The Christmas I received my little point and shoot 35 mm, I was in heaven. It never left my hand; I took pictures of everything and I went through film like you would not believe… Looking back now, you could probably say that I wasted a lot of film. But when I look at those pictures, I see a common theme of a love for people and a desire to capture moments and emotions.
In high school there was a turning point when I knew this wasn’t just an interest, but my passion, when I learned my grandfather also shared my love, and I had the chance to develop negatives of my mom as a newborn. Being able to see what my grandfather portrayed showed me how powerful an image can be as fleeting moments are captured through a photograph.
The power of an image is it’s ability to communicate silently.
My love for people led me to a degree in psychology and a deep desire to serve others: in overseas missions, in helping a bride on her special day and making a mother-to-be feel stunning with the life growing inside her. Photography allows me the privilege to meet wonderful people and communicate more than just memories; but to share the story behind the emotions.
Pregnancy is amazing… the God given ability for a woman to carry life inside of her is just incredible. And Katy could not be more beautiful with her growing baby girl!
This family is very dear to my heart. I met Lori several years ago when a mutual friend mentioned, “oh, I know another photographer you should meet!” and our paths happened to cross a few months later. Lori’s become a friend, as well as, our own family photographer. She has photographed our maternity and newborn […]
Brandy and Charles have a lot to celebrate. Eleven years married… They met in the Army when Charles walked in late to a meeting and Brandy remembers that “the room stood still.” He definitely caught her attention! After a few months of working together and slowly becoming friends, Brandy was diagnosed with cancer. Being away […]
After the family session with their sweet boys, I met up again with Phillip and Angela separately, to photograph them. Only them, as a couple in love. They recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary so it was a perfect excuse to get them away from the daily life of work, boys and busy schedules to […]
I first met Hannah through church when we both lived in Gainesville. We would meet for coffee to catch up on life and chat about dating. John and I were newly married so I was continually raving about eHarmony and trying to convince Hannah to join. 🙂 Months went by, John and I moved away […]