Journal · No. 007

Notes from
the studio.

Occasional writing. Behind a particular frame, the rhythm of a wedding morning, the small lessons of eight years behind a camera. Slow, irregular, sincere.

On photographing
newborns at home.

A short guide for parents in their first two weeks. Where the light lives in your home, what to wear, why the mess on the kitchen counter is welcome in every frame.

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The first hour
of a wedding morning.

Why I always arrive ninety minutes before the dress is buttoned. The pictures that come out of the quiet are almost always the ones you'll frame.

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Asking your toddler
to do nothing.

The single instruction I give parents and children before any family session. It is, almost always, the only one we need.

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What I learned
in the eighth year.

A short year-end note. On printing more, posting less, and trusting the slow frames over the obvious ones.

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