THIS FAMILY SESSION AT THE LIMESTONE QUARRY WAS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, ADVENTURE, AND ALL THE LITTLE MOMENTS THAT MAKE THE FLUKESTONES SO WONDERFULLY THEMSELVES.

SHE'D SPENT YEARS TRYING FOR THIS BABY. WHEN DOCTORS PLACED HER ON HOSPITAL REST MID-WAY THROUGH PREGNANCY, SHE TEXTED ME: "HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT A MATERNITY SHOOT AT THE HOSPITAL?" I SAID YES AND IT TURNED INTO ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING, EMOTIONALLY FULL SESSIONS I'VE EVER HAD.

THIS BOY SCOUT DIDN’T WANT PICTURES IN A CAP AND GOWN. HE WANTED A SENIOR SESSION THAT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE HIM.

THEY OUTGREW THE HOUSE THEY ONCE BUILT. FAMILIAR ROUTINES, A GROWING BUMP, AND THE LAST FRAMES OF FOUR.

AFTER TWO ROUGH & TUMBLE BOYS, THIS MAMA IS EXPECTING A GIRL!!!

A MOM & DAUGHTER MAKING ART ON AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP

TENDER MOMENTS WITH THIS FIRST TIME MOM

A HOUSE FULL OF THE COOLEST COLLECTED ARTWORK, TWO HIGH ENERGY BOYS IN COSTUMES, AND A PARENTS THAT KNOW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

A NEW BABY IS THE PERFECT REASON TO GATHER THE WHOLE FAMILY FOR PHOTOS. SEE WHY THE JAMES FAMILY CHOSE AN IN-HOME GENERATIONAL SESSION TO CELEBRATE THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER'S FIRST YEAR AND CAPTURE MEMORIES THAT WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW IN MEANING, YEAR AFTER YEAR.

I FIRST MET BELLA WHEN SHE WAS A FRESHMAN SITTING IN MY ART CLASS. FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS AND HERE WE ARE — SENIOR PHOTOS, A LETTERMAN JACKET, LACROSSE GEAR, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. WATCHING KIDS GROW UP IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THIS JOB.

FOR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW’S BIRTHDAY SESSION, I HAD ONE GOAL: GIVE HER MEMORIES SHE COULD HOLD. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH THESE PHOTOS WOULD END UP MEANING TO ALL OF US.

ADDISON WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS BEFORE OUR SESSION, WHICH IS SO NORMAL. WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES OF WALKING INTO THE STUDIO, THE NERVES HAD FADED AND WE WERE JUST HANGING OUT.

WHEN A FORMER COWORKER AND FRIEND ASKED ME TO PHOTOGRAPH HER DAUGHTER'S SENIOR PORTRAITS, WE STARTED THE WAY I LOVE BEST: SITTING AROUND A COFFEE TABLE TALKING THROUGH WHO SHE WAS AND WHAT MATTERED TO HER.

THERE’S A CERTAIN EASE THAT ONLY HAPPENS AT HOME.

SOME SESSIONS ALL THE PIECES COME TOGETHER PERFECTLY . RIGHT PERSON, RIGHT LOCATION, RIGHT STYLING, RIGHT LIGHT. MALLORY’S MATERNITY SESSION AT THE LIMESTONE QUARRY WAS ONE OF THOSE.

CONSTRUCTION DUST, UNFINISHED SPACES, AND A BEAUTIFUL BABY IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL

MOST OF US THINK OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS SOMETHING WE PULL OUT FOR THE GOOD MOMENTS. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MOMENT THAT MOST NEEDS DOCUMENTING IS ALSO THE HARDEST ONE YOU'VE EVER LIVED THROUGH?

A IN-HOME FAMILY SESSION ISN’T ALL ABOUT THE PHOTOS YOU GET. IT’S A TIME TO STOP THE TO-DO LIST OF LIFE AND BE FULLY PRESENT WITH YOUR KIDS. THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE BOOKING.

A COUPLE ON THE VERGE OF PARENTHOOD

HER BROTHER FLEW IN FROM ISRAEL. HER SISTER DROVE UP FROM LA. AND THEY WERE ALL MEETING IN DALLAS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AS A COMPLETE FAMILY, NEW BABY AND ALL. SOME MOMENTS ARE TOO BIG TO NOT HAVE SOMEONE THERE TO WITNESS THEM.