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It's All About The Dress!
June 25, 2020 - So three months without work destroyed my studio budget.
BUT I WANT ALL THE PRETTY THINGS!!!!!!
I really did grow up w...
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The Honor Of Meeting Beautiful Soul.
April 26, 2020 - If Tomorrow Starts Without Me - David Romano If tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not there to see,
If the sun should...
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I Get Yelled At
June 28, 2019 - I'm in the living room.
Going on God knows how many hours of ignoring my family while I work.
My son walks into the ro...
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Mom Stays In The...... Yeah Yeah Yeah I get it!
April 17, 2019 - In the last three years you see it all over social media so I don't need to go through explaining why Mommy & Me Session...
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Why You Should Hire A Pro!
February 25, 2019 - Gather round my children.
Today's tale has tragedy, tears and an unexpected happy ending!
It all starts one fine Sunda...
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the days have worn away
January 24, 2019 - Instead of just giving away sessions or products at Christmas I decided I was going to do something with a twist.
Yes I...
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Scary Times
October 17, 2018 - A short time back I pulled into my garage and shut off my car.
I had the news playing through bluetooth on my phone.
A...
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Match Maker!
July 25, 2018 - Caught your eye?
Thinking this blog was gonna be about Bumble or Tinder?
Well not quit!
I am trying to play matchmake...
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Pinterest Fail........Again
June 22, 2018 - I got exciting news that a long time client of mine was due with their first baby in a month!
I also knew that they hav...
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Somewhere
June 10, 2018 - My son likes poetry.
Since birth.
I do not.
Not just the New Kid On The Block and Where The Sidewalk Ends.
Garden Ve...
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This Is Your Brain On Kat.
May 20, 2018 - Jekyll & Hyde
Day 12 of My Twelve Days of Xmas Giveaway.
Who would you want to be if you could do a shoot as that pers...
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SURPRISE!!!! Well Kinda!
May 17, 2018 - Elijah contacted me two months ago well before Mother's Day.
"Tree do you think I can purchase a session for Emmy and E...
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Music To My Ears
May 09, 2018 - Winter is Strong.
Winter is Beautiful.
Winter is Fearless.
Winter is also the slender reed of a girl I have been phot...
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Book It! Part Eleven - The Week Before
April 18, 2018 - Week of Prep-
I usually contact the bride and groom at the start of the week to see if there is any drama or changes to...
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STD........
March 16, 2018 - So here's a story for ya!
In my world STD usually stands for Save The Date.
Not this week!
Many of my clients are use...
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Fairies, Satyrs and Imps
March 16, 2018 - Last November my spawn was sitting beside me helping edit images.
As a side note when he does this quite a few of you e...
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Under The Weather
March 13, 2018 - Last weekend I got to see so many happy familiar faces and many new ones as well!
They were all happy because they were...
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Time Of Your Life!
March 08, 2018 - Ok most people have never had to put together a timeline much less one for your big day.
This is why I love to help!...
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Engaging Ideas
March 08, 2018 - Engagement Sessions are a great way for my couples to get to know me and my style before the big day!
When to shoot?...
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Fall In Love!
March 08, 2018 - Cheesy title right?
Fall Family Photos
When to shoot?
In Nebraska late September and October!
We are starting to g...
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Wink and A Smile.
March 08, 2018 - They traveled the hour and a half drive with two kids and Mom being pregnant to get their Spring photos.
Except everyth...
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Terrible Twos and Troublesome Threes In The Studio!
March 08, 2018 - Ok this is the age were most parents insist on coming in for professional shots.
Because their child WON'T STOP MOVING!...
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A Street Car......
March 08, 2018 - Ok first off no matter how old they are if you name your child Stella I will be smirking as you say it because Marlon Br...
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9 Months And Counting!
February 20, 2018 - You've made it nine months!
Nine Month Sessions can be a minefield!
First off this is where little ones usually star...
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Very Merry 1/2 Birthday!
February 18, 2018 - Your baby has made it through a whole six months!
