A little bit about what I do...

So I had a bride ask me today why I do what I do and why if I'm so good...(in her opinion), do I not advertise. I have had that question before so I figured maybe I should address all of it a little bit. SOOOO....I guess I just like photography so that's why I do it. I don't do it to make a millions dollars, because lets face it, every photographer in the GR area knows that the market is way to saturated. People are struggling as we all know, and turning your hobbies into a another part time career always seems like the logical thing to do. I don't' blame anyone for that but it also makes it very hard for the rest of us to make a living off it. Also I am not a competitive person...especially when it comes to my work. If someone likes me than they like me, if they don't then they don't. I hate selling something to someone if they don't want it, so I just don't . I love shooting all different things when I'm behind a camera, I was taught to see the beauty in even the most mundane things, so really that's all I focus on. When I first finished going to school for my Fine Arts Degree in photography I thought I would try to make a job out of it, but after a year into it I realized I was losing sight of what made it so amazing to me. I was focused more on the business and less on what photography meant to me. That bothered me so I took a step back from it and started pursuing another degree in something else that meant a lot to me. (Nursing)

I think now that I have taken that step back I can look at it all in a different light. I don't overwhelm myself with the business but rather I focus on the details that make this job so amazing. I do take on weddings by myself, and I plan on advertising here and there eventually, but for me I just enjoy being there. I love helping out some of the girls that I graduated with. Every wedding season I second shoot with at least two of the girls that I went to school with which gives me the chance to do as many weddings as I want and yet I don't' have to worry about all the business stuff. So to make this as simple as I can, I love photography. I love love love being able to do tons of weddings every season, but I also love being able to let someone else take care of the business portion of the job!

Little Zack

Here was another little boy I shot the other day. He was pretty shy for the most part but I still managed to get a couple grins out of him when he least expected it!

1st birthday party!

Hey everyone, its been a crazy but absolutely amazing past couple weeks. Wedding season has officially arrived and as soon as I have a chance to go through my images from this past weekend I will share. I did however have the opportunity to celebrate a first birthday this past Monday with the most adorable little munchkin! Ashley was such a joy to shoot and her proud parents Kerri and Mark's were great as well. I really had a hard time only picking a few pic's but here's a preview of Ashley's shoot.




After Ashley and I spent a little time getting to know each other we started getting into the really fun part of the shoot.

Happy 1st Birthday Ashley!

Home town wedding!

So for those of you that know me well, you know I'm from the Big Rapids area. Well I was pretty excited when Jenn Badalamenti said she needed me to second shoot for a wedding right in my home town! I hate to say it but its been at least four years since I have even been through there so I was pretty excited to see all the change. Kasey and James were are lovely bride and groom, they were great to shoot and were even more fun just to be around! The whole day turned out to be great....even the weather, which was a good thing considering it was a beautiful outdoor wedding next to Hemlock Park. Being from the area also helped with finding different locations to shoot at. As with most the wedding I do with Jenn, I spent the morning/afternoon with the guys so the first place I took them to was River Rock...aka the launch for the sawmill tubing. It was a pretty perfect location so I couldn't help but ask Jenn to convince the bride and groom to stop back out there for a couple shots before the reception. After a couple other stops by the bridal party to celebrate we were off to the reception. The only thing I would change about the day..... learning where all the local business moved to before I told the limo driver he could follow me, I never thought a city could change so much in four years!


Enjoy the preview!

Pet Projects...

I mean that title in the most literal sense. My brother and I have managed to engage ourselves in yet another project...this time taking care of four little bunnies that the mother conveniently left in our back yard. They started off with they're eyes shut and barely eating to now eating grasses and conveniently finding ways to jump out of their box and hide all over the house. I have managed to keep the added responsibility of pets, with the exception of two goldfish, out of my home since we moved in...but I can't help but think these little guys are the cutest things ever!