My Approach to Photography

 

 

how i see

 

I’ve always been drawn to real things — maybe even the mundane. Quiet places. Natural light. The details most people overlook.


My roots in film taught me to slow down. To wait. To notice the shadows and the space between moments.


I don’t over-direct or over-style. I watch. I adjust. I document what’s already there.


The photographs that stay with me are the ones that ask more questions than they answer. The ones that feel vulnerable. Honest. A little imperfect. That’s a powerful image.


That’s how I approach wedding and family photography, too. Less about making something happen, more about paying attention to what already is.


That’s how I see.


Facts about me
I started this in 2012

I began with black-and-white film portrait sessions, photographing myself before I started photographing other people. Self-portraiture was where it all started.

I'm probably decorating for Halloween.

It's always been my favorite. I usually keep the decorations up longer than I probably should.

I tend to follow the light.

I don't really have one favorite place to photograph. Give me good light, an interesting corner, or somewhere that feels a little unexpected.

Usually, it's my Canon AE-1.

My 35mm film camera. There's something about slowing down and not having endless frames that keeps me coming back to it.

My comfort food situation.

Mac and cheese. Dark chocolate. Ideally, no one asking me to share.

A perfect day off looks like…

Being home, watching a good film, hanging out with my husband and our two cats, and not having anywhere I need to be.