what I see

Style, at the end of the day—marketing words aside—comes down to what I see and want to create. There is not right and wrong here, only personal preference and creative vision. I love a certain kind of look that some will also love and some will dislike. Following is an overview of what my creative vision and process is for photography.

Before we talk about photography, we have to talk about storytelling. My purpose and goal is to tell stories through pictures—and give you images that you will use to tell stories to yourself and future generations. Images give us a snapshot in time that tells us something, makes us feel something. For this reason, during sessions, I offer guidance while letting creativity and your personalities have the front seat. I let myself be inspired by our location, the lighting, the outfits, etc. We build on what we see. And ideally, create images that feel like your most truest self, imperfections and all. Beauty, and all.

I approach photography firstly using the natural, available light. That means photos taken in a dark room will look dark. That means that photos taken in a space with funny lighting, will have an interesting color cast. That means that golden hour photos will be golden. And my favorite: that blue hour photos will be soft, dreamy, and wonderful. I only use flash during weddings or events when there is not enough available light. The result is that the images appear just as the moment. They appear true-to-life, even its imperfections. That is why I love natural light.

Secondly, I want my photography to feel a certain kind of way. I want it to feel warm, real, intimate and romantic. I achieve this by photographing when the light is lower for a more soft and moody effect. I want my images to have depth and contrast. Mood, if you will. Too much mood for some. But I know my dark & moody lovers are out there too.

Lastly, I want my images to feel like they were captured on film. Film has a softness and textural quality that make you feel like you are there. There is motion blur to create feeling and movement within a still image. There are imperfect and out of focus images that are still perfect in their own way. This may seem like intentional bad photography. But the reality is that there is beauty and meaning in the imperfections.

If you made it this far, good for you! I hope this serves to explain my approach and creative vision for what I create. I hope that I will be able to someday work with you to create something stunning.