This was the first year that I really went full-force with second shooting. I’m lucky that I have an awesome friend in Mike Dragon of Dragon Studio who let me intern with him for what felt like a million weddings starting in May of 2017 and taught me a TON of awesome stuff so that […]

Whenever a new year begins, I try to think of a practical New Years Resolution.  Nothing too crazy.  Do I want to lose 40 pounds?  Totally. I’m doing things to work on that, like going to CycleBar almost every day (it’s become a bit of an obsession- seriously, you should come with me!). Am I […]

I’ve been on this photography mission for almost two years now.  It started as a passion project.  I distinctly remember calling one of my friends and asking if I could attend a few weddings with him and take some photos and see what happened.  I bought a used Mark ii… and then a lens, and […]

It’s an interesting thing to celebrate, your independence day.  The day that you quit your full-time job and went full-force into your business. That terrifying moment when you leave your regular paycheck, and really start believing in yourself.  That “baby bird, you’ve gotta fly” moment. Today marks 3 years of my independence. I qualify that […]

It was time for new headshots.  The headshots that I used on my website were over a year old, and it was time to start anew with some awesome pics from Valerie Demo in the VIBE District in Virginia Beach.  Being from Virginia Beach (born and raised!) I wanted these headshots to be all about […]

It’s not easy to do things for yourself.  In life in general, but certainly in business.  It’s easy to say that you get to have control over things, but the downside is that you have SUCH control that you can’t let go of it.  Let me give you an example: I am AWFUL at my […]