Inspired by: 
Cinema, film, Outlander, blue hour, Lord Huron, shades of blue and green, Storytelling, David Fincher & Wes Anderson, Wildflowers, Vogue, creation, Tolkien, europe, knights and princess art, clouds

Real moments. celebrating the imperfections and raw emotions

Making your photos feel like movie scenes

When I was a kid, my dad used to lay on our floor every night and tell us stories he made up in his head. They were about two neighborhood kids that would meet in a secret tunnel between there houses and go through a portal to a different realm each time. My dad always would combine the newest movie, game or book my brother and I were into at the time. Sometimes it was Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and other times it was Jaws and Narnia. Whatever the story was about, I remember always being so enthralled with his tales and would always dream of knights and hero's on a grand adventure. 

As I grew up, I've held onto those tales and kept them to myself, though they always came out in what i was interested in at the time. Sometimes it was Legos, other times it was 28mm wargaming miniatures. I've always chased stories and the way they make you feel. By the time I was in Jr. High, my brother and I started playing Dungeons & Dragons ( I know, I know), but here's the thing. IT WAS JUST LIKE THE STORIES WE GREW UP LISTENING TO. Except we were the ones telling the stories and we got to play in those stories with our friends. 

My brother was always a better storyteller with words, but I've always gravitated towards the visual. From woodworking to leatherworking, I always sought to tell a story and highlight the journey. 

The Lord's timing is always perfect. I picked up a camera after getting really into flat lay photography and telling a story when i was shooting my leather goods. 

From there I started shooting portraits, weddings and capturing real moments in people's personal stories and everything I've been chasing came to life. 

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
~ Tolkien

“Directors don’t make pictures, directors make things that you are supposed to get an emotional hit off of. You’re supposed to feel something. It’s behavior, it’s color, it’s the quality of light, it’s the setting, it’s the speed at which it moves–all of things that go into making it a visceral response.”
~ Fincher