautiful, it’s not always perfect. Many factors, like location, weather, and time of year, affect the light, and these can change quickly. Sunsets, for example, offer dynamic skies and stunning light, but they aren’t always guaranteed, and we love them because they’re rare, making them extra special when they happen.

Cloudy skies, especially from late fall through early summer, can be fantastic for groups and events, providing even, flattering light with fewer harsh shadows.

In Idaho, the golden hour varies greatly. During the long days of summer, it can occur as early as 6 AM and as late as 9 PM, which can be challenging for most people. That's why we plan based on what works best for your schedule and location, not just the light.

For a more private, crowd-free experience, weekday mornings are ideal in busy areas like McCall during the summer. Fall is especially busy in the Boise area—mid-October is peak color season, and sunset times fill up fast!

But no matter the time of day or season we’ll work together to find what works best for you.

All of our locations are public spaces, ranging from urban areas to mountain settings, and these spots may have other people around. If your focus is on you as the subject, the background will often be softly blurred, keeping the attention on you. However, if you’d like the environment to be a more visible part of the image—such as capturing a scenic landscape or the story of the location—that can be incorporated into the shot.

We’ll discuss your preferences during our planning call to choose the best location based on your vision. Public spaces come with their own set of rules, possible crowds, and sometimes fees, so it’s important to keep that in mind when planning.

If you have a specific location in mind that’s outside of my suggestions, there may be additional travel and time fees. Let’s work together to find the perfect spot that captures your style and memories!

In the past, sessions often took longer than the advertised time—like a 30-minute session frequently lasting about an hour—because I always included extras like walking around the location, time to change looks, and time to settle in . While this helped capture great images, it sometimes caused confusion.

To make things clearer and manage everyone’s time fairly, I now have a maximum total session time for each booking. This helps keep the schedule on track while still giving you the care, creativity, and quality your session deserves.

Thanks for understanding—it’s all about making your photo experience smooth, enjoyable, and respectful of everyone’s time!

Your location is the starting point for your photo session, whether it’s a park, a studio, downtown, or by the lake. We'll explore the area to capture a variety of backgrounds and looks.

If we need to drive to a different spot, that will count as a new location.

To make the most of each location, it’s helpful if you can easily change outfits or add layers. This allows us to create diverse looks without moving to a different area.

The number of digital photos in your gallery will vary depending on the session, but you can expect a wide selection of images.

My camera shoots up to 6 images per second, allowing us to capture many moments throughout your session, providing you with plenty of options for printing, albums, or any other use you have in mind.

You can easily download and share your images directly from the online gallery. Feel free to share the gallery with family and friends for convenient viewing and product orders.

You will also receive exclusive rights to download and print all the images from your gallery, giving you the freedom to create and share as you wish.

Every photo session is different and always evolving. Whether it’s an image from a website, Pinterest, or my own portfolio, I can’t guarantee we’ll replicate a specific photo. Everyone is unique, and your photos should reflect that. Our main focus will be on using the location and lighting to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind images that suit your session.

That said, if you have a favorite pose or a fun family shot you used to do as kids, go for it! Just keep in mind—it may not turn out exactly the way you envision it, but we’ll have fun trying.

Standard Sessions are available Monday through Thursday only, with limited Friday availability for engagement proposals or special circumstances. Weekends are reserved for weddings and specialty sessions.

Please note: I am closed on all holidays to spend time with my family.

I know life can be unpredictable. You can change your session date up to 72 hours before your session without any extra charge. If you reschedule with less notice, there may be a $50 fee. If you cancel entirely, you lose the full Session booking cost.

But if you can't make it and want someone else to enjoy the session, you can transfer the session to them for any package.

Gallery delivery times depend on the time of year and how many sessions are ahead of yours. As a solo photographer, I personally handle every part of the process—including all the editing. I do not outsource my work, and I also don’t deliver images straight out of the camera.

During the busy summer and fall seasons, I’m often out shooting multiple sessions each week (especially with weddings on the calendar), which means I spend less time at the computer. Thank you for your patience during these high-demand months!

Portrait galleries are typically delivered within 2–3 weeks in winter and spring, and 4–5 weeks in summer and fall.

To be fair to all clients, I do not offer expedited gallery delivery. However, for sessions like senior portraits, proposals, or time-sensitive announcements, I’m happy to send a few preview images within a week when needed.