Art is my world.... I live it, breath it, feel it daily, there has never been a time in my life that I was not doing something in the arts. When it comes to photography, it is literally just one of the many things that I dabble in! As the saying goes "With out art, the earth is just eh"
Photography is not my full time job however! I am a full time high school ceramics teacher. I have been teaching for 20 years now and have loved seeing the unbelievable talent I have been able to pull out of my students and how truly important the arts are in each student's educational experience.
This whole whirlwind of a ride, well, just kinda happened...... really, it did! I have always loved taking pictures, and once my girls were born my camera was always by my side capturing all those precious memories. Back in 2010 I began a little hair accessory line business and that is when I taught myself the in's & out's of photoshop. I bought my first big girl camera around this time to make my products look their best, plus I had two of the most adorable models living right in my own house, lucky me right?!?! After my first year in business is when a few friends asked me to take their pictures, once those posted to their facebook pages it literally exploded overnight! Now here I am, still in amazement how this whole thing happened and so humbled and honored to be trusted by so many beautiful clients to capture their precious memories that will be treasured for years to come!
The best part of my job.... hands down is meeting all my amazing clients! I literally leave each session with new friends! Starting in 2017 I shifted my focus from shooting all types of sessions to just high school seniors. There is just something amazing about working with my seniors that I just love, and making them feel absolutely their best is honestly why I do it. I still get chills when I get emails, texts or messages from my clients after they have viewed their pictures and have been brought to tears by their images... this will never get old and will continue to make me strive to be an even better photographer and story teller.
Fun facts about me!!
I was born in Amsterdam, Holland. My mother is dutch and her whole family lives there I am a mom to 2 beautiful high school girls I eat mayo with my french fries... it's a dutch thing ;) Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day HUGE…and I mean HUGE Buckeye fan!! This girl knows her football ;) Went to Granville High School.... one of the most beautiful towns in America I LOVE the beach and warm weather.... I WILL retire in the south one day! I love to fish... yup give me a boat and a pole and I will fish for hours! I am terrified to fly I love to ride horses I love to go shopping....like LOVE I love to decorate my house... or really anyone's house for that matter! Almost went into interior decorating in school :) I love to sing.... though I get very nervous in front of people |