M E E T D A R I A !
Hi there! I am so glad you have found your way to my website. I am so excited to be working with you to capture a moment that lasts forever and get the photos of your dreams! I have always had an eye and an interest in photography and have recently turned this hobby into a business. I absolutely love to get creative in shoots and am open to trying new things!
A little bit about me… I am originally from Sunny San Diego, CA and lived there pretty much my entire life. I grew up in Carmel Mountain involved in Girl Scouts, theatre, soccer, school clubs, North Coast Church, and so many other things! I always had some kind of camera with me wherever I went and would take pictures here and there. I entered my photos in contests and would win 1st place for my photography. I graduated in 2018 and headed to college, far from home, in Illinois. I spent 3 of my 4 years there also plugged in and involved in ALLLL the things. Not sure how I survived it and juggled all the extra curricular activities I was in, but did manage. My senior year of college, I moved back to San Diego and finished my last year while working full time. In May of 2022 I graduated with my B.A. in Political Science Pre-Law. I did consider law school for a while and even took my LSAT. I ended up not going down that road, and probably never will. I got into event coordinating and later moved onto social media and marketing which is my full time job now. I since then have moved to Dallas, TX for a fresh start and have absolutely loved every second of it! I love taking my dog on adventures, traveling when I can, exploring new places, decorating spaces, and a good mojito! Since I do love traveling, I am certainly open to destination shoots and traveling to you.
Please keep in mind that being a small business, I do everything myself and have a full-time job outside of this as well as other responsibilities. I will do my best to accommodate sessions as best as possible and have a quick turn around time. Should you feel anything is not to your expectations, feel free to let me know :)
H O W I T A L L
S T A R T E D…
In high school, I was gifted a nice beginner professional camera and took classes on how to use it. I got it figured out pretty quick but never did anything more than landscape photography. Then my junior year of college, a few people asked me to take their graduation photos since I had brought my nice camera to college with me. I took their photos, posted it, and that was that. A year later, I had friends ask me to take their graduation pictures with my camera for them once I came back to San Diego. That’s when I decided to take my hobby and turn it into something more. I upgraded my equipment, did some portfolio work, honed in on my editing skills, and created a business. For right now I am sticking to families, couples, solos, portraits, and the more simple moments to capture. I am looking into getting more experience with weddings and offering that in the Spring of 2023!
M Y S T Y L E
My absolute favorite photos have warm, neutral tones to them. I love simple photos with simple colors/patterns and natural looking background. I love shooting natural, candid photos where it’s not a “perfect” photo. I do like the occasional posed photo for various things you may need it for but I believe truly capturing people is candid and should come naturally to me as a photographer and to you during your session. I love natural locations such as the beach, desert, mountains, plains, grasses, and some modern buildings. I prefer to shoot during natural lighting or at sunset. Never at night or in the very middle of the day. I love adding pops of color to my work and like the look of bold photos! Check out some of my galleries to get a sense of my style! If you like what you see, I’d love to work with you! :)
