Natalie might be my ballerina spirit animal. The fact that she came prepared with black pointe shoes without prompting, and the first look she put together for our shoot, it was PERFECT. Couple that with her reading my mind when she suggested National Cathedral as the backdrop, and it made for some of my favorite […]

Have you ever had an idea, but been afraid to execute it for fear that it won’t live up to your expectations? That was this shoot for me. I’d been dreaming of photographing a ballerina dripping in florals for a looong time, but kept putting it off because I was afraid I’d disappoint everyone involved, […]

Meeting Natalie was totally by chance- we bumped into her while shooting at one of my favorite spots in Paris and ended up connecting with her sweet mama Ashley, and I mentioned that if they were still in town once we were back in the city after The Signature Atelier that I’d love to shoot […]

You all remember Katie & Ben’s engagement session from last week, right? Well, Katie is the reason this ballerina shoot happened! See, Katie’s the talent behind LaBella Dancewear, and after talking about cherry blossom portraits for their engagement session, it got the wheels turning for her when thinking about her next design. So she created […]