Your Real is Beautiful… This is Your Story…

 

I think there's a misconception out there: we have to have beautifully curated walls and feeds of our family, motherhood and childhood; meticulously orchestrated and planned, hand-picked pictures that paint the perfect portrait. But what about our everyday? The REAL, day in and day out? Do THOSE pictures have a place in our lives? I love beautiful portraits just as much as any mother; I have them in my home too, BUT real life has a very real place. We all have a beautiful mess. It is my deep-seated belief that it's my job to show you that YOUR everyday: the tears, the smiles, the quieter moments that we have every single day, have a place in our albums and on the wall. Your life, your truth, your story, your real is BEAUTIFUL and valuable.  Visual storytelling is my specialty! This is where art and real life collide for me--a beautiful tapestry of imperfectly perfect moments and the beauty that truly exists there. These are the valuable memories that you want to bottle up forever… the timeless photographs that evoke nostalgia and emotion.

These are more than pictures with dates written on the back.… see for yourself

 
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About

What is Family Documentary and Storytelling Photography ?

 

My Artifact Motherhood album is one of my most prized possessions. And I wish that every single mother on the planet could do a session with Hollie. She is so warm and open that even though I had never met her prior to that day, I felt totally at ease talking with her about some very personal stuff. Her photographs are amazing. She captured an afternoon that my daughter and I have repeated hundreds of times. But now I have tangible, vivid images of those moments. Pictures that I know she and I will look at together and be so grateful that we have. Hollie was so flexible with planning the album (which we had to do entirely via email because of distance) and truly cared about giving me exactly what I wanted. This is an experience that you will not regret, and a photographer that you will love working with. - Elise Alspach

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Artifact Motherhood Session

What is an artifact motherhood session?