About

Hi!  I'm Emma.  The lady with the camera.  I am a mommy to a beautiful 2 year old, who is my favorite subject.  Wife to a military man, and lover of all things artistic.

I have been taking photos since I can remember.  I started as a young girl stealing my mom's 35mm film camera and she'd wonder why she ran out of film so quickly.  Later as the world turn digital, I'd disappear with the family digital camera and fill memory cards.  On vacations, I'd lag behind taking photos of everything and anything I found beautiful.

In high school, I took a photography class.  I learned using a point and shoot 35mm film camera and a dark room.  I still miss that dark room.  But, I learned the essential basics of photography and the oh so important value of the talent of the photographer and not just the fancy equipment. 

Upon graduation, I was gifted my first digital camera.  And I ran that thing until it died.

In college, I had the privilege to work for a school district as their event photographer.  I got to have my first DSLR and coaching from their staff.  My dad also, bought his own DSLR and I stole borrowed it whenever I could to practice.

After getting married, moving to wherever the Air Force sends us, and discovering we were expanding our family... I asked my husband for a DSLR for Christmas.  He agreed and took me to pick one out.

As soon as I got it I started practicing.  I asked fellow photog friends, experimented, read, Pinterested, and YouTubed and my skills expanded and improved.

Then, our son was born.  And I had a permanent victim for my photography practice.

After receiving compliments from friends, and requests for some photos I did some shoots.  I was pleased with the way they turned out but still felt I needed more practice and better editing software.  Again, I asked for the software and some camera accessories for Christmas and was blessed by my family to get the items I wanted.

Ensue more learning and practice.

This past summer, my cousin asked me to take a few maternity photos.  Then, I asked to practice some more on my other cousin.  I saw the photos and my confidence soared.  They saw them and shared them, and complimented and raved and it grew even more.

And now, here I am.  I currently serve the Dayton, OH area and sometimes travel home to Wisconsin.