It’s hard to work under the pressure of someone else’s expectation. My favorite photo from a session is never the same as my client’s. In fact, it seems like they always choose to blow up the one I almost deleted. Every photographer has been in the situation where the client hates your favorite, and you hate […]

“Eric has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor.” “We just heard from the doctor that he has weeks to a few months left to live. We are wanting some good photos together to preserve our memories.”   I met the Collins family last fall. They were nominated for a #kyleeannpassionproject. I loved meeting their […]

I was at Utah State when Brittany was in her rappelling accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. I read the news articles and watched the stories of this girl my age that was went from being on the USU Cross-Country & Track to not being able to walk at all. 👩‍🎓 One […]

Passion Project | Easton Frederiksen Toddler with Heart Condition I couldn’t bring myself to write this blog post because I didn’t think I could do Easton and his sweet family justice. I asked Rachelle if she could explain why these pictures were so important. But I can tell you what I saw in Easton at the […]

This beautiful mom, Leah, was just diagnosed with stage four cervical adenocarcinoma. It’s aggressive, and painful, and metastasized, and exhausting. When I heard the news, I was heartbroken for their sweet family. I met Leah and Ryan a few years ago when their son was just a baby. I was invited into their home and around […]

27 years ago the world became a brighter, better place when my Uncle B was born into this world. It wasn’t until I was about eight years old when I realized he wasn’t like me, he wasn’t like my sisters or brothers. He wasn’t like my parents, grandparents, cousins or uncles. He was better. Bryden […]

I met this cute mom, Jenna, a few years when I took her daughter’s senior photos. Earlier this year she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. When I found out, I knew I had to serve them in the past way I knew how…#kyleeannpassionproject. Jenna is in the middle of her chemo treatments so […]

Sweet three-year-old Olivia knows more about hospitals, medicine, pace makers  and oxygen than most adults. She just completed her third open heart surgery. “Andrew and Sarah were anxiously awaiting the birth of their second child, and went in for the ultrasound to find out the gender. They found out they were having another girl and we’re […]

This is Amber. She’s a wife, mother of three-year-old twins and breast cancer fighter. This summer she has lost both of her breasts to a double mastectomy and her hair, but NOT her hope or courage. For weeks I’d been wanting to ask her if she wanted to do any sort of photo shoot to document […]

Bald is beautiful. “Mom, put your hair back on.” Amber was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer in April after she discovered a lump in one of her breasts. Since then she’s had a double mastectomy and started chemotherapy. She has a lot on her plate with all her treatments, feeling lousy and not to mention she is […]

A year ago, Sydney was sent to Primary Children’s Hospital with a lump in her chest. A year ago she was diagnosed with cancer. A year ago Sydney had to tell her brothers and brand new premie little sister that she had cancer. A year ago she started her fight. This last year I watched […]

 This is Sydney. She is an eleven year old girl who’s life was flipped upside down when she was diagnosed with cancer in October. When Sydney started chemo, she lost her hair, her bones became weak and she started to feel really nauseous after each treatment.   Sydney is a child who had to grow […]