Simply put, I’m in a better place as a human. All I needed to do was let go of the rope.

It’s always surprising to me when I hear that clients ‘just want the digitals’ instead of beautiful, thoughtfully made prints.

“I don’t even know what I would do with them…" they often say, not even giving it a moment’s hesitation.

Well, it was an amazing week at Portrait Masters. There is so much happening in a short period of time at TPM. There were tremendous speakers and education.

As an artist, you find that working collaboratively with talented individuals lifts everyone's game.

My friend Janea reached out to me for some personal branding photos. She was looking to up her game for a new personal training side hustle, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to assist her. I did, however, require some some help from her in exchange—to make some amazing portraits!

You wouldn’t think of the middle fall colors to be so earthy and robust, be even in these late hours before winter, nature still has some surprises on the prairie. Marisa jumped in head first into the growth without even hesitating, and we were able to make some stunning shots as the late afternoon started to give way.

The impact that Prince has in Minnesota is profound. Celebrating his life and style is only natural for our creative communities, and this event was no exception.

These meditative diversions in the artistic process can provide answers to questions that lie deep within, and can lead to creative and personal breakthroughs you didn’t know existed.

We came up with lots of different moods and styles, but when I saw the dress, I knew we had to celebrate it by going big!