My First Horse Sam is a spit fire and an entertainer and she lovse to keep people entertained.  I wanted to make sure we got some of her personality and she sure didn’t disappoint.  It was so much fun to see her come to life in front of the camera. Fred is her horse.  What […]

Deanna came back a few days later after her prom session (if you didn’t see it click here) to do a senior photo shoot.  One of her passions besides horses is modeling.  I had this gorgeous spot way back on the corner of our farm that I had been wanting to do a photo shoot […]

Senior Prom This year has been a lot different for seniors. Due to the Corona virus schools shut down in March and that means graduation and prom were completely different.  A lot of girl had already gotten their prom dresses and were excited for their senior proms.  I teamed up with another photographer in the […]

Statesville Photoshoot I have been working with an amazing bag company Mercy Grey Design. Their bags are made with real Pendlton Wool and real leather and they are gorgeous.  My first bag I bought last fall because i had been looking for a new camera bag that would be strong enough to sit in the […]

Team Roping A long with equine and western photography I love to shoot rodeos and ropings.  There is a local arena called H&H Arena and they have several ropings and rodeos every year and I love to go and spend the day meeting new people, seeing old friends, and photographing some cowboys and cowgirls.  Here […]

A High School Farm Session High school kids are some of my favorites to photograph.  They have such fun ideas and have such bright futures.  I know this year was so hard for them because what they had plan didn’t happen because of the corona virus.  Some kids didn’t even know it was the last […]

Carolina Carriage Company Every year from Thanksgiving until Christmas, Carolina Carriage Company does carriage rides from Forest City all the way to Blowing Rock. For the past two years I have worked with them and it has been an absolute blast.  These gentle giants are some of the sweetest horses and know exactly what their […]

The Goat Lady I would call Brooke the goat lady.  She LOVES her goats and even built them a playground.  When she asked if I could come and take some pictures of them I was all over that.  Who doesn’t love baby goats? I spent a little while just following them around getting to know […]

Western Lifestyle Session Ashley is one of the most beautiful souls you will ever meet.  Her infectious smile to her bubbly personality.  She LOVES fashion and hats.  She literally has a traveling hat store in the back of her car. I got to do a mentor session with Ashley and she is kicking booty with […]

Equine Photo Shoot I first met Heather of  555 Photography when she was looking for a second shooter for a 4 day horse show. I drove four hours to shoot a show with someone that I had ever met before but it was totally worth it.  For the past three or four years we have […]

Sunrise Equine Session I love doing sunrise shoots because the morning light is so beautiful.  I was so excited when Joey agreed to do a shoot.  We literally started at 6am and it was freezing cold but it was totally worth it! We walked across the road with two horses, a dog, and all of […]

Western Lifestyle I was so excited to have a western lifestyle shoot during the winter months because I was getting cabin fever really bad.  I teamed up with Blair from VBT Photography and Kirstan (model).  The shoot took place on Kirstan’s farm in West Jefferson.  We kept watching the weather and though that it was […]

Photography Workshop I have followed Chris Dickinson Photography for many years and I have always loved his teaching style. I got to do a photo critique and learned so much and he helped me really figure out an editing style that was a lot more me.  He is always willing to answer questions and help […]

Mentor Session Ashely is a sweet soul and loves the western lifestyle.  She just started getting into photography and purchased her first camera back in the fall.  Our first mentor session she came and helped out at a photoshoot and and we had a blast! We connected instantly and it was so easy to work […]

Farm Kids Hadley is a farm kid through and through.  She loves horse, goats, and whatever animal she can love on.  Jessie wanted to do some 2 year old pictures of Hadley in her element so we saddle up the horse and did some in the barn.  It’s so cool watching one of your best […]

Winter Wedding Jason and Corynn wanted a small intimate wedding with just their immediate family and best friends.  They found the cutest little restaurant in Hickory called the Vintage House. It was a very sweet wedding with some of the most beautiful flowers put together by the mother of the bride.  The details were few […]

Farm Session People often ask if I shoot anything other than horses and my answer is YES! Stacy wanted to do some pictures of her sweet lab, Lucy.  Lucy is 15 years old and doesn’t hardly show any sign except she is a little slower in her older days.  Lucy was so much fun and […]