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  • Personal Photography | Wanderlust : Bucket List Adventures in Costa Rica

    Personal Photography | Wanderlust : Bucket List Adventures in Costa Rica

    May 7, 2018

    I made a lofty goal last year!! I was ready to *finally* develop a workflow to edit, share, and backup my personal photographs in a more efficient manner, similar to how I process client work. Often, I shoot like crazy and then just let the files pile up (please tell me I’m not the…

  • May Giveaway!

    May Giveaway!

    May 1, 2018

    Guess what? We’re turning TEN this year! And we want to celebrate! Starting in March, City Lights will be doing one big giveaway every month for the rest of 2018! That’s 10 fun giveaways for 10 fun years! As a young photographer, I was very lucky to have worked alongside many talented and established…

  • Buffalo Wedding Photography | Caitlin & Brendan | Hotel Lafayette, Christ The King, St Patrick’s Day Wedding

    Buffalo Wedding Photography | Caitlin & Brendan | Hotel Lafayette, Christ The King, St Patrick’s Day Wedding

    April 16, 2018

      Do you remember Brendan & Caitlin’s adorable winter e-sesh last year? Well, it was finally time to celebrate their big day, and we loved kicking off our first wedding of 2018 with them! Those chose a St Patrick’s day wedding, and you better believe I was wearing my green! When I first received…

  • Chicago Engagement Photography | Kelly + Ethan (+ Phoenix) | Lincoln Park

    Chicago Engagement Photography | Kelly + Ethan (+ Phoenix) | Lincoln Park

    April 10, 2018

    Last month, I had some family things pop up in Wisconsin, and my brother & I decided to make the long haul out there. We passed through Detroit, Chicago & spent a few days in Madison before heading back. I posted an Instagram story announcing my travel schedule, and in popped a message from…

  • Buffalo Family Photography | An Afternoon With Tinka, Smith, Tessa, Teagan, Jillian & Sean | Part 2

    Buffalo Family Photography | An Afternoon With Tinka, Smith, Tessa, Teagan, Jillian & Sean | Part 2

    April 9, 2018

    Remember these sweet little faces? I am so excited to share the second part of my Storytelling Session with Tinka, Smith, Tessa, Teagan & their parents. Scroll down to see what they got into after their chocolate chip cookie adventures. It was so fun to watch these babes play, and document their antics as…

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Fresh headshots for Jeanenne, guest starring her h
Fresh headshots for Jeanenne, guest starring her hubby, Joe! 🌸

Be sure to check out their expansion for @gatherandgamebuffalo soon! Have your own business? Email us today to schedule your session! 📸


Three generations, under the blossoms 🌸 Always lov
Three generations, under the blossoms 🌸 Always love a chance to hang with this crew 💕


Walking through a giant camera obscura, learning a
Walking through a giant camera obscura, learning about light science, sketching in the old art room, watching an improv show in the same auditorium I sat through dozens of art history lectures in & SO much more…

Headed back to the my alma mater yesterday to explore the Imagine #RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival with my kiddos & had a blast! 🧡🐅🖤

Their highlights were all of the robotic demos, glass blowing, pre-vet program classroom & video game design areas!

This event happens once a year, at the end of April & should definitely be on your radar for next year. It’s HUGE, completely free & open to the public 🎉 

Come see what life is like at Brick City 😜

#imaginerit #rochesterinstituteoftechnology #rochester #rochesterny


2️⃣0️⃣ years ago, almost every day, I would sneak
2️⃣0️⃣ years ago, almost every day, I would sneak out of the darkroom & over to Java Wally’s on the #RIT campus for a coffee break. I would sit at a little café table & daydream about life after college… 📸 Running my own business, having a beautiful studio & making a living from my photography, & most importantly, sharing all of that with people that I loved.

Today, during the Imagination Festival, I sat at that same little table, in that same café, across from my MOST beloved humans ❤️ We shared hot cocoa & some of those dreams.

Pretty incredible to press pause on a busy life & see just how fast the time has moved; to be placed back in an exact seat where you once absolutely *yearned* for everything you currently have.

Two decades have flashed by (I mean, my babies are now closer to college than I am 😳), but the gratitude of this wild journey has never missed me. As always, thanks to everyone who’s been a part of it 😘 What a ride! Can’t wait to see what the next twenty years bring 🎉🎉🎉

[Slide 1 : Random college prints & a copy of the school art & lit magazine that I was editor-in-chief for - we were so avant-garde that we insisted it be the first unbound issue 🤣😜]

[Slide 2 : The 41st edition, still going strong, picked up today]

[Slide 3 : My two best creations, my lifetime masterpieces!!]

[Slide 4 : My freshman photo class, just because I was so very 2003 & it cracks me up. That hair!🤪]


Two weeks until Mother’s Day… She wants the photos
Two weeks until Mother’s Day… She wants the photos, trust me 😘 Link in bio to surprise your favorite Mama with a gift that will last forever 📸❤️

Digital & beautifully printed certificates (with free guaranteed shipping if ordered by 5.5) available 💌


The sun is finally shining & it’s time to book you
The sun is finally shining & it’s time to book your Spring portrait sessions 🥰🌸 Head to the link our bio to book your Cherry Blossom Mini today! Sessions running during peak bloom dates of 4.19-21!

#buffalo #cherryblossom #springportraits #buffalofamilyphotography



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