walter & becca ; louisville engagement photographer

walter. where do i begin with telling you about walter. for starters he is the reason i'm a photographer. we hung out during high school -every sunday night at youth group. i can remember him showing me how his manual camera worked. i thought it was cool. several years later i ran into him on my first day of college at western kentucky university. i was depressed because it was my "last resort" school. he yelled at me from across the parking lot. we spent a few minutes catching up & then he lead me to the head of the photojournalism program where he said "put her in a class."

the only class with room left was taught by an amazing photographer, susie post, who was taking a year off from national geographic to teach. long story short, i declared pj my major a month later.

so grateful for that. i love what i do & he set me on this path.

another quick story a/b walter & then i'll quit boring you with personal stories & let you see their amazingness...

when my grandfather passed away (i was incredibly close with my grandparents) walter came to the funeral home & stayed. he walked up to me & gave me an amazing hug & said i'll be in the back room if you need me. he stayed back there almost the entire day, chit chatting with my family, helping out in any way he could, being there to give me a hug when i needed it. he is a true friend & i am lucky to have him. i am walter. thank you.

so becca. please know i think you are one of the luckiest ladies in this world. walter will take such good care of you. i can tell ya'll are going to have a life filled with a lot of sarcasm, laughter & adventure.

their adorable family.


:)


i'd found this amazing field & said ya'll up for some off roading? they were :)

this one makes me laugh.

i love watching people be gentle with each other. we need more of that in this world.

& i also requested some big red balloons- they found these & it was so much fun! they almost escaped twice, but we were smarter (somehow) & never lost them!

this one's showing off becca's sweetness :) sweet smile, sweet eyes & sweet demeanor.

& this is classic walter. i don't know how many shots i have him doing something like this.

walter said "how about a shadow?" still got the eye!


i love this one.

:)




this one is kind of romantic, me thinks.




:) i keep smiling. i can't help it!


just practicing their twirls...


for walter's mama. one of the coolest ladies i know.


so, now for a funny story. we were running back along the curvy dangerous road to where we'd stashed the car (illegally in front of someone's driveway) when a car stopped & i said "i live down this road..." walter interrupted & said "okay, we're sorry we're just leaving!" he responded with "nah, you should come take pictures at my house- it's right on the river." we looked at each other & said okay! as we followed his car it got a little creepy. it was way down the driveway, remote from any other neighbors & then the house appeared. pretty run down, totally a place horror movies could be filmed. the guy gets out of his car with his girlfriend & two adorable daughters so we decide to not peel out of there & give it a chance.

it was amazing. he's fixed the inside up & wow. we all covet this house. it is literally over the water- the only house like it. it's also protected so it can't be build up... nice & private. i wish i'd taken a picture of the house, but here are his beautiful views.


this is their "act weird" pose. walter's mastered it.


i love the way you're looking at him becca.


can't wait for july!!!

michael's senior portraits ; louisville portrait photographer

it's time to meet another cousin! this handsome guy is michael. he also played football... it's kindof a family thing. our grandfather was a respected highschool football coach.

michael will be heading to alabama in the fall :)



this pug puppy kept jumping up on him during the shoot... & i loved this shot of him laughing at it.


i asked him to give me a serious smile... ;) great effort!








congratulations michael... can't wait to see where this life takes you.

jackson senior portraits : louisville photographer

jackson is a senior at trinity high school in louisville ky. he played on their football team, that won 3 out of the 4 years they made it to state. & this past year they were ranked no 1 nationally. so, kinda a big deal! on top of that he's a smart, sweet kid. i mean man.

he also happens to be my cousin. it's so crazy to me that he's about to go off to college.

but here he is. my baby cousin jackson.


they live on the river & really wanted some pictures with it in the background. but as our luck would have it, it was super overcast & windy. i think the pictures came out pretty great for a cold feb day.

look his sweet smile!!!!






so excited for all that lies ahead of you. congratulations on an amazing high school experience!

cassidy ashlyn part 1, phoenix family photographer

remember this sweet family?



well, their precious lil' cuddly bear was born on thursday feb 16th! i was heading out of town soon after but we were able to fit in a mini session a few hours before i headed to the airport.

so tiny, so sweet!


cam was filling his role of big brother very well!


mommy & daddy are smitten.




we really wanted to get some pictures of her within that first week so she'd be sleepy & super squishy, but girlfriend had something different in mind. she stayed awake the ENTIRE time, not just kinda awake, but super awake! so impressive for a three day old :)


oh man i love this one. her momma made her this adorable hat.


she might be a strawberry blonde babe...


how cute is she?!!!











toes are still wrinkly :)


:)


welcome to the world sweet girl, welcome!

rebecca & eric, phoenix wedding photographer

rebecca & eric (cisco as we lovingly call him) play frisbee with bryan & i. rebecca is from louisville ironically & just moved to nashville for school. they asked if i could do some engagement pictures new years eve weekend & i was so excited to help them out with that. engagement sessions might be my favorite. seeing two people so in love with so much of their lives ahead of them... it's too much fun.

here are my favorites:

i'm not gonna say much, cause it's obvious how adorable these two are together.











one of my favs.








another fav.


you are so beautiful rebecca.




another fav.






but this is my most fav fav.


what did she say!?!?!


:) love this one too!


yummy.




cisco, that look worked babe. it worked. you got yourself a sweet girl & a wonderful relationship! congrats you two. thank you for letting me document it.