Starting foods, big laughs and sleeping through the night....hopefull...
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3 Months And Going Strong......
February 17, 2018 - Let's face it. They're not going anywhere.
They can't crawl, sit up, stand, walk, run or escape me!!!!
So why photogra...
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Home Sweet Home
February 16, 2018 - Myth: You need a clean Martha Stewart styled house to shoot a session.
Reality: I usually spend all of my time in a spa...
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Do You Remember the Times?
February 06, 2018 - Hands in each others back pockets.
Dedicating songs.
Waiting for the laser lights to turn on.
Wait........What?
Roll...
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Book It! Part Ten- Engagement
February 05, 2018 - Engagement Sessions-
ESessions, Love Sessions, Beloved Sessions etc etc etc
They are a great dry run to see if you and...
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New Year, New Face
January 18, 2018 - Soooooo if you ignore my life and family and just focus on what I have to do for my business this next week: taxes month...
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SWF
January 11, 2018 - I was sitting in a coffeeshop, ease dropping on the table next to me as usual.
It was a lovely young woman and her frie...
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Chug Chug Chug Chug
January 09, 2018 - Januaury
My lush month.
No not the organic cosmetic line.
LUSH as in crazy soft blankets and throws with naked women...
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Let Them Eat..........
January 08, 2018 - Ok.
Cake.
Who doesn't love it right?????
Some men.....stay away from those ones.
Diabetics. Wise move.
Bakers......
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Leader of The Pack
January 04, 2018 - Chris is a long time family friend.
I don't often get guys that contact me.
For headshots yes but to book a surprise s...
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Book It! Part Nine- The Meeting
January 02, 2018 - The Meeting-
We love you! Can we meet up with you to ask you questions?
Which they will immediately forget what they w...
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Book It! Part Eight- Stay Organized
December 30, 2017 - Staying organized-
I started with lots of paper folders. I literally had a mountain of paper fallen of my desk.
I now...
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Book It! Part Seven- Contracts
December 29, 2017 - Contracts-
This is serious business. When I first started I had a one page contract I cut and pasted from Google. Over...
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What's In A Name?
December 28, 2017 - I didn't want a boy.
I know nothing about boys.
They get on my nerves.
Smudged, Noisey, Bodily Creatures that laugh l...
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Book It! Part Six- Marketing
December 27, 2017 - Marketing is home work that needs to be constantly done wether you are busy or slow. Have a color on your Google calenda...
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The Rabbit Stays.
December 17, 2017 - "Is it alright if Bun Bun is in the pictures?"
Bun Bun
What the hell is a Bun Bun?
I look down at the little two year...
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Book It! Part Five- Pricing
December 15, 2017 - This is a hot button issue. Price too low and you get demanding budget brides who want everything for nothing. Too high...
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Proof Is In The Pudding......
November 30, 2017 - I met the Johnson Family last year.
Our first meeting was in a hospital room.
Melissa had just given birth and had hir...
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Book It! Part Four- Website
November 14, 2017 - I bought my domain name off of GoDaddy for a decade for $80. I was going to keep Captured By Tree forever!
I used the w...
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Holy Haberdashy!
October 19, 2017 - New Client.
Wanted Session in their backyard.
New people.
Always that awkward Jr. High feeling.
I pull up and park....
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Book It! Part Three- Logos
September 28, 2017 - Your logo can just be your business name, or it can have artwork with it, vines, graphics etc.
Very big right now is wa...
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With The Fall Comes Family
September 08, 2017 - It's that time of year.
The weather is starting to cool.
Back to school.
Crazy holidays are about to start. Halloween...
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Cross The T's and DOT the I's
September 05, 2017 - So Dorothy or Dottie if you will, has a lot to live up to.
I mean come on. Her older sister is Deborah.
Or Little Debb...
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Book It! Part Two- Business Name
August 31, 2017 - What’s In A Name?
Branding
Business Name
Your business name says it all.
Lots of photographers use their names for t...
