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January 5, 2018

In college, I majored in English Literature. People often laugh when I tell them that fact – expecting me to have said I studied photography. After college, I even taught high school English for a semester before leaving for my role as Governor Scott’s photographer. While I dream of someday going back to school and […]

Two years ago I photographed the Waller family on the property of their future home. Since then, they’ve added a new member to the family and moved into to their brand new dream home! I was thrilled to get to hang out with them again on their 80 acres of beautiful property. These photos make […]

Ahhh, so many special posts these days!! Amanda was my college roommate and remains one of my closest friends. A couple of years ago, she and her husband moved to Atlanta and while I was sad to see them go, it has been a great joy to watch their lives flourish since moving. Amanda is […]

Photographing my family is always such a treat. Haley is my first cousin, but more far more like my older sister. My mom often says that when I was little, I was Haley’s real life baby doll. She carried me around on her hip, played dress up and taught school (I’m sure I was a […]

Referrals clients are always the best clients. I met the Ranjbari family through the Cortese’s earlier this year, when Jessica contacted me to photograph her son Rowan at 1 year old! “He is the happiest baby” – she told me. Well, he wasn’t that day… check out this post for proof. But, y’all know me..the […]