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Hi! I'm Clare. And here at CEP, my mission is simple: to chase the real, messy, beautiful moments with you. I’m here to sneak behind the scenes, capture the giggles, the quiet looks, and all the in-between magic that makes your story totally yours. ✨ 

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Say hello to Peter. Peter is a self-published author, works as a manager at a local vet hospital, and my younger brother. You could say creativity runs in our family. When Peter asked me to take updated headshots for his website and upcoming book, he had some… unconventional ideas in mind. My brother has always […]

Peter J. McKenna

02/07/2021

Personal

I’ve been putting some feelers out to do some more in-home sessions while it’s frigid and miserable outside for the next 84 months (sliiiight exaggeration), and while I’ve had plenty of hits, nothing beats a good ol’ outdoor session with natural light. Peyton, my brother Aidan’s girlfriend, volunteered the two of them to do another […]

Let’s go Buffalo!

12/31/2020

Personal

It’s been a while since I last blogged anything, so here’s something. While this year has been a doozy, we’re somehow getting through it together. Even though we are at least six feet apart and wearing masks, of course. Regardless of how insane we all feel & how much sh*t 2020 has thrown at us, […]

winter blues

12/19/2020

Personal

My very best friends since birth moved up to Middlebury, Vermont when we were teenagers. While it was devastating when they left and I couldn’t run up the street in literally 30 seconds to see them anymore, it was great to know I had a place to escape to should I need a quick getaway. […]

Middlebury, VT

08/24/2020

Personal, Travel

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