Get To Know Me

My love for photography started in my teen years. I was very shy, reserved, and honestly a little awkward. I was more comfortable behind the camera then in front of it. I can actually recall a slight obsession with disposable cameras during childhood but of course that was normal kid stuff. I think all of us 90s kids had and loved those cameras. I got my first real camera, a Nikon, when I was 15 years old and was designated the friend group photographer. I was in Air Force JROTC all four years of high school and due to my camera being a constant in my hand I became the Public Affairs Officer my Junior or Senior year and was in charge of capturing all the best moments and documenting everything for the newsletter and submissions for the yearbook. That love of photography continued into college. I ended up signing up for the student newspaper, The Pine Needle. I started out as a staff photographer. I became a writer as well, volunteering for the assignments no one else wanted. I loved it so much that I stuck with it until graduation in 2015 and moved my way up to Managing Editor my senior year. I even changed my major to Mass Communications with a concentration in Journalism. I interned with ARRAY Magazine and also was published in a few other magazines and at least once in the Fayetteville Observer. I worked for ARRAY for awhile after college and then moved on to fulltime jobs, because life happens. Bills do not wait for dreams to be achieved unfortunately. Despite not chasing my journalism dream, I have been able to continue my photography as a side business. I have done a few weddings and events, but my main focus is portraits of models, actors, families, children, maternity, and musicians/bands (mostly country artists). I hope to keep expanding and growing my experience and business!

 

I am married to an awesome country boy named Corey and we have 3 cats. We live in Dunn, NC. Our fav spots are Bird's Nest Listening Room, Lucknow, Kickin Camel, and Crossbones.