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Book It! Part One- Getting Started
August 21, 2017 - After dropping out of the wedding business I had started to write an ebook on all of my experiences in weddings.
It wro...
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Go Wide!
July 31, 2017 - I do not do generational photos.
Let's face it they are not easy to do.
Trying to get everyone in a family in the same...
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Safety Net
July 17, 2017 - I try not to post too many negative thoughts in my social media feed.
It does no one any good. I am a business and have...
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Where The Wild Things Are!
July 10, 2017 - I have been doing very simple live bunny sessions for a few years now.
EVERY time I do these sessions all of the older...
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It Takes 7 Years!!!
July 02, 2017 - For those of you that love the Harrison Ford version of Sabrina as much as I do the blog title was said in the Maid's vo...
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You Look Better Naked
June 07, 2017 - My curtains are always drawn.
It is not to keep the heat out.
You know the guy across the street from the Friends apar...
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Thick As Pea Soup!
May 14, 2017 - Every time I am at work I walk past them sitting on my shelves.
One of those three-am-do-I-really-need-this purchases....
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Tea For Two
May 14, 2017 - Little cookies and sandwiches.
Pots and saucers.
Elegant victorian lace and gloves.
A field of flowers and your Dad....
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Light Up The Sky
May 14, 2017 - Another First!
I have never done a firefly session!
or is it lightening bug?
Fireflies are in some of my happiest mem...
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Judge A Book.....
May 13, 2017 - I remember the first time I realized that a headshot did not have to be squared off shoulders on a mottled grey backgrou...
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If I Had Wings I Would
May 12, 2017 - Yet another birthday party at Defy Gravity.
You know the adults look more excited then the kids.
I had so much fun why...
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Summer's Night Dream
May 12, 2017 - My favorite Shakespearean Play, A Midsummer Nights Dream.
Let's face it, it's everyones favorite.
The whimsical, magic...
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I don't need Sunny Skies.
May 12, 2017 - Anyone who follows my Instagram will know my son, Flynn.
Anyone who knows Flynn knows that have the time he is in his r...
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Some Like It Hot
May 12, 2017 - Sometimes it's a former Bride of mine.
A Mom who brings their kids to me for photos.
A Friend of a Friend who heard I...
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........I've Gotta Wear Shades
May 12, 2017 - Your friends are ride or die.
When your heart is broken it is shattered.
Take the dare. What do you got to lose?
Seni...
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When I Grow Up!
May 12, 2017 - Well I don't want you to ever grow up but I would love to capture your little ones dreams!
My son is four. he spent all...
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Wandering Through The Land of Nod
May 12, 2017 - Lord of The Flies Bonfires, Lost Boys Hollering through Neverland, Rumpus with the Wild Things.
All images conjured to...
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All A Blur!
May 12, 2017 - You spend a year or more planing your big day and it goes by so fast.
Sometimes everything runs late and you don't have...
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Happily Ever After........One Day.
May 12, 2017 - When I married Steve my daughter Emily was 11.
I was told not to wear white.
I was told not to have a big wedding.
I...
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Late To The Game
May 12, 2017 - It was all the craze this last year.
Milk Bathes
I did not have one single person request it!
I read up on what mixtu...
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Qu'est-ce que c'est
April 24, 2017 - So once again I become sad as another Milestone Package ends and I go from seeing my wonderful clients every three month...
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Rock The Bump!
April 12, 2017 - I get asked this question all the time so I thought I would write a blog about it!
"When do I come in for Belly Bump Ph...
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Nothing To Be Nervous About You're Gonna Be Great!
April 10, 2017 - When I first started photographing Gene Leahy Mall was the place to go.
It's free, easy to get to, and green.
I was th...
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A Vicious Streak A Mile Wide!
April 10, 2017 - Well we finished up another year of awesome Fluffy Bunny Sessions!
I do call them Spring Session but lets face it their...
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I'll Eat You Up!
March 31, 2017 - I always love seeing how creative my clients get with nursery themes.
I've seen some beautiful, should be on Pinterest...
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hmmm? Hmmmmm? HMMMMm?
March 22, 2017 - Each year my clients get younger and younger and I feel older and older.
I remember the first time it happened a few ye...
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Prop Me Up!
March 21, 2017 - As I chose the title for this blog that country song Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox When I Die got stuck in my head.
It...
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Filter THIS!
March 01, 2017 - It is EVERY photographers' pet peeve.
It is the only time we are happy that you DON"T give us photo credit!
When you a...
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Hidden Costs
February 28, 2017 - Each year I get a little more judgmental eco-warrior.
Trust me I was the worst vegetarian who lived off of onion rings.
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Those That Can't Do.....
February 21, 2017 - Last Spring I wrote a book.
After a decade of shooting weddings I wrote a Wedding Photography Workbook covering the Goo...
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20/20
February 20, 2017 - I was Selfish.
Self Centered.
Ignorant.
And oblivious to the world around me.
In fact I often think back and wish I...
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Numbers Don't Lie!
February 17, 2017 - Three years ago I attended a wedding photog class with a nationally renown photog.
He put together a chart of the USA s...
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Searching.......
February 15, 2017 - I have been shooting special sessions with the idea of selling prints for awhile now.
I wanted the proceeds to go to ch...
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Like The World is Ending
January 11, 2017 - I don't do many weddings anymore.
As much as I love my couples, I have a little boy I love even more and want to be hom...
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FISH-TASTIC!!!!!
January 03, 2017 - My clients have heard this story before.
I am a photographer. I own a studio.
And yet all of the walls in my house are...
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BRING IT 2017!!!!!
December 28, 2016 - 2016 brought so many changes to Happy Little Tree!
I stopped shooting weddings and generational photos.
I became a pri...
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Double Trouble
December 07, 2016 - I don't get to do this too often.
Amanda and Dustin have been coming to me for years.
Sometimes I wonder why. lol
Pre...
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Naughty & Nice
November 30, 2016 - It's that time of year where my clients are getting a little naughty for their loved ones who were nice this year!
Here...
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Giving of Thanks
November 24, 2016 - It's 5am.
My son woke up at 4am this morning. I heard his feet come down the hall in a sleepy shuffle. He crawled into...
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Thanks Rodney!
November 02, 2016 - Maren is smart, lovely, curious and............... the energizer bunny!
She is one of the fastest moving kids I have ev...
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Deja Vu
October 26, 2016 - My niece Audrey seems like the essential girl.
Princess bed, pink everywhere, has to wear dresses.
Except.......she wa...
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I Need A Headshot!
October 17, 2016 - Everyone needs a great looking headshot!
Bloggers, Lawyers, Relators, Photographers, Linked In, Instagram, Business Car...
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Thee & Me
September 28, 2016 - I was a single Mom from the start with my Daughter.
My husband Steve didn't enter our lives until my daughter Emily was...
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Where to Hide the Body?
September 20, 2016 - Last week I was in the middle of my sister's beautiful home.
High ceilings, large windows, white carpet.
Martha would...
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Love You More
September 06, 2016 - I have small clients who come and see me for 2, 3, 4 or more years before getting a sibling.
In that time I see them ev...
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To Be or Not To Be?
August 31, 2016 - It is only Wednesday.
I have received 2 texts, 5 Facebook messages, 1 email and made 4 house calls.
Business is boomin...
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Summer Lovin
August 24, 2016 - That tree.
There is that one tree in my neighborhood.
Every year it changes color about a month before all the other t...
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Mid-life Crisis
July 11, 2016 - I showed a photo of the hairstyle I wanted to my sister. She laughed and said, "Are you going through a Mid-Life Crisis?...
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Death to The Mini !!!
February 29, 2016 - The way Mini Sessions usually work is they are 15 to 20 minutes long and you get anywhere from 3 to 10 digital files.
T...
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I WANT MOHR!
February 25, 2016 - I work with Lindsay at the studio. I should say I worked. She is leaving for new job opportunities in Oklahoma.
She had...
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