I have been a photographer for 6 years now. I absolutely love my job and doing something I am passionate about on the daily. I started my business in 2020 and was able to buy my first professional camera with our stimulus check.

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My parents actually sparked my love for photography. From a young age I loved looking through family photo albums with my mom and little sisters. We would sit on the ground in the hallway of our home and flip through the pages to laugh and reminisce. I was so grateful my mom documented so much of our early life - I recognized the importance of being a memory keeper.

My dad bought my very first camera. I remember on a family trip asking to pull the car over so I could get a picture of a pelican. I couldn't believe my dad pulled the car over. I scrambled to the water’s edge and snapped THE Pelican Photo. 12 year old me was certain National Geographic would be knocking down my door to hire me as a nature photographer. It was so clear and detailed - you better believe that pelican photo became the screensaver of our family’s computer. Unfortunately the computer died and many of our photos during that time were lost, including my beloved pelican photo. I quickly learned the importance of preserving photos and I double and triple back-up my photos to this day.

 

Flash forward to high school. My two favorite electives were photography and marketing. I was fascinated with both. Maybe I could be a photographer? Ultimately - I decided to go to school for marketing and got my associates degree in Social Media Marketing. I learned a lot about business and entrepreneurship. While I was working in a cold warehouse packing and shipping skis and snowboards, I would listen to business and marketing podcasts to pass the time.
Maybe starting my own business was something I could try?

I decided to bundle all my favorite things and launch my very own business doing both social media marketing and photography. I did both for a few years, and decided I wanted to focus all my attention on photography. Photography was more personal and authentic to me and my personality. I am grateful for the skills I learned doing both.

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Photography has always been a part of my life. From a point and shoot camera, to high school photoshoots, to documenting the lives of my family and friends, to capturing weddings and family photos for clients. Photos have grown to be so important to me. Photography is more than just clicking some buttons on my camera. To me, it’s capturing a memory - freezing a moment in time to be treasured and loved forever. It’s creating art and expressing emotions. It’s documenting your loved ones, as they are, in this moment.

I aim to create beautiful photographs, that you will treasure for a lifetime. Whether it's hiking a mountain for your elopement, our getting JUST ONE photo of your family all smiling at the camera, I am up for the challenge!