FAQs
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Most of my current clients find me online via my website or by personal referrals. If possible, I love to have an informal get together over coffee or snacks. It is great to make sure that your personality clicks with your photographer - being on the same wave really makes the creativity flow! In some instances, it isn't possible for us to meet in-person before working together. In those cases, lots of communication via telephone and email is a must. Effectively communicating what is most important to you ensures that I know what my mission is for the shoot. I touch base with clients a week or so before the work date, especially with event photography. And, in the case of weddings, I attend the rehearsal whenever possible so that I can meet your families, get an idea of how the day's events will happen, and scout beautiful portrait locations.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Yes! I recently attended a collodion wet plate photography workshop in Chicago. An ambrotype is an image on a sheet of glass and was popularly used during the 1850s-1860s. I just got back from "PhotoNOMA 2014: One Night, 100 Photographers", which is a one-night portfolio sharing at the New Orleans Museum of Art. My work was well-received and there is a gallery offer in the works!
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I have always been an artist. It started with drawing and painting in grade school. By the time I was in high school, I could replicate anything perfectly but it took so much time. Then I realized that if I was going to make everything look "right", I should start using photography as my medium. I fell in love with the darkroom in college and never turned back!