I had the pleasure of taking engagement photos for Lynne and Drew in New York City this summer thanks to a mutual friend who set us up. I got the chance to explore the Upper East Side a little bit and visit one of their favorite parks in the city. I got to the park [...]
I love "aha moments." When the lightbulb comes on. Like finally balancing the chemical equation you've been staring at for 30 minutes. Or perhaps deciding where you want to take yourself in life. Or, in my case, realizing I am now comfortable enough to shoot a wedding on my own. I walked away from this [...]
My first NYC wedding with Ryan. I hadn't shot a wedding since November 2012, almost eight months before. I had forgotten how long of a day this job calls for (I leave my apartment around 8:30 am and don't return until 1 am). However, I had also forgotten just how rewarding this long day is. [...]
This engagement shoot was the first time I met Ryan (on my third day in the city, I believe). I won't lie - I was nervous. But it came naturally, as it usually does, and by the end of the shoot I was in my element, despite being surrounded by the concrete jungle that is [...]
Cat is my go-to person when I have an idea for a particular shot or location I want to try out. Last week, I was laying in bed thinking about how I was in the mood to take pictures. Sometimes I get in this mood. And it's not fun when it's past midnight so there's [...]
Erin and I lifeguard together at the RAC. Over Christmas break, luckily we were put on the schedule together because that gave us several hours of boredom to talk about anything and everything. One such conversation topic: her senior pictures. Yes, we have been planning this and getting excited for it since December. And it [...]
I know I'm about a month late, but happy first birthday to the little man who started it all!! In just one year, I grew as a photographer, an artist, and even a business-woman. In one year, I bought two new lenses and upgraded from my trusty little Rebel to a Mark II. I [...]
Lauren wanted to surprise her parents with a gift on graduation day, so she asked me to do some pictures for her the last week of school. We scouted out some fun locations around Blacksburg, and then she showed me her favorite spots at Radford. I'm going to miss this girl so much next year!
I met up with my former cheer teammate, Julie, to take a few pictures for her graduation announcement. We hadn't seen each other since last year sometime, so it was great to catch up, especially right before she heads out into the real world. I have to say, it was during this session that for [...]
I took pictures for the Tuggle family last fall (they were actually the last shoot I did before it started getting way too cold to be outside), and I had the pleasure of photographing their newest addition a couple weeks ago. What a sweet little newborn Drew is!
