I'm Layne, a brunch-obsessed high school senior portrait photographer, world traveler, and local business lover. I believe in big dreams, digging the cookie dough out of the ice cream (to eat it by itself!), drinking out of pretty coffee mugs, and documenting life as it happens.

Though my business focuses primarily on senior girls, you might occasionally see me snuggling one of my friends' newborn babies, capturing a beautiful wedding day, or embracing the chaos during a family session.

Grab your favorite snack, snuggle up in a cozy spot, and take a peek at my adventures!

thank you so much for stopping by!

Jake + Cheyanne | Sun-kissed North Dakota Engagement

Jake was a regular at the gym and Cheyanne was the super cute girl at the front desk he couldn’t wait to see when he walked in.

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Couples

Spain was the exact opposite of Greece for me. I was expecting it to be amazing and it definitely was! We spent two days in Valencia and three in Barcelona and both of the cities were incredible. The architecture, the people, the weather, the food – everything we experienced was wonderful. 🙂

Semester at Sea

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Semester at Sea | Valencia & Barcelona, Spain

Emily | Sunset High School Senior Portrait Session

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to work with one of my 2016 seniors again!

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Seniors

As you can tell by my location, I’m a little behind on my posts – two ports to be exact 😉 But Spain was just AMAZING and I didn’t want to waste any time blogging when I could be exploring. I’m regretting it a little now since this Wi-Fi signal in Starbucks in Morocco is the worst ever, but I’ll get caught up eventually!

Semester at Sea

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Semester at Sea | Athens, Greece

Semester at Sea | Croatia

Croatia is a beautiful, inspiring country; the country is younger than many of us on the Voyage and has been plagued by war for decades. Walking through the streets of Dubrovnik you would never know the horror that has gone on there. The streets in Old Town are all perfectly refurbished – no holes, scratches, or even a single piece of garbage anywhere. For a country that has had so many changes of control it’s striking how much pride the Croatians have in their country.

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Semester at Sea

The Rome post, finally! It is so hard to just sit downs and blog when there is so much to do in every port! I’m happy I take good notes so when I go back to write I remember what happened. 😉

Semester at Sea

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Semester at Sea | Rome, Italy

Semester at Sea | First Field Lab: Civitavecchia, Italy

As I mentioned in my previous post, the field labs required for every course are essential to the curriculum of Semester at Sea. They are especially helpful for international business classes because we actually get to see how business is done across borders. My first field lab of the semester was the first day in our first port.

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Semester at Sea

Civitavecchia was exactly like I imagined coastal Italy would be like: tiny apartments all crowded together and in every color of the rainbow, beaches you could access at any time of day, and gelato + pizza around every corner.

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Semester at Sea | First Port: Civitavecchia, Italy

Semester at Sea | Day 14: Life on a Ship

What a whirlwind for the last ten days! Thanks to my mom for keeping everyone somewhat in the loop while I recovered from the worst nausea I have ever experienced, started classes, and explored the beautiful country of Italy for the last couple of days!

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Semester at Sea

Mom’s Post #2:  September 16 I heard from Layne earlier today.  She stated today is much, much better.  I’m assuming that means calmer waters and tummies!  Yesterday was still a little bit rough but she made it to her classes.  Otherwise, she slept most of the day.  She went to a seminar last night where […]

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Mom’s Post #2: September 16

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