08/26/2026
One of the greatest compliments as a photographer is being trusted by another photographer to create something beautiful for her.
It was such an honor to photograph Casey McDonald, the portrait creator behind Three Little Chickadees Photography, and her beautiful little girl—and for once, put Casey on the other side of the camera.
As photographers, we spend so much of our lives documenting everyone else. We preserve their milestones, their relationships, and all those tiny details we know they'll someday want back. But we're not always as good about stepping into the frame ourselves.
And motherhood deserves to be documented, too.
Not just what our babies looked like at this age, but what it looked like to hold them. How they fit against us. Their little hands. The way they looked at us. The way we loved them in this exact season of life.
Because someday this sweet little girl will be grown, and she'll have these photographs of herself wrapped up in her mama's arms.
Casey, thank you for trusting me with something so personal and special. It was truly an honor to create these portraits for another woman who understands just how much a photograph can mean.
And to my fellow photographer and portrait creator at 3 Little Chickadees Photography—it's your turn to exist beautifully in the photographs, too. 🤍