Category Archive: Photography

Camp Redeemer 2018

The entire album of images is available here on Flickr.

Clara & the Strawberries

I walked into the Morehead household and found Clara in the kitchen slicing up a strawberry snack for a younger friend. This girl has a big heart, a helper’s heart, and it was truly endearing—say nothing of empowering, knife skillz, hello!—to watch her work. She was prepared for my camera and gave me a beautiful smile before taking the bowl of berries out to the living room.

Summer Girl

Showering Claire

Time spent with the women of my church small group has been very sweet this past year, and for sure one of the big events of our summer is celebrating Clarie’s upcoming marriage to Ben. We had the job of hosting Claire’s church shower last weekend and it was a delight.

Our God Endures Forever

Today I am grateful that the God of all creation—the one who made me as well as the grasses at Holmes Lake—loves me as a Father.

6 A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God endures forever.”
9 You who bring good news to Zion,
go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,[c]
lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.

– Isaiah 40:1-11

Porch Life

One of the Bradley kids asked me yesterday why I had my camera with me. It was more of a “why not” scenario actually, as the truth of the matter is, if you don’t have your camera, you certainly won’t get the shot. Gorgeous, sunny summer days and uninhibited children mean I should be carrying my camera.

We’ve been hosting more friends at our house lately—I think this has to do with me having more margin in my life, which means I feel more at ease with long conversations over meals—and guess what I don’t do when I host? Get out my camera. It’s like I can either serve up a pan of brownies OR snap pictures but I absolutely can’t do both. This is a little sad because we’ve had lots of cute kids at our place in the past month. So maybe I need to drop the hostess schtick and start snapping instead? Very possible. Photography is my happy place, and these kids I’m around are growing fast.

Pansies

Happy are the pansies who have survived early heat and made it to the rainy spring days. Their little pansy faces shall blossom on the back deck and bring joy to all in the light of the setting sun. Amen.

05.18.18

The Lindgren Grandkids

Oooh, it feels good to be back in the saddle again. Or really, to be back in the position I really love—playing with children and documenting their funny looks, shyness, boldness, and general hilarity. I’ve written before about this sentiment, but it’s still true of my process as a photographer: I fall in love with your kids as I edit the images from our photoshoot. And as a mother, I see the value in documenting THIS period of life, this stage of quirks, because time keeps marching on. Children grow. They never stay the same, so this time is worth capturing.

I had the joy of shooting portraits for a birthday surprise for a grandmother. And, from what I hear, the results of our covert photoshoot were entirely worth the cost of staying silent about our fun in the library a few weeks ago! These five children—with a sixth on the way—filled me with joy and it was absolutely a privilege to spend time with them.

9th & Charleston