So a little deeper on the gal behind the camera.

Emma

It’s me again!

I am deeply connected with my emotions and I will likely be one of the first people to start tearing up at your wedding day. First looks are some of my very favorite moments to capture because there is this electric static buzzing from the anticipation. My photography business is a work of my heart. I am so fortunate to have the opportunity to focus on this dream and make it my career. My camera is an extension of me and with it in my hands I feel like I can take on the world.

More in depth of who I am, I am a goof ball, and I appreciate people who are a little silly too. Life is too short to miss out on laughter.

I was born and raised in Paradise Ca, and I am the youngest of 4 sisters. I loved growing up in a small town where we had this sense of safety in our neighborhood. As a kid I wanted to be a veterinarian, a figure skater or an artist. I loved animals but I couldn’t bear seeing them in pain or on their way out of life. As for figure skating I watched olympic figure skating on TV and I was amazed at their poise and skill. For my 11th birthday we went ice-skating and I quickly realized I was not graceful or poised and that my feet were on fire! I was so sore the next day I kissed that dream good bye. I loved and still love art, Photography (obviously), painting with acrylic and water color, drawing, and sewing. I still love to be an artist as a hobby but photography was one I felt connected to. It was a connection formed by developing my own film, and processing the images in the dark room. I fell in love with the process, and as technology advanced and changed I knew I needed to as well. While editing digitally doesn’t have the nostalgic memories as a dark room it still gives me a place to be creative and is admittedly a bit easier.

I am married to my childhood best friend, Will. We started dating in our early twenties, I became a bonus mom to our two amazing boys. Tommy and Brody helped shape me into the woman I am today and I couldn’t imagine what my life would be with out them. During our adventures we had moved to West Texas in 2018 where my husband worked as an overhead lineman in the oilfields. In 2019 we welcomed our daughter into the world and life has been much more rich watching life through her eyes. In 2020 when Covid took over, life slowed down in the oilfield and Will and I made the decision to move to Arizona in the Phoenix area. While we loved it in Phoenix and we thrived, Will was offered another career opportunity that was too good to refuse. We were able to return to my hometown of Paradise California. 2021 brought us many new beginnings. We bought a pre-existing home in paradise that was saved from the 2018 Campfire and we have been in the process of remodeling it.

While being a stay at home mom is not my superpower I am blessed to have this life. This gives me the opportunity to rebuild my dream career and focus on enjoying the little moments with my daughter. I love being a mom, I love having the availabity to watch my daughter use her imagination and play with her brothers when they’re home. I love watching her build relationships and make friends. She is full of spirit and spice.

Life is an adventure, life is full of changes and excitement. I am hopeful that everything will fall into place just as it should. I hope to have you as a part of my journey.