St. Augustine Wedding & Portrait Photography Blog

St. Augustine Engagement Photographer | Editorial, Experience-Driven Sessions The most common fear I hear from couples booking engagement photos isn’t about outfits or weather. It’s this: “We’re awkward in photos.” Here’s the truth: most people aren’t awkward in front of a camera. They’re just overly aware of it. And the fastest way to remove that […]

Jeanne is from New Orleans. Next spring she and Tyler will go back there to get married. But before the wedding, she wanted to document the life they’ve built here: their Springfield neighborhood, Jags game days, and the downtown bars where their friends gather after the final whistle. That’s what I love about this session. […]

I didn’t know it was a passion. I thought everyone wanted to photograph everything. I thought everyone had a favorite photographer. Then one afternoon in the school library, my television production teacher, Mr. Crowe, stopped a few of us mid-conversation. He pointed at me and said he could see I loved this, and that he […]

Some couples are fun to photograph. Meredith and Ryan are fun to be around, full stop. They never stop smiling at each other, and they’re kind to everyone around them. Their chemistry is real, and so is the adoration underneath it. That kind of connection can’t be posed, and it shows in every frame. I […]

On April 26, I got to spend two hours doing my favorite thing in the world: watching a small group of photographers fall in love with their craft all over again. This was my second Creative Hours, a free workshop I host here in St. Augustine for hobbyist photographers who want to grow. No fee, […]

I knew Ryan before I ever picked up a camera for him. We’d worked together in a different life, back before photography was my full-time world, and I remembered the way he used to talk about Meredith – that unmistakable lift in someone’s voice when they’ve found their person. So when they asked me to […]

Welcome – I’m genuinely thrilled you’re here. This season of pregnancy is fleeting in the most bittersweet way, and I don’t take it lightly that you’re trusting me to capture it. Your session is