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Mom,artist, musician, dog-lover, adventurer

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newborn

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photography tips

Tamara E Karin
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Cake smash sessions aren’t just for one year olds! Check out my own 40 year old family cake smash food fight!

40 year old Cake Smash

Cake Smash, Personal

Terrah Stroda
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May 5th is National Midwives Day! I’ve had the honor to work alongside and photograph some truly amazing midwives in action. I’d like to take a moment to highlight and celebrate what an asset they are to the birth community in the Manhattan area. Our Manhattan midwives are amazing! Midwives are medically-trained birth professionals who […]

Manhattan Midwives

Birth, Manhattan KS

Best newborn photographer
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When friends and strangers told me, “you’ll miss this,” I would smile and nod. Yes, I loved the quiet moments and I noticed how quickly my babies changed. But, I was exhausted and I was a mess. How could I possibly miss this? Miss the middle of the night feedings and never ending piles of […]

You’ll Miss This

Lifestyle, Newborn

manhattan ks birth
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 Birth Photographer Q&A with Little Leapling Photography As part of a routine Question of the Day posted to Facebook, I decided to turn the spotlight around and open up the floor to my followers to ask questions related to birth photography. I love getting the opportunity to share my passion with others and hope this […]

Birth Photographer Q&A

Birth

newborn sibling
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It doesn’t take much to create a gorgeous newborn gallery. Give me a touch of light, a soft spot for the baby, and a simple backdrop. When I started my business for birth photography, I purchased the best low light equipment. I needed to capture candlelit births if that was what Mama wanted at the […]

A Touch of Light | Newborn Photography

Lifestyle, Newborn

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I live for the laughter. Those bursts of happiness are easily what I will miss most when my kids grow up. When the magic has been replaced by stress and responsibility. And there is nothing but an echo of the silliness that my children injected into each day. I can only assume that is why […]

Live for Laughter

Children, Family

BRCA1 Previvor
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I’m one of the lucky ones. I have the knowledge and resources to prevent it.  It was way back in 1999 that I found out that I have the BRCA1 genetic mutation. The BRCA mutations were only discovered a few years before that. I was 23 and had just met the man I would build […]

Prevent It

Personal

breastfeeding moms
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Across the world, mothers are doing what they can to normalize breastfeeding. It doesn’t take amazing scenery to make a breastfeeding picture beautiful. That bond, perseverance, self-sacrifice, and love is beautiful anywhere a mom breastfeeds. That is unless she has been shamed into isolation so as not to offend anyone. As long as pictures of […]

Normalize Breastfeeding

Nursing

la Leche March
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Today was the La Leche League of Manhattan’s  13th Annual Celebration Walk For Breastfeeding and it was an amazing success! What a perfect day to be outside helping to raise awareness for breastfeeding!  I don’t think it could have been more beautiful today! Over 200 people came out to participate in the march and fun events. We […]

La Leche League of Manhattan

Manhattan KS, Nursing

rchs
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In Honor of National Dog Day 2015 and the Riley County Humane Society THE FROG BLOG celebrates THE DOG Including 8 ways you can help your local Humane Society! Go hug ’em if you got ’em, friends. And please take a few minutes to help support a wonderful organization that is fueled by some of […]

Dog Day 2015

Pet Portraits