What it feels like when we work together
First things first: you do not need to be good at having your photo taken.
Most people aren’t.
I’ll give you direction, help with posing, fix the little things, and make sure you never have to stand there wondering what you’re supposed to do. But I’m also not going to control every second or expect you to perform for me.
We’ll talk, wander around, probably laugh at ourselves a few times, and leave plenty of room for you to just be together.
The goal is beautiful photos that still feel like you.
When we work together, things are pretty relaxed. I’ll give you direction, help you when you need it, and make sure we get the photos that matter — but we’re not going to spend the whole time worrying about being perfect.
We’ll take our time, move around, talk, laugh, and let things happen along the way. Some photos will be posed, some won’t be, and some of my favorites will probably happen somewhere in between.
You don’t need to perform for the camera. You just need to show up as yourselves.
What to Expect
01.
Before we ever meet up, I want to know a little about you and your people. What you're into, what makes you laugh, what you're nervous about, and what you want your photos to feel like.
I'll send you a questionnaire, but nothing about it is meant to be serious homework. It's just my way of getting to know you a little before I show up with a camera.
And if your first warning is, “We're really awkward in photos,” don't worry. I hear that all the time.
02.
We'll figure out the details together. I'll help with locations, timing, lighting, what to wear, and anything else you're unsure about.
For weddings and elopements, I'll also help you build a photography timeline that gives us what we need without making your entire day feel like one long photoshoot.
03.
This is the easy part.
I'll give you direction, pose you when it makes sense, and help when you suddenly forget what humans normally do with their hands.
But I'm also going to give you space. Talk to each other. Laugh. Snuggle your kids. Be awkward. Be weird. Let things happen.
We don't need everything to be perfect to make really good photographs.
04.
Your gallery will have the beautiful portraits, but it'll also have the stuff you didn't realize I was photographing — the looks, the laughing, the movement, the chaos, and all those little moments in between.
Basically, I want you to look through your photos and recognize yourselves.
My Philosophy
I don't think you need to be perfectly posed to look good in a photograph.
I don't think your kids need to behave perfectly.
I don't care if the wind messes up your hair, someone laughs at the wrong time, or things don't go exactly according to plan.
We'll absolutely get the beautiful portraits. I'll pose you, pay attention to the details, and make sure you look good.
But perfection isn't the goal.
I want the photographs where you look like yourselves — the beautiful ones, the weird ones, the quiet ones, and the ones that make you laugh when you see them later.
That's the stuff I care about.
Tell me about your story - I can't wait to hear it.