Welcome

Welcome!
As my first blog entry, I figured I should talk about how I got started in this business. When I
was working on my first bachelor’s degree, I realized the path I was on, wasn’t sparking the fire
in me. I switched my focus and started integrating more fine arts, which included a
photography class. This was not a digital photography class, it was film. We took our photos
and then were brought into the dark room to do our own developing. It was a tedious process
but helped me develop a deeper appreciation for this craft. Fast forward in time, and like a lot
of young mothers I got a point-and-shoot camera to document my children. I had fun with this
and took probably way too many photos, I mean, who doesn’t? I continued taking photos of my
children, little trips, pretty flowers, etc. It wasn’t until years later that my husband and I were
expecting twins and I knew I wanted a “nice camera. “As a gift before the birth of our youngest
daughters, my husband gave me my first Canon DSLR camera, it was a crop-frame, but it was
beautiful and I used the camera as far as it would take me, everything from portraits to
landscapes. However, a few years ago when I was asked to take my first engagement session, I
knew that I wanted to invest in a full-frame DSLR, and I fell in love with it! I still am using my
Canon 5d Mark IV and it’s wonderful. My hope will be to save and invest in the new mirrorless
technology. I hear that the eye tracking is superb, and this will serve me well with fast moving
subjects such the young children I photograph. I have continued my photography journey of
documenting my kids, expanding my creative ideas in editing, all while driving my kids crazy
asking for “one more photo.” I hope to expand my clientele and take on more sessions. A lot of
faces you will see in my portfolio and blog happen to be the people I work with in the NICU.
Many of us are connected on social media and they have seen my work easily, again mostly of
me documenting my own family. But I love that these wonderful people I work with have
chosen me to document their own memories. My idea for this blog portion of my website will
be to talk about sessions, the families, and couples I meet, and everything in between. If you
have gotten this far, thanks for reading!