Two Ferns Photography

03/09/2026

Some days the reset is simple. 
 
We grab the bikes, feel the air on our faces, and ride. 
 
No big plans, no rush. Just moving our bodies, letting the noise settle, and finding our rhythm again as a family. The pedals turn, the kids laugh, and little by little everyone softens. 
 
Sometimes regulation looks like a bike ride down the road together. 🚲 
 

03/08/2026

All I need.

03/08/2026

Two things really hit home for me today.

First — noise-cancelling headphones for the wee Barbie.

Second — that my kids understand something I think is really important: when we want to upgrade toys, we sell the ones we’ve loved before. Clothes get handed down or donated so someone else can enjoy them too.

It was a big day in our house watching the Barbie mansion arrive, taking the place of our once-beloved wooden dollhouse. One chapter of play quietly closing while another begins. These big kid moments sneak up on you.

What stopped me in my tracks, though, was Maddison. I watched her gently explain to her child-sized Barbie that sometimes we need to cover our ears with headphones when the world feels too big.

I just sat there in awe.

Here’s to raising kids who learn to move with friends or siblings with disabilities — kids who understand, adapt, and make space instead of expecting them to change to fit what the world calls “normal.”

03/01/2026

If you haven’t met Maddison, you have now.
Helpful, determined, a little feral, and all the goofy. 🖤
It only took a few minutes of yard work to catch the whole personality in one slide. 
 
I’ve been a bit quiet—but I’m back to work now with some new adjustments. For a while I thought I was dealing with eye strain from new medications… turns out I wasn’t wrong. I actually lost some vision in one eye. I’m learning to shoot with glasses and finally sit down to edit again without putting extra strain on my eyes. 
 
Huge thank-you to everyone for being so patient with me through it all. 🫶
And for the record, my kids think my glasses are super cute—being called a “cootie-patootie” will forever live rent-free in my head. 😌💛 
 
 

02/14/2026

Our goal: getting outside, no matter the weather. 
Moody winter skies are my favorite to photograph, so a quick half-hour beach stop was a must. 
Today we play. Tomorrow mom works and answers emails. 
Finding balance where we can. 

02/12/2026

There’s something about stepping into the salt air and open horizon that feels like coming home especially when life has been full, shifting, and a little too fast. These moments by the water remind me of that deep, necessary breath we all need sometimes.
For us, the ocean isn’t just a backdrop ...it’s our reconnect.

It’s where we slow down, feel our feet in the sand, and remember what steady feels like. Life changes seasons shift, routines stretch, hearts grow in directions we didn’t fully notice and in the middle of that movement it’s easy to forget the things that center us.

This was the first time my camera has been out in weeks, and pulling it up to my eye again felt good. It felt like reacquainting myself with a part of me that had quietly waited reminding me why I fell in love with this work in the first place. This craft, these stories, the tides that echo through every frame they pull me back into myself just as much as they help families see what really matters.
Reconnection looks different for all of us.

For me, it’s here where land meets water.
Where laughter meets quiet.
Where camera meets heart.

May you find your place of coming home again wherever that may be. And if life has felt like a blur lately, maybe just stepping outside, breathing in, and looking through your lens again is all the reconnection you need.

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02/12/2026

Hello 🤍 
It’s been a while. 
 
This past year has been heavier than we ever expected, and this post comes with transparency because that feels important.  
We didn’t know what to expect when our safe little preschool bubble turned into our first summer home and then into kindergarten. We didn’t know how consuming ongoing medical needs for one child would become, or how many hard conversations would live inside our days.  
We didn’t know how much change would affect another child navigating ASD, or how kindergarten would ripple into our home life in ways we’re still learning to hold. 
 
We also didn’t expect health to take up so much space — mentally, emotionally, physically — or that we’d be faced with making bigger decisions to protect fairness for our mental health, our family, and the clients we care so deeply about. 
 
Going forward, I’ll be offering my services on a request basis. If I choose to advertise, it will be limited. Galleries from previous sessions will continue to be delivered, and sessions already waiting to be booked for late winter, spring, or summer will still move forward. 
 
Being more intentional with my work is what my family needs right now. I’ve realized I truly miss myself, and I’m gently trying to find my way back to the version. 
 
Some of you know us on a deeper level, and some of you are just getting to know us — either way, thank you for being here.  
Parenting for the first time, with two children who have special needs, in a world that never stops shifting, requires more attention than we ever imagined. We’re learning as we go, one honest step at a time. 
 
Thank you for the grace, the patience, and the quiet support. It means more than you know 🤍

01/13/2026

February + March Beach Fire Sessions ✨🔥

One hour. Documentary-based. No pressure—just time together.
I bring the fire, you bring you and your people. We’ll spend an hour on a west coast beach letting things unfold naturally, capturing the quiet magic, connection, and movement as it happens.
You’ll receive a full gallery that feels like a memory—salt air, firelight, wild hearts.
These are being offered as a promo, with session fees due at the time of contract signing. I’m only opening a small handful of spots—because I’m a mom too,
and protecting space for my own family matters.
If this feels like your kind of evening, reach out 🤍

01/12/2026

01/11/2026

There is something about cold-season sessions that fills my heart. Warm knits, especially the handmade dinos by this beautiful mama, feel like little pieces of love stitched into the moment. I took time to step back, and in doing so, I see so much beauty in the sessions I’m returning to. Seeing things in new ways is such a gift for photographers. Viewing an album the same day versus weeks later brings everything into a new light—and it’s something I fall deeply in love with, every single time.

01/11/2026

February + March Beach Fire Sessions ✨🔥

One hour. Documentary-based. No pressure—just time together.

I bring the fire, you bring you and your people. We’ll spend an hour on a west coast beach letting things unfold naturally, capturing the quiet magic, connection, and movement as it happens.

You’ll receive a full gallery that feels like a memory—salt air, firelight, wild hearts.

These are being offered as a promo, with session fees due at the time of contract signing. I’m only opening a small handful of spots—because I’m a mom too, and protecting space for my own family matters.

If this feels like your kind of evening, reach out 🤍

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