But seriously, I'm so happy you're here!
I'm not going to lie, my life is kind of a zoo. Most of my day is spent trying to keep two wild toddlers from killing themselves, while also hysterically laughing at all the funny crap they say. My husband and I have a lot of cows that keep us from being alcoholics in the cold, North Dakota winters. Oh yeah, he runs his own diesel mechanic business from our farm so we hear semis pulling into our yard at all hours of the day. We have 4 businesses total, plus add kiddos and animals on top of that-- it's a wild ride, but swearing always makes me feel better LOL.
Jokes aside, I wouldn't trade all this for anything in the world! I love this crazy life, and the only things keeping me from losing my shit on a daily basis are my family and friends, my love for the Lord, and this burning need to create and put it out into the world. I'm always dreaming up a new idea or a different way to do things.
And I guess all of this madness leads me to my love for photography.
Ever since I can remember, I've always loved flipping through old family photos, but I didn't fall in love with the medium until college when I took a film photography class. It was game over. Since then, I turned to the world of digital, but this past year picked up my old film camera again after 10 years and completely fell in love all over again. There's something so timeless and nostalgic about the film medium--it's not instant gratification--it's unfiltered and real.
We're living in such a fast world, but I believe in slowing down and taking the time to appreciate the little things in life. Preserving moments for what they are, not for what we think they should be.
This is what I want to capture for you.
Forget about the extra pounds you wanted to shed before getting photos taken. It's time to let your hair down and just be your damn self. Even if you feel like everything is a chaotic madhouse, you'll never get this time back--this stage back. Everything else just pales in comparison to the now.
My sessions are activity based, usually documenting something your crew loves to do together. My goal is to make you feel like you're just hanging out with a friend-- a friend that so happened to bring her camera along. We're going to have SO much fun and focus on connection over perfection.
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I look back on my own childhood with so many fond memories. Growing up on the farm and having the freedom to roam everywhere and anywhere. "Fishing" by the creek with a stick and a piece of yarn. Building forts and "porta potties" out of logs. Ice skating on the creek in the winter. Ripping around on the four-wheeler. Being free to explore, just as long as I was home before dark.
My family did a really good job of documenting these things in the 90s, and they're photos I cherish so dang much. You may become someone completely different in adulthood--or you might not change that much-- but those photos are what you take with you until you're no longer here. Then they get passed down to the next generation.
There's a reason why people run into a burning house to save their photos. One day, it will be the only thing that's left of us.
My intention is to create these heirlooms for you--for them. Your future nostalgia frozen in time. Core memories you'll one day crave to relive.
And that hot mess of a little girl over there is THRILLED that you're considering her to freeze a glimpse of your life--even if that's a hot mess right now, too.
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