Let’s talk About my Background…
I feel like I’ve always been surrounded by cameras and art supplies. When I was six, I received my first “real” camera — a pink ballerina barbie 110 film camera. My dad gave me his old film cameras in middle school and I would always buy art/photography books whenever they popped up at thrift stores. I received my first digital DSLR camera, a Nikon D5100, from my grandparents as a high school graduation present and mainly focused on creative digital self-portraits + nature photography between 2009-2013.
my education…
In college, I took art courses as electives, and practiced photography outside my studies by volunteering at TLC Humane Society photographing animals available for adoption. I did film soaks in my dorm room and drove around Dahlonega, GA looking for things to photograph. In 2015, I started developing and scanning my own film while continuing to experiment with film manipulation. After obtaining my degree, I completed a two-year Art Therapy internship while completing courses for UNG’s Continuing Education Professional Photography Certificate Program (these courses covered basics in photography, Lightroom and Photoshop, as well as specific topics like photographing people and night photography). In 2017, I shot my first paid photography session and in 2018, I shot my first paid wedding. In 2020, I sold my first commissioned art piece.
The present …
Luckily, as time’s gone on, my photography + art business has only continued to grow. I’m so grateful to everyone who has not only permitted but trusted me to document the important moments of their lives. Despite having a full-time job outside of my photography, I try to set aside time each week to either read about or practice different art and photo techniques. When I’m not at work or behind the camera, you can find me at a thrift store, playing any new Taylor Swift album (relentlessly, on repeat for weeks) in my car, or at home editing + working on art while re-watching SVU, Gilmore Girls, or some animated comfort show/movie.