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📍Louisiana Family Photographer
📸Motherhood • Newborn • Family
🤍Creating images that feel like home

10/04/2026

late nights for early deliveries!! I love homecoming 🥰

09/09/2026

The Bartley family has gained a new member🥹🩵

09/05/2026

Social media is a huge part of how I advertise my photography. It’s how I communicate with clients, share my work, and connect with people who might someday trust me to photograph their family.

But, it was also slowly ruining photography for me.

I became addicted to “bettering my work.”

Which sounds productive, right?

Except “bettering my work” started to look a lot like scrolling for hours, comparing myself to other photographers, picking apart my images, and convincing myself that I wasn’t good enough.

I was comparing my work to complete strangers who have $80,000 worth of gear, decades of experience, assistants, studios, perfect locations, and an entirely different life than mine.

That isn’t my reality.

And honestly, it wasn’t a very fair comparison.

I found myself getting frustrated with photographs I actually loved because I had just spent an hour looking at someone else’s.

I would wonder why my clients weren’t posting their photos.

I’d notice when a past client posted another photographer’s work and immediately start questioning mine.

I’d see someone else announce that they were fully booked and wonder what I was doing wrong.

I’d watch other photographers grow their businesses faster than I was and feel like I was falling behind.

I’d save editing tips, posing ideas, presets, reels, camera settings, business advice… until I had consumed so much information that I couldn’t even remember what I liked anymore.

And somewhere in all of that scrolling, I stopped actually seeing my own work.

So I stopped.

I don’t have social media on my phone anymore.

I still log in on my computer. I still post. I still communicate with clients. Social media is still an important part of my business.

But I don’t doomscroll.

I don’t constantly check to see who posted their gallery.

I don’t watch to see what other photographers are doing.

I don’t need to know whether someone chose to print my images, post them, share them, or quietly keep them on their camera roll.

And honestly?

There is something incredibly freeing about not knowing.

Now, when I’m photographing your family, I’m not thinking about whether the image will perform well.

I’m not thinking about what another photographer would have done.

I’m not thinking about whether someone will like the way I edited it.

I’m just watching.

I see the way your toddler reaches for you.

The way your kids laugh when they think I’m not looking.

The way you pull your baby close.

The little moments happening between the “poses.”

And I capture them.

I’m still learning. I’m still growing. I still want to become a better photographer.

But now I’m doing that by photographing, not by constantly looking at everyone else.

And I think that distinction has made all the difference.

09/03/2026

I don’t want to photograph the “perfect” version of your family.

I want to photograph your family.

The people you love most in this world. The little hands that won’t always be little. The toddler who would rather be anywhere but in front of my camera. The baby who needs to be held. The way your husband looks at you when you aren’t paying attention.

I don’t mind the imperfections.

Actually, I think they’re the whole point.

If your toddler is sad during our session, that’s okay. Love on them. If your kids run away from me, we’ll follow them. If there are toys scattered across your living room, leave them there.

One day, those toys won’t be there.

One day, your house will be quieter. Your baby will be bigger. Your toddler won’t need to be carried. And you might find yourself wishing you could step back into this exact season for just a minute.

That’s what I want to give you.

Not a collection of perfectly posed pictures where everyone is smiling at the camera.

I want the real stuff. The belly laughs. The cuddles. The chaos. The quiet moments. The tiny details you don’t realize you’ll miss until they’re gone.

And honestly, I’ll tell you something else:

I don’t have decades of camera knowledge under my belt. I’m not interested in pretending that I do. I’m still learning, growing, and figuring things out every day.

But I do have a genuine passion for families.

I care deeply about creating photographs that feel like you and that you’ll still want to hold onto decades from now.

Because I don’t think photographs need to be perfect to be beautiful.

I think they just need to be real.

If this sounds like the kind of photography you’ve been looking for, reach out. I’d love to hear about your family, your season of life, and dream up a session that feels like you. 🤍

08/21/2026

The newest Davis family member. 🎀

08/19/2026

Firm believer in family photos matching your family.⚾️

08/17/2026

In-home sessions to beat the heat. 🌞🏠

08/15/2026

A very loved and sweet girl🥹🎀

08/13/2026

Just a boy living his absolute BEST life🩵

08/07/2026

forever obsessed with friends becoming moms. 🥹

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