Why is it that lighting seems to freak us photographers out so badly? I’ve 100% been guilty of this- I used to call myself a natural light photographer because it made me feel like I had permission to ignore the need to learn off-camera flash (OCF), but eventually, it caught up with me. I’m still trying […]

Photographers, when you’re panicking about a lighting situation, I know it can be tempting to settle for “good enough!” But you and I *both* know there’s a HUGE difference between how a photo looks on the 2″ screen on the back of your camera… vs. full-size once you’ve imported into LightRoom. All of a sudden […]

I turned to the runner next to me, my stomach a ball of anxiety. “Why am I so nervous?? I’m not trying to come in first- there is literally nothing to be nervous about.” It was 4:55am on Sunday 🥱, and I was standing with 25,000+ runners on a highway just outside of Epcot, all […]

I have the joy of traveling a lot for my work, flying out for roughly 70% of my clients! Last year alone saw me in Spain, Vancouver, Iowa, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Connecticut. I’ve spent a LOT of time in transit, and I love it! Getting to photograph in new locations is a […]