I’ve learned a lot of lessons over the nearly 5 years that I’ve been doing photography professionally. I’ve also learned that in photography, just like pretty much everything in life, people are just making it up as they go along. Granted, there are those who are a little further ahead, but for the most part, […]

I know it isn’t cool to like Daisy Buchanan, but bear with me for a moment. Think of her most positive, adorable attributes, all that she could have and should have been. I love the description in the 2013 movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby when Nick first introduces Daisy. He says, “ The golden […]

Holly & Mike are a couple that’s not afraid to try new things. From new jobs to moving across the country to Los Angeles, they’ve been together and taking the world by (a planned, even-keeled) storm. Even though they’re people who make connections wherever they go, Holly & Mike decided to have their wedding back […]

“Okay everyone, a toast.” Ryan’s groomsmen circled around the table of the hotel room at the Renaissance Hotel Cleveland as he talked about each person and how their friendship had affected his life for the better. The clinking of glasses that followed was pretty indicative of the party that was set to come later that […]

We’d been back to Max Chaoul. We’d visited the Louvre. Now we were inspired anew. When you look at a piece of art, the subject (usually) stands out. Everything else about the room fades, leaving the emotion and the message of the piece. This happened for us at the Louvre in front of “La Liberté […]

After a long, fruitful first session, we were scheduled to take a break between Sydney & Jake’s first and second engagement sessions.  As we were going about the morning, though, we discovered that we clicked SO well that we didn’t want to take a break—we just wanted to hang out more! Sydney & Jake took […]