Herbal sitz baths are an amazing way to help soothe and heal your sore bottom after giving birth. Across generations and cultures – from Traditional Chinese Medicine to Ayurveda – warming soaks are recommended to help us recover and provide relief. In the days and weeks after birth and whether or not you’ve had tearing, stitches […]
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rainbow dress styled shoot | portraits of childhood
I have fellow photographer, Sarah Ashburn, to blame for my new obsession with kid couture gowns. Last weekend she messaged me and said she had 2 rainbow gowns rented from Little Dreamers Couture and wished we had combined our dresses for a styled shoot… I said “Why not?!” So I called my niece and her friends and […]
pride reflections | maryland lgbtq+ owned business
Valentine’s Day Box of Chocolates Backdrop Tutorial
Inspired by my favorite Valentine treat (Baltimore’s own Rheb’s jimmy truffles!) I set out to make a one-of-a-kind backdrop for Valentine’s Mini Sessions this year. I got all my materials on Amazon – thanks for using the associate links in this post! MATERIALS: Paint: Balloons in Circle/Heart/Square shapes: Misc: Stuff I had: Scissors, straw, paint […]
memory boxes for bereaved families 2020
In support of the Perinatal Loss Unit at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Heartlove Photography will be creating and donating memory boxes again this year. Due to COVID-19, this will be a virtual event to raise the funds for the boxes. JHH cares for almost 100 families each year suffering from stillbirth or early infant loss […]
family portraits pasadena
childhood beach session
pasadena beach family portraits
my loves| jill’s blog
If we haven’t met yet, I’m Jill. I’m a photographer. I’m queer. My partners and I have 3 kids and 4 cats between us. My family is pretty typical in a lot of ways – we feel pretty normal so I sometimes forget that not everyone knows queer, polyamorous people. The truth is being polyamorous […]
accidental homecoming photos | bwi military homecoming photography
LGBTQ service member military homecoming at BWI.
memory boxes 2019 | pasadena, md volunteer opportunity
Heartlove Photography will hold an event on August 1, 2019 to support the Perinatal Loss Unit at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. JHH cares for almost 100 families each year suffering from stillbirth or early infant loss and provides each family with a box to hold small keepsakes from their hospital stay, including the infant’s foot […]