I’ll admit it straight out of the gate- I’m a late adopter when it comes to technology. I *just* upgraded my iPhone 11 this past week (that’s right, folks- I milked the same phone for a solid five years), and I’m super skeptical of new tech, typically waiting for the frenzy to die down before trying it […]

I loathe small talk. It’s why I tend to go 10-15 months between haircuts, because I prefer split ends over the thought of 60 minutes of “so…do you have any vacation plans for this summer?” Small talk bums me out because it doesn’t create much value. I don’t discount the fact that it’s an essential social tool… […]

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 […]

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 […]