After shooting with @rachaelwatsonphotography for a few years, you’d think by now I’d learn her biggest rule on all her brides’ wedding day: NO CLAW HANDS
Originally from the Chicagoland area, I'm a city girl however, I graduated from a small school in Indiana with a degree in photography. Working out keeps me sane, EDM festivals are my happy place, The Chicago Shufflers™ dance crew is my second family, my three brothers are my absolute best friends, and I'm a dog lover. (Honestly "lover" is an understatement) I’m always looking forward to getting to know new people, working with new products, and visiting new places all while exhibiting those entities through imagery.
You can find me at the gym, shuffling on the dance floor, or taking boomerangs of sunsets only to find out if you were to scroll through my camera roll that I just save them in my phone instead of actually posting them on my story. I have a weak spot for the night sky (hence all the boomerangs) especially the stars and I have yet to take a long exposure of them.
“I’ve been to Iceland in the spring, but it’s on my bucket list to visit during the winter season when it’s nothing but northern lights. If you tell a joke that most people would get right away, expect me to understand it ten minutes later only when everyone else has already moved on. I’m not a huge fan of sweets but if you bring me mint chocolate chip ice cream or almond butter, I can promise you this: We’re going to be great friends. If I’m not carrying around my camera, expect my phone to be out. I promise I’m not disengaging. You’ll quickly realize I love to document everything even if it’s just ten seconds. Why? Because good moments come and go quickly. Now... I know what you’re thinking. What does any of what this girl just ramble about have to do with photography? It doesn’t. I want my clients to know whose hands they’re putting their most prized possessions in when they send that first email of interest. Whether it’s your fiancé, product, or space, I promise you that I will create images that are nothing short of my best. Although I’m a people person, I need my alone time equally as much as I need time with others. When it comes to products, the studio is my safe haven. It’s where I can relax, recharge, and get away from the real world for a bit. If you would’ve told me six years ago that the studio would become my second home when I stepped into it for the very first time, I would’ve laughed. The tall, heavy equipment combined with the big, white, empty walls was everything but a safe place at the time. However, once I noticed the effect that those huge soft boxes and spacious walls had on what was a normal, everyday product before being placed in the studio, it was something I just knew I had to master. I fell in love with the sound the shutter made when released, the bright flash, and how one itty bitty remote could trigger it all. And I was in complete control. “I could get used to this” I thought to myself. Needless to say, I’ve learned that the more you invest yourself into something that intimidates you and is a little bigger than yourself, (or a lot) you may just be pleasantly surprised with the turn out.”
If you've made it this far, let me say THANK YOU. Now it's YOUR turn to ramble about yourself! Shoot me an email- maybe we can talk all things photo (or about your dog- I'm game for whichever) over a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream ;)