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This engagement session was a special one. Leah and Jordan are tying the knot this summer at Camp YoliJwa, a place near and dear to my heart. We spent this cloudy afternoon getting to know each other and how they met – through mutual friends – while wandering around Caledonia State Park. It was a […]
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Studios are such a fun way to mix up sessions, and this session was no different. Shooting in a studio forces me to get creative because I’m not relying on scenery and lighting to help tell the story. I’m solely focusing on the couple that I’m photographing. This offers a nice way of keeping the […]
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Colin + Mary are getting married this fall at the stunning Elizabeth Furnace in Lancaster. We had a gorgeous spring evening touring their venue and taking their engagement photos this past April! You’ve seen these two on my page often, and will probably continue to see more of them. They are some of my favorite […]
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I’ve had the honor of photographing the Smiths the past couple of years. Lauren is a very talented photographer herself, while her husband Levi is a large animal vet. Their farm is my favorite place to photograph them, with their cows as a fabulous backdrop! This year was so special, it was my first time […]
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We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. Luke asked Grant and me if we could photograph his proposal to Emily without her knowing! They wanted updated couple’s photos, so it seemed like the perfect time to snap some pictures of their special moment. And in the mountain surrounded by fog, it was […]
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Lindsey in my sister, and usually when I get a good idea for a photoshoot, she’s the first person I asked. This evening we headed out to a beautiful little field tucked outside of Carlisle Pa to snag some shots. Just look at her! Lindsey’s personality is so quirky and fun, that this field, and […]
Sometimes when you’re scrolling through social media, you see all these beautiful images. And if you’re like me, the first thing you think is, “how the heck do they make their photos look so amazing?!” Well, most of these people use editing apps! When I first got into photography, I was convinced people just knew […]
Hey there! If you’re searching for a way to find your photographic style this is the blog post for you! When looking at other photographers, you see all these amazing photos, and beautiful edits. But you just can’t figure out how they do it. Well, I’m here to tell you how, AND how to find […]
Hey there! Thanks for joining today! Today I wanted to talk about 5 mistakes I made when I started my business. I’m only three years in, but there are already a LOT of mistakes that I’ve made, and things I definitely would have changed had I just KNOWN starting out! Today, I’m sharing these five […]
Emmi is one of my best friends. She’s my bridesmaid, my pal, and my spiritual encourager. She 10000% deserves all the amazing things that are coming her way! Congrats Emmi on graduating Liberty University! Holly Michaels
Today’s travel Tuesday is about this hidden gem that Grant & I found – a beautiful tulip field outside of central pa. We wanted to snap some photos of these flowers before they died. The owners at the farm do more than just grow tulips each year – this was actually their first and I […]
Hey everyone! Today’s post I wanted to write about WHITE BALANCE. As a photographer, this is one of the things many of us struggle with when shooting! White balance affects everything in your image. It cam make the picture super orange, like an oompaloompa, or it can be suuper cool like we’re all frozen. The […]
Sometimes when you meet someone, you just know you’re going to be the best of friends. That’s what meeting Connor + Anna was like. Genuine, loving and so fun, these two are some of my new favorite people! It was a joy to be able to capture some of the sweetest moments of these two […]
Hey y’all! Happy Thursday! Today I wanted to write a blog post about how to find cheap camera equipment! When starting out in photography, finding equipment you can actually afford is hard! Most professional equipment actually costs thousands of dollars, so when you’re starting out, spending that kind of money is hard. Even I had […]
Wedding days are HARD. They’re long, they’re exhausting, and when you don’t have a good pair of shoes your feet hurt at the end of the night! I have never actually shot a wedding by myself – I’ve always had someone with me! However, I know many good photographers who started out shooting them by […]
