I am a wedding and portrait photographer living in Phoenix, Arizona.
When I am behind the camera, I see the world in a different way. Colors are brighter, shadows are deeper. Light takes on a different quality, and the world looks just a little more magical. When I am taking pictures time moves slowly, and sometimes stands still. In the process of clicking the shutter I watch life become art, and art come to life.
I capture real moments, real emotion, real life. I love moments of high energy, and I love moments of peaceful stillness. I love juice stained faces, dirty feet and jeans ripped at the knee. I love high fashion, the perfect pair of smokin’ hot heels, and the way you rock that outfit with irrepressible diva style. I love messy braids and mischievous grins. I love moments of tender emotion. The way he looks at you when he thinks you’re not looking. The way your father takes a deep breath and blinks back tears before walking you down the aisle. The way she makes you melt when she smiles. The silly, goofy, inside jokes you share that make your relationship so wonderful and that will make your wedding amazing. I’m head over heels in love with love.
I’m inspired by urban landscapes, rusty metal, cracked cement, gritty shadows, and deep, golden light. I take the time to find the perfect spot for your pictures in areas that most people pass by without noticing. Pretty parks and nice green grass are lovely, but I’m a downtown photographer at heart – and I’ll take graffiti-ed brick walls and chain link fences over manicured lawns any day of the week. Find me a forgotten alley way, a flaking brightly painted door and a willing model, and I’m one happy woman.
My photography is about capturing life. It’s your child spinning in circles till she falls to the ground. It’s that first moment he sees you in your wedding dress, and how unbelievably crazy your wedding guests get when they hit the dance floor. It’s catching your son sitting quietly engrossed in a picture book. It’s those first days of life when your baby is so fresh and new. It’s about gleeful laughter and fits of giggles and tantrums and tears. It’s about the light that gleams in her eyes when she’s thinking of something funny, and about the way he sticks out his tongue in concentration when he’s working on building the highest tower. It’s about the love that flows between you all.
Each and every time I click the shutter, my aim is to capture the essence of the people in front of me and to freeze that moment in time. When you look at my pictures, I want you to feel as if you know the person looking back at you. I also want my photos to tell you just enough of their story that you want to know more…