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Bodies
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Contact
journal
The 4 x4
Writing Class
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HOW TOO
Long Form
Bodies
About
Shop
Contact
journal
The 4 x4
Writing Class
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HOW TOO
black mother breastfeeding child while laying on bed
A woman with curly hair and tattoos, sitting on a wooden chair, breastfeeding a baby. A young girl with curly hair and striped pajamas is sitting on a dining table in the background, looking towards the woman.
A woman sitting on the floor in a small space between a doorway and a wall, holding a baby who is nursing. She has dark hair, wears a light-colored knit top and denim shorts, and talks on an old-fashioned corded telephone.
A black and white photo of a family sitting on a porch. A man with long hair, tattoos, and sunglasses is sitting with his legs crossed, resting his arm on his knee. A woman with glasses and dark hair is sitting next to him, holding a young girl who i
A woman breastfeeds a newborn baby.
A woman lying on a bed with a baby, holding a pacifier in its mouth, with sunlight streaming in through a window.
A young woman with blonde hair sits on a gray outdoor sofa in a backyard, holding a toddler who is breastfeeding. The woman is wearing a black tank top and jeans, and the toddler has a diaper on. There are trees, a wooden fence, and some garden plant
A woman is sitting on a bed, breastfeeding a baby. A tabby cat is on the bed near her, and a blanket with geometric patterns is draped over a pillow. A window is visible in the background.
A person breastfeeding an infant, with the child's hand on their chest and their head resting on the person's arm.
Woman wearing a large straw hat and a striped dress holding a child in plaid clothing outdoors among greenery.
A woman breastfeeding a baby, lying on a bed, in black and white.
A woman with tattoos and wavy hair breastfeeding a young child on a bed.
A woman breastfeeding a young girl in a kitchen with warm lighting and string lights.
A woman with curly hair breastfeeding two young children, one on each side, while sitting on a wooden floor in front of a plain wall.
A woman with short, wavy hair is sitting on a floral-patterned couch, holding a small child with a bald head and wearing pajamas with star patterns, while looking at the child. The scene is in black and white, and the woman appears to be gazing affec
A woman with long wavy hair is breastfeeding a baby on a couch, looking down at the baby lovingly.
A woman with curly hair sits on a sofa, breastfeeding a baby. The scene is in black and white, with the woman looking at the camera.
A woman with long blonde hair sitting on a wooden bench outdoors, holding a small child who is resting on her lap. The scene is sunlit with greenery and garden plants surrounding them.

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Wedding portraits featuring cats both willing and unwilling to participate.
The busyness is in full swing- trying to ride the waves because it won't be this way for long.

I can feel the (relative) quiet and the stillness that will be here soon enough.
Headed to DC to meet this baby now that he's earthside.

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Washington DC maternity photographer
Different family photos for different families.

I think it's safe to say people don't hire me for the classic "Christmas Card Photo" but that doesn't mean we won't make a picture you can send to all the people you love featuring your neare
Three years changes some things but not all the things.
The boardgames that get a little feisty and the dance parties you worry they'll grow out of. The water ballon fights and the painted nails. The cuddles on the couch and swinging in the backyard. 

Each piece can feel ordinary on its own. But you add
Lord knows I got enough baby/ breastfeeding years in AND I absolutely adore having teenagers (and now a twenty-something too), but sometimes I wish I could go back there for just a minute or two.

Time being linear kind of blows.

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Photos from a
Today in the first HOW TOO class I'll start as I always do-- talking about bodies.

If we're taking pictures of people, it's bodies that are in the frame and we need to be in loving (albeit often complicated) relationship with our own bodies before w

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