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Mom,artist, musician, dog-lover, adventurer

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This Manhattan, KS birth story features the most amazing furbaby birth team. Bowser, June, and Finn were at their mama’s side. Along with Daddy, Aunt Shyanne, two amazing midwives (and your favorite birth photographer), Mama Holly felt safe and loved. These three fantastic furbabies formed the perfect birth team! Honestly, I don’t know that I’ve […]

Furbaby Birth Team | Manhattan KS

Birth

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After focusing on street photography during my trip to Washington DC and Baltimore in June, I began questioning the ethics of sharing those photos of people without permission. I decided to focus on taking street portraits with my subject’s enthusiastic consent. Not only did it not feel right sharing pictures of strangers without their permission, […]

Street Portraits | TEKimages

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You’re planning a trip to a big city and want to know what equipment to bring to try your hand at street photography. I did my research leading up to a trip to Washington DC and Baltimore this past June. I’m very happy with the equipment I decided on, and I brought the same set […]

Street Photography Equipment

Personal, Photography Tips, TEKimages

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Kansas photographer shares lessons about the ethics of street photography during her journey to Washington DC and Baltimore, MD.

Ethics of Street Photography | TEKimages

Photography Tips, TEKimages

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It’s February 29, 2024. Happy Leap Day, friends! Do you know where Little Leapling Photography got its name and what it has to do with Leap Day? Read on for the story, all about the mascot, and a special Leap Day question and answer session with my daughter, Kaia, who my business is named for! […]

Leap Day | Little Leapling Photography

Cake Smash, Personal

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Why don’t I want to go viral? Simply put, my viral experience was overwhelming, exhausting, scary, and completely out of my control. It’s February 3, 2024. While this date also marks the birth of my business, my divorce, and several other big milestones in my life, going viral had a big impact on me. My […]

Why I Don’t Want to Go Viral…Again

Birth

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In addition to consistently high quality images, a great experience, and amazing customer support, one of the top reasons clients say they keep coming back, is for the professional photo editing I provide. Whether you are getting your family photos through the TEKimages sister company, Little Leapling Photography, or pumping yourself up for some empowering […]

Professional Photo Editing | TEKimages

TEKimages

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Today, January 7, 2024, is my 10 year mastectomy anniversary! I’ll add more to the post soon, but for now, I want to share some fun self-portraits! I took these in my home studio two days ago. Special thank you to my dear friend, Courtney Hochman, who gifted me the awesome crocheted boobies! Learn more […]

10 Year Mastectomy Anniversary

Personal

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You’re probably wondering what a flathlete is. Considering I just came up with the word and couldn’t find so much as a hint of it on Google, I’m going to claim it as a Tammy original. I am a flathlete. I am defining flathlete as someone who became an athlete after mastectomy and “going flat”. […]

Flathlete | International Flat Day

Personal

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Your safe and healthy baby is my number one priority. Pretty much everything you do during pregnancy and after birth is focused on keeping your baby safe and healthy. It can be months before your little one’s immune system has a fighting chance against some illnesses. Even before COVID arrived, I was extra careful not […]

Healthy Baby | Kansas Newborn Photographer

Newborn