My love for photography started at an early age.  My first camera was a Brownie Box camera which I had received as a birthday gift in the 1950s.  From there, things just kept getting better as the equipment progressively got to where we are today with the digital age.  I have worked with photo processing as well.  My family, and anyone who knows me, knows that I usually have a camera in my hand or around my neck at all times.  My children and grandchildren have the same interests and desires in photography, and with God's help, we will be able to make a difference.

As a child I loved assisting my dad in his dark room as he developed wedding photographs.  I was fascinated by the way the paper could change with the chemicals being used.  I believe that curiosity is from where my love of photography has grown. My first camera was always used to capture the people around me doing absolutely anything, even the dog.  Then as a student at Purdue University, it was the action shots of my fellow track team members that I loved to capture.  While teaching elementary school prior to having my own children, my students were my focal point in photographs.  It was with their smiling faces that my love of portraits began.  As my own children grow and become little independent women, my passion is capturing the moments of their lives that are not necessarily posed, but rather show the side of them that tells the story of who they are.  We all learn as we grow and as a photographer I am grateful for the passions that living life has brought to my work.

Since graduating from New Haven High School, where I began my love and skills for photography, I have worked in the Medical Imaging field for the past 11 years.  My hobbies include photography, traveling, NASCAR (and many other forms of racing) and riding my motorcycle. I have found photography and my hobbies mix very well where I can enjoy both at the same time. I enjoy teaching and sharing my passion of photography with my two children Kirsten and Aaron.  I enjoy capturing the moment and being able to share them with the world.

I am currently a student at Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, and will be graduating in May 2009 with a degree in Elementary Education.  I love working with children, and am very excited to be a part of my family’s photography business.  My grandpa has always had an eye for photography, and many of us take after him!  I have always loved taking photos.  Ever since I was a child, I would get my hands on grandpa's camera whenever possible.  My husband and I just got married in July 2007.  It was the perfect day.  With photography, it is my goal to make sure that all of your perfect moments are captured forever.