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This Mother’s Day, I want send some extra love to the mamas still healing from a traumatic birth. As a birth photographer, I’ve come to realize just how much our birth experiences can shape us as mothers. With that, comes my motivation to advocate for birth choices and to do what I can do aid […]
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! […]
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 […]
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”. […]
It’s hard to believe this self-portrait is two years old. I took it a month after my 7th and final surgery on my chest 3 years after going flat in 2017. Today is International Flat Day and time for me to make some noise. I LOVE MY FLAT CHEST. I love the way it feels, […]
With years of experience volunteering for the Riley County Humane Society, photographer, Tammy Karin, loves creating beautiful pet portraits.
One of the images that I am always determined to get during a family session is a fantastic siblings capture. It’s all about the sibling love! As friends and loved ones come and go throughout our lives, these are the people who have truly got our backs. So, this Valentine’s Day, I want to […]
Cake smash sessions aren’t just for one year olds! Check out my own 40 year old family cake smash food fight!
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 […]
