There is nothing small about minis. Keep living big.
To date, Philantography mini sessions have raised over $10,000 to support great causes, thanks to the support of clients like you! If you have a nonprofit and would like to team up, please contact me today. There is ALWAYS room for more love here. Spring and Early Summer sessions listed below. Late Summer and Fall will be released in May 2026. Sign up for the mailing list at the bottom of this page to get first dibs and prime spots for future releases.
Mini Sessions For Humankind-ness
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DISCOUNTED! Women Who Raised Us - May
There are women in every family who hold everything together. The ones who raised us. The ones who showed up again and again. The ones whose hands we’ve held through every season.
Women Who Raised Us is a limited portrait day designed to document the generations in your life while they are still gathered together. Grandmothers and grandchildren. Mothers and daughters. Multiple generations in one frame. Or simply the woman who shaped you most.
These sessions are centered on connection over perfection. The way she laughs. The way she holds your hand. The way everyone leans in without thinking. Because seasons change quietly, and we rarely realize which year will be the one we wish we had preserved more carefully.
Included: 15 minute session, 10 edited digital images, online gallery delivered within 2 weeks
Total Investment: $325 $99
Limited to 6 families per session date and up to 6 people per session. This date will not be repeated this season.
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Next Chapter Sessions - May
The end of a school year always carries something with it.
A backpack that won’t be used again.
A hallway walked for the last time.
A senior about to leave home.
A child stepping into middle school.The Next Chapter Sessions are designed to document this transition before it becomes memory. Cap and gown welcome. Families with graduating seniors encouraged. Elementary and middle school milestones celebrated. Or simply your family as you close one season and step into another.
Included: 15 minute session, 10 edited digital images, online gallery delivered within 2 weeks.
Total investment: $325
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Summer Field Day - June
Long evenings. Warm air. Kids running ahead of you in the grass. Summer Field Day is a celebration of movement, light, and the easy joy that shows up when the schedule slows down just enough to breathe.
These sessions are relaxed and playful. Wind in their hair. Laughter that doesn’t need to be forced. Bare feet encouraged.
Perfect for families who want to document this stretch of summer before it turns into another school year, another growth spurt, another season gone.
No stiff posing. No rush. Just your people out in the open air and enjoying your time together.
Included: 15 minute session, 10 edited digital images, online gallery deliviered within two weeks.
Total investment: $325
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New Trails Mini Sessions - July
Join me on the wooded pathways of Proud Lake Recreation Area for a special evening of family mini sessions inspired by adventure, connection, and the beautiful winding trails families walk together every day.
These sessions are relaxed, playful, and centered around genuine connection. We’ll wander the trails, soak in the summer light, and capture the laughter, closeness, and quiet in-between moments that tell your family’s story best.
Whether your season feels messy, joyful, chaotic, tender, or all of the above, these images are a reminder that every trail becomes part of the story.
15-minute family mini session
$325 investmentIncludes:
10+ hand-edited digital images
Private online gallery delivered within two weeks
Option to purchase additional digitals and professional prints
Limited spots available.
Looking for something more?
Mini sessions are designed to capture a beautiful, fleeting moment, but some stories deserve more than fifteen minutes. If you’re wanting space to slow down, change outfits, include extended family, or document something deeply personal, a full session may be the better fit. Full sessions begin at $500 and are thoughtfully built around your life as it truly is, whether that means photographing your family at home where the everyday magic lives, honoring the matriarch who anchors your generations, or documenting senior year before everything shifts. These sessions are unhurried and intentional, shaped around connection rather than a tight time slot, because some seasons call for a simple update and others deserve to be preserved with greater care. If you’re feeling pulled toward something deeper, you can explore full session details here.
Some organizations we’ve helped.
Philanthropy is the core of this business, and I am just getting started. Whether is is free photography or financial donations, a little help can go a long way. You can help make an impact on some deserving nonprofits through the purchase of a mini session to lend a hand to those in need.
