The first time I met Laura I knew that we were going to be great friends. We met up for coffee at Starbucks to chat about a wedding that I was second shooting with her. I had been referred to Laura by our mutual friend Kelly, who is also a talented photographer. Our conversation that day reminded me of those kind you have with your high school besties…

I first got into photography 12 years ago this summer. That seems so long ago when I say it, but in many ways it feels like that time went by in the blink of an eye. As a new photographer, I took every chance I had to practice the techniques I had learned in the photography classes I took in college. In many ways, it was trial and error. I was trying to still learn what the heck f-stop, shutter speed and ISO meant, but I was mostly concerned with making sure my shots were actually in focus. I didn’t have a digital SLR back then, so…

A Bayside Portrait Session | Fairhope, AL I love fall portrait sessions! The light always seems extra golden and the lack of late afternoon thunderstorms means less rescheduling. Whohoo! 🙂 For my shoot with the Reddinger family I headed across the bay to the beautiful city of Fairhope. We chose an area that they enjoy […]

A Lakeside Portrait Session | Mobile, AL Did y’all sneeze from the dust I just blew off this little blog??? I feel like I’m saying this all the time, but I really don’t know where the past two months have gone. It all started with Baby Ollie arriving a little earlier than expected. In one […]

Japanese Gardens | Mobile, Alabama Walt is the sweet man who taught me how to play tennis. When I first took up the sport (over 10 years ago now!), I was between my junior and senior years in college. I had never played tennis, never excelled at any sport (I was usually last picked for […]