I come to you for anywhere from an hour to a full day and photograph your every day life. We make photos of your experience being together with the people you love. A month later, I send you photos that you can use to reflect on, remember, and celebrate you, your people, your time, your space.
“As humans, we are constantly searching for connections with each other. We all want to be able to relate to one another, to empathize and be understood. Most importantly, I think we all want to be seen. We want to be acknowledged and validated in the work we do, whether that's by getting a promotion at work or even having someone simply tell you you're doing a good job when you feel like you're too overwhelmed or tired or invisible. Kaleen saw what I often times forget to see: we are all doing our best. Even when our best seems so ordinary, to the ones we love, our best is nothing short of extraordinary.” -Tanya C.
Families
Documentary family sessions tell the story of your family, show the details of your life, and highlight the connections of your relationships. They are done at your home or at a location that is meaningful to you. Your family is different. Your photos should be too.
Newborns and babies
Newborn sessions follow the flow of your baby and generally last around two hours. Coming home from the hospital, a first bath, or meeting a sibling for the first time are great ways to include the whole family in the newborn story. You’ll want to capture each stage of your baby’s first year.
Portrait of Play
During Portrait of Play sessions, I will observe and document your children as they play, following their lead. When I taught preschool, I learned the art of observing and documenting children at play, and since then I have grown as an advocate of play especially after having children of my own.
“The small things. The slow moments. The ordinary and regular marching out of minutes. These are sacred not because they are curated for social media distribution, but because this is our actual life. The laundry and the cluttered countertop and the list of things to do that is leftover from last month. We are living this story and it is magic. Kaleen captured the ordinary magic - the moments we try to forget or struggle through. These photos are a reminder that every minute is good, every moment is a treasure.” -Caroline K.
