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 I was so excited to meet Hannah for her senior pictures.  She brought her sweet horse to the farm and he is full of personality!  Meeting Hannah and her family you immediately felt like you’ve known them for a long time.  They were so welcoming and so much fun to hang out with during the […]

Farm Session, Senior

Hannah | Equine Senior Photoshoot | Lenoir NC 

blond girl in black dress with paint horse

Gabby and Tate welcomed their sweet little girl. I was so excited to meet her, and get to take their family pictures. I’ve known Gabby for several years, since we worked together at the vets office. I took Gabby and Tate’s prom pictures, and I knew then they would get married one day.  We did the photoshoot […]

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Ferguson Family | Family Farm Session | Taylorsville NC

mom and dad holding baby girl looking at her

This was the second year that I have gotten to do Kyle and Taylor’s anniversary pictures. Every year on their anniversary they get their pictures taken as part of their gift to each other. I think it is the coolest thing, and I’m so honored that they have chosen me twice. This year they wanted […]

Couples

Taylor + Kyle | Western Couple Photoshoot | Leatherwood NC

western couple with horses grazing

Day 2 of the photoshoot was just as much fun as Day 1. Day 2 started at the small town of Love Valley.  It’s a small western town that only allows horses on the streets and no cars.  It’s super cute and we thought it would be fun to add some cowgirl flair.  We had […]

Farm Session, for photographers

Photography Workshop | Day 2 | Taylorsville NC

cowboy throwing rope silhouette

I was so excited when Phyllis reached out to me about doing a photography workshop here in North Carolina.  We had 5 amazing photographers from all over the country that came in to be a part of the workshop.   The first day we met at a friend’s farm where we did a lot of action […]

Farm Session, for photographers

Photography Workshop | Day 1 | Taylorsville NC

working cows in black and white

I love getting to spend time on the Derrer Farm.  They have some of the most beautiful horses on their farm. The Derrer Family competes all over the country with their team of horses, a hitched team of 6.  It takes the entire family to make everything work.   This year they were champions, and wanted to […]

Equine, Farm Session

Derrer Family | Farm Photoshoot | Taylorsville NC 

family of 4 with 6 black horses angled

Michaela has been one of my best friends for the past ten years.  We first met on a trail ride in West Jefferson for the local cowboy church.  We had so much in common and it was like we knew each other the first time we ever rode together.  She is the reason we visit […]

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Michaela | Montana Equine Photoshoot | Augusta Montana 

blonde cowgirl with all 3 of her horses

This was my third trip to Glacier National Park and it never gets old.  It’s beauty gets me everytime I drive up to those huge glaciers.  Some of them are so high you can’t even see the top of them as you are driving in the car.   We decided to go in fall this year […]

Personal

Glacier National Park | 2021 Family Vacation 

lake with mountain view with sun streaming in

Every summer for the past few years I’ve been going to see Mary and her amazing family.  She welcomes us to her farm and we always spend several days catching up on life and having a blast. I’m always honored whenever she gets in front of the camera because she is an AMAZING PRCA photographer […]

Farm Session

Peters Family | Montana Family Photoshoot | Lavina Montana

cowboy walking with wife at river with dog

I haven’t been to see the farm where my grandfather grew up in about 20 years.  As most of you know, my grandfather and I were super close.  The last few years of his life we spent riding horses each weekend and he would tell me stories of his life growing up on the farm […]

Farm Session, Personal

Iowa Family Farm | Moravia IA

old barn

Angela’s neighbor that let us use his farm to do a photoshoot at sunset did a little photoshoot as well.  He is a cowboy who has worked that land his entire life.  We did some with his sweet horse, who he raised from a colt on his farm, and captured him in his element. He […]

Farm Session

Loren | Iowa Cowboy Legend | Leon IA

older cowboy with horse looking into distance

Our family was on the way out to Montana for vacation, but we really wanted to stop in and see some of family that lives in Iowa.  My dear friend Angela and her family live about an hour from where my mom’s side of the family is from, so I of course, had to swing […]

Farm Session

Triplett Family | Farm Session | Leon IA

cowboy with wife and 2 boys

I don’t even know where to start with this wedding.  As soon as I walked in everyone made me feel like part of the family.  Everyone was SO nice and welcoming and it was such an honor to capture these two special day. Michael and Bethany got married on top of the mountain in Wilkesboro […]

Couples

Michael + Bethany | Mountain Top Wedding | Wilkesboro NC

full bridal party walking

I was so excited to team up with Carolina Carriage Company to host the first Princess and Pony Sessions.  We had to sweet princesses join us for the photoshoot. We had the princess carriage all set up, and we had to sweet ponies to use for the girls to sit on and hold.  It was […]

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Princess + Pony | Carolina Carriage Company | Bethlehem NC

princes with pony wearing crowns

Toyie is the sweetest person and I was so excited about her equine photoshoot with her sweet mare.  They had just recently lost one of her other horses so this photoshoot was special.  This was Toyie’s first photoshoot but she was a rockstar! A lot of people also don’t know but she also races dirt bikes.  […]

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Toyie | Western Equine Photoshoot | Hamptonville NC

cowgirl walking with horse

I was so excited to travel down to South Carolina for a fun engagement session with Adam and Savannah.  They have the most beautiful farm with rolling hills, and holy cow the sunsets!  They brought all of their horses and dogs and we went up to the top of the hill and you could see […]

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Savannah + Adam | Western Engagement Photoshoot | Pageland SC

western couple with 6 horses and 2 dogs

Reid + Tanner came to the farm for a fun western couples photoshoot.  Reid really wanted a fun sunset photoshoot and we lucked up and got an amazing sunset.  It’s so much fun watching my little cousin grow up into an amazing person and Tanner isn’t so bad himself most of the time. Here are a […]

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Reid + Tanner | Western Couple Photoshoot | Taylorsville NC

boy kissing girl on the cheek

Every time I get to work with Ashlyn + Savannah you know it’s going to be a fun time.  I think we usually talk more than we shoot and it takes awhile to get going but it’s always worth it.  These two girls are insanely talented and have become friends over the past few years. They […]

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Ashlyn + Savannah | Wester Fashion Photoshoot | Statesville NC

two cowgirls laughing

Every time I get to work with Ashlyn + Savannah you know it’s going to be a fun time.  I think we usually talk more than we shoot and it takes awhile to get going but it’s always worth it.  These two girls are insanely talented and have become friends over the past few years. They […]

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Ashlyn + Savannah | Wester Fashion Photoshoot | Statesville NC

two cowgirls laughing

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