Let’s rewind. I’m going to take you all the way back to 2009. Back to one of the very first shoots that I did (and yes, you guessed it! It was for Tom and Crystal). I had just graduated high school. Photography was just a passion. There were no aspirations for it becoming a business, no dreams of what it’d turn into—just me and a tiny flicker of life that burned when I had the camera in my hands…

It was cold. Frosty. Frozen. Beautiful. It was early. Sunrise to be precise. Slowly the rays began to wake up, to warm up. Slowly they began to emerge behind the bare trees that stood quiet. Leaves crunched, crisp beneath boots. Frozen–enough to see small ice crystals if you looked close enough. Delicate, light. Just enough to melt between two warm fingers. Two sisters enter the scene. Twins. One…

Michael and I don’t have kids yet, but when we do I want to look HALF as good as Mandy when I’m pregnant with our little!!! Mandy was so full of joy at our shoot! Boy did she make my job easy!!! And the lighting!?! I was in photographer heaven! I absolutely…

When Adam contacted me wanting me to do his Senior pictures, I was thrilled! I always ask if there are any specific locations my clients want to shoot–Adam didn’t think twice about it! Case Park! This was a new location for me, but my family’s motto is “Life is and adventure!” This was a new adventure and a new place to explore! So Case Park it was!!! It wasn’t until I was taking pictures of Adam that I found out…

Have you ever had those moments when in your head you know that obviously, everyone is getting older each year. But for some crazy reason, you think you’re the only one that will change and everyone else will stay the same!? (Please tell me I’m not the only one!)…