After spending our previous years teaching around moms how to use their cameras in in person workshops, we took that content online last year with the Jill Gum Photo University.  I have spent the last year in close contact with my 50 members who have been learning everything it takes to take great photos– some […]

Over and over again, the theme came up: Selflessness.  Mary and Brandon as individuals, as a a couple, as a part of their larger circle…they are selfless.  They put other people first, and really think about how they can help others and make someone else’s day better.  They add beauty and function to other people’s […]

This has got to be in my top few favorite blog posts ever…because my absolutely beloved niece Katie has found the love of her life, and they are getting married soon!  And after sharing her senior photos quite a few years ago, I am so thrilled to share her here again. This session just includes […]

If you’d have told me 10 years ago that I would be riding on the back of a gator across someone’s beautiful farm property to take photos of them and would feel completely comfortable and in my element, I wouldn’t have believed you for a second!  That’s a part of what made this session so […]

My earliest memories of this beautiful senior are surrounded in a huge decision we made in my last year teaching to combine the HS and MS musical and do Shrek with both schools.  It was my 8th major musical, and the first time we considered that move but it just felt like the right year.  […]

Among some of the most heartfelt speeches, one statement stuck out to me in a way I couldn’t forget.  Their dear friend told all of their loved ones that they are the type of people who are always present when you spend time with them– always focusing on you, looking you in the eye, engaging […]

When you work in the online world and do a lot of communication through social media and email, there are some people you just connect with before you even meet them.  Clare was one of those people for me!  I could tell from the first communication between us that she is joyful, positive, and juts […]

Brittany and Ryan’s wedding day started with endless sun and the distinct chill of fall in the air.  It was crisp and cool and refreshing, and their wedding itself was full of all the warmth needed for the day.  These two are such a strong example of joy and happiness in life, and of course showed […]

I admit…this is a challenge to sum into words for me (like usual, I know.  My heart is in this work!).  A couple weeks ago, I got to see a sweet friend of mine as a mama.  She has wanted to be a mama for a long time, and I have seen her brilliance with […]