I've been posting photos from sessions and I most recently posted tips for scheduling your session (read that here!) but I thought I'd share some things you might not know about me.  I think it's important that you (as a client!) feel more comfortable with me taking your photos so here I am to let you know a little bit about the gal behind the camera!  Here we go!

1. I have my bachelor's degree in Accounting.  I worked for several years as an accountant after graduation but ultimately decided to focus on my photography and stay home with our babies.
2. I was born and raised in a small town in Indiana.  My husband and I moved to New Jersey after our wedding in 2011.  I'm a mid-western girl living in an east coast world.
3. Roller coasters are totally my jam but I CANNOT handle the fair rides that just spin in circles.  
4. My favorite movie is Field of Dreams but the Fast and Furious series is so good!!  And I'm a total sucker for girly chick flicks, too.
5. I love having pictures printed so I have a few projects that I work on every year to make sure we have albums and printed pictures in our home.  I love to make a family yearbook/photo album using an online company that highlights some of favorite trips, birthdays, holidays, and family visits.  And the past 2 years I've been working on a weekly album that I print pictures for and add journaling (a simplified version of scrapbooking!).  Please ask if you want to know more - I could go on and on and on!
6. If there were one thing that I dislike the most.... it's getting ready for bed at night.  Ugh.... I'm already sleepy from being comfortable on the couch and now I'm supposed to wash my face, brush my teeth and put my PJs on???  The.worst.
7. Every year my husband and I have filled out March Madness brackets (NCAA men’s basketball tournament) since we've been married (that's 7 years!) and include a small wager.  Going into the 2018 tournament I was 5 for 6 and very confident.  Our bet this year was the loser being the driver for two months - we always, always, always split driving duties when we're together because we dislike driving so much.  Did I mention I was confident?  I was so sure I would win and my husband would have to drive us EVERYWHERE for two months and what do you know that cheese-head won.... So I've been the sole driver when we're together since April 3 and I've been miserable.
8. The best ice cream flavor, hands-down, is cookie dough.  And the best ones have so.many.cookie dough bites!
9. I've recently started quilting.  I've made 4 quilts, 1 t-shirt quilt, 1 quilted throw pillow and I have 2 t-shirt quilts on the cutting mat.  I am definitely an amateur and my quilts aren't perfect but they have all been gifts to special people so I hope they can look beyond some minor flaws.
10. I make meatloaf in the microwave.  It's how my mom taught me (she gave me the handwritten recipe at my bridal shower) and it only takes 15 minutes!

There you have it, friends.  10 little (random) things you probably didn't know about me!  So now it's your turn!  Tell me something random and fun about yourself.  I'd love to know!

We had absolutely beautiful weather in central New Jersey over the weekend and I spent almost all of it outside with my family.  We had a picnic in the park, we planted strawberries and flowers, went to the playground and enjoyed several neighborhood walks.  It was one of those weekends you could bottle up and keep forever!

The end of winter is drawing near, even though I think we're supposed to get a big snowstorm here in central New Jersey sometime this week.  We're looking forward to spending our days outside.  While we wait for the flowers and warmer temps, we've been spending our days drawing, doing puzzles, riding bikes inside, learning to crawl, having dance parties, and enjoying plenty of movie nights. 

As an on-location photographer, business definitely slows down during the late fall and winter months.  But that doesn't mean I'm not photographing the two cuties I spend my days with.  Our oldest daughter finds any excuse to wear her "blue dress" so when I asked if she'd wear it for me to take pictures she did a few twirls before running to her room to get her dress.  And this was our youngest daughter's first Christmas at six months old - such a special time for both girls!

I'm back for another round of weekly wrap-up!  I've never had a problem importing and editing pictures for clients but when it comes to person pictures.... I'm the worst!!  This weekly wrap-up is perfect for keeping me up-to-date on my editing.  And bonus!  It keeps my flash drives empty!

I hope everyone has had a good week & weekend!  We've had a lot of soggy/gloomy weather here on the east coast but my Facebook news feed and Instagram (follow along @cindy.johnson1112) was nothing but pumpkin patches and apple orchards and I loved every second of it!  We're hoping to do all the fall things soon!

Hi there!  Happy Monday to you!  I thought it would be fun to start a new series on the blog.  I'll pull together a weekly wrap-up of pictures that I've taken - both personal and professional..  Follow along and make sure to share about your week in the comments below!

It's been so much fun chasing my daughter around the house as she's exploring everything and cuddling (or sitting on...) the dog!  We're working on just petting instead of smacking.  The sunsets have been absolutely gorgeous this week!  I only wish that there weren't power lines right in the middle of my view!  And I shared a shot from some work I did with a local school.  They are in the process of updating their website so I volunteered some time to take new pictures for them.  It was so much fun meeting the staff and teachers and the kids were so much fun!