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    April Giveaway!

    April 3, 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! Our April Giveaway has just been announced! We have a BIG giveaway this month! This April,…

  • Buffalo Family Photography | An Afternoon With Tinka, Smith, Tessa, Teagan, Jillian & Sean | Part 1

    March 22, 2018

    For years now, I’ve been encouraging more candid, lifestyle-based shoots, and love how my clients have responded. Before any family session, I chat with the parents about expectations for posing the kiddos (ie. don’t expect them to pose). Instead, we encourage the wild babes to be themselves. We play in the backyard, run on the…

  • We’re celebrating TEN years with a big announcement!

    March 2, 2018

    Ten years ago, I graduated from college, started my first & only full-time job, quit after three months & decided I would never work for anyone else again. I opened my first credit card, bought an iMac, Adobe license, & Canon Rebel. All of it was so thrilling & so terrifying; I felt like I…

  • Buffalo Engagement Photography | Natalie & Chris | Crag Burn Golf Course Winter Session

    January 28, 2018

    Another beautiful winter engagement session! I just love when my couples are up for a bit of adventure, and don’t mind the cold weather. Natalie, Chris, & I lucked out with a stunningly sunny (albeit freezing) January day for their e-sesh. We chased the last little bit of snow all the way to East…

  • Buffalo Winter Engagement Session | Krista & Justin | Remedy House, Delaware Park

    Buffalo Winter Engagement Session | Krista & Justin | Remedy House, Delaware Park

    January 12, 2018

    Right after New Years, I kicked off my 2018 shooting schedule with Justin & Krista! We met at Remedy House, the newest addition to the Five Points neighborhood on the West Side. This amazing little coffee shop is such a dream, and was the perfect spot to warm up before we headed out into…

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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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