YOUR EXPERIENCE
Authentic
I’m not so big on posing and props. I want your images to come out looking how you look and feeling how you feel. Not into the over-done, over-edited, over- the-top type of sessions that don’t feel authentic to you (or me). Show up how you are. If your kids are wild, unruly and silly - that’s what I want to see and capture. And trust me, I have three kids of my own plus I have been doing this a long time, there is nothing I haven’t seen. So show up knowing you will not be judged for your kids, your parenting or anything else. I am here to see you and create based on exactly who you and/or your family, partner, whoever are.
Trust
If you’ve been to my Instagram page, you see that I don’t hold back much on who I am or what I believe. I want people to see who I am because in the end, my job is asking you to open up and let me see who you are. I know I am not everyone’s cup of tea and I’m OK with that. But putting myself out there, I hope allows you to know and trust who you are working with. I often connect with and become somewhat close to a lot of my clients because I seek vulnerability - in relationships and in my photographs.
Unique
I feel like I continually hear from people saying “oh this non-posing, shooting newborns and families at home instead of studios is so trendy now”. But the truth is I was shooting this way when I started 14 years ago. It wasn’t some trend I hopped onto simply because it was trendy. I actually (and stubbornly) tend to like doing whatever the opposite of trendy is. I don’t want to take photos that look like anyone else’s. I don’t want to replicate someone else’s work. Sure, I can find inspiration from other photographers but I also look to other art to find inspiration. And quite honestly, I am inspired by YOU - the person I’m creating images for - so please, remember I am here to shoot how I shoot and create how I create, not be like anyone else.
Nostalgia
I want someone to hire me to capture memories of how it felt. We all know how fleeting time is, especially when you’re measuring it by how much your pregnant belly has grown, how different your kid looks now versus 6 months ago, or how much you and your partner changed after finding each other. And if you are like me, you are always striving to become a better version of yourself. Continually learning, growing and peeling back layers. But each of our selves and who we are at particular times in our lives is worth remembering and documenting. I don’t want anyone to feel like they can’t document a certain stage because they’re waiting for something else superficial to happen, because then you will miss capturing the very thing in front of you that made you want to always remember it.
Easy-going
I am a laid-back person by nature, so that’s how I work. It doesn’t mean I don’t work hard at what I do or don’t ever get stressed, but I also try not to take things so seriously and intensely. Which means when I’m photographing people I’m not going to be jumping and running around with energy to the max. Sometimes, I’m just observing and capturing without talking much and that just means you are doing everything I want you to do so I’m not going to interject. Don’t worry, if you’re feeling like you don’t know what to do, I will definitely guide you and give you cues and I have my own little ways of making kids feel comfortable and laugh. But I’m never going to ask anyone to “say cheese” or do anything that feels totally un-natural. We can try new things and have fun, experiment, knowing that some things work, some things don’t and that I’ll give you the photos where you look beautiful and natural and I know which ones to scrap.
Love
I believe love is love no matter what. I want to hold space for everyone who connects with my work and be an inclusive and safe space for LBQTIA+ parents, couples and individuals.