Sunny House Studio

Sunny House Studio I grew up in Kentucky. My father took me to estate sales and auctions, where my love for beautiful things was born. I still can't resist yard sales.

My mother and grandmother instilled in me a love for good food, home cooked and beautifully presented, whether in a picnic basket or on the dining table. We'd start planning Thanksgiving dinner before we were done with our 4th of July burgers! The day before the feast, all the women in my family would gather at my Grandmother Gan Gan's house to polish silver, set the table, fix the flowers, and cu

t mint for the tea. While in college my older brother loaned me his camera and gave me a black and white lesson, I became obsessed. The first picture I took was of a silver tea serving set. I shot it in our dining room, with natural light. I can still remember the way the light accented the lines of the silver, the light on the walnut dining table, the wood glowed. It was magical, how the light brought inanimate objects to life. I lost my desire to become a journalist, I left the University of Kentucky and moved across country to study photography at Brooks Institute. Since then I've married (a photographer) had two kids, adopted three dogs, and lived in many places: California, Ohio, Utah, West Virginia, Vermont and now Alabama. We landed here when I went to work for Cooking Light Magazine, where I was on staff for 9 years. No matter how many stories or cookbooks I shoot I still have an insatiable obsession with tableware and light!

Some favorites of Terra for the 📸 🩵
11/29/2025

Some favorites of Terra for the 📸 🩵

Behind the scenes on our very fun and very salty soaked set yesterday! In production for an upcoming narrative spot for ...
11/26/2025

Behind the scenes on our very fun and very salty soaked set yesterday! In production for an upcoming narrative spot for Surf Country in Goleta, CA. 🏄🏻‍♀️ 🌊

11/12/2025

Where Becky’s photos pause and Ellie’s films move — their worlds meet at Sunny House Studio. A mother–daughter studio crafting stories that live between generations.

As a photographer, light is my language. I love watching light change from season to season. From day to night. It was a...
10/14/2025

As a photographer, light is my language. I love watching light change from season to season. From day to night. It was a pleasure-and challenge!- to shoot for this issue. Grateful to see light take the center stage on our Nov/Dec 2025 issue.

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When you’re tired of turkey…”cheeborger and chips”. The Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago. Delicious!
11/25/2022

When you’re tired of turkey…”cheeborger and chips”. The Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago. Delicious!

Goodbye Santa Barbara. Parting is such sweet sorrow.
09/12/2022

Goodbye Santa Barbara. Parting is such sweet sorrow.

Good morning California!
09/04/2022

Good morning California!

Let there be light. Natural light. Morning at Smith Lake.
08/19/2022

Let there be light. Natural light. Morning at Smith Lake.

The Last Supper, an imagining. One of the most remembered, celebrated and discussed m...
04/11/2022

The Last Supper, an imagining. One of the most remembered, celebrated and discussed meals of the world’s existence. What’s left are the dirty dishes, crumbs, wine stains, disheveled linens and candles left to burn. A table that was once full of food and the people enjoying it, is now a place of memories. Once finished the table had to be cleaned up…who? 🍽 📸

Good day sunshine.
10/24/2021

Good day sunshine.

Halloween is fast approaching! The day we photographed this story was a perfect fall day. Cool and crisp with a clear bl...
09/30/2021

Halloween is fast approaching! The day we photographed this story was a perfect fall day. Cool and crisp with a clear blue sky. Fall sunlight with a hint of gold, cool blue shadows.
Impressive crafting by
And Hannah Greenwood
Styling: Alison Allsopp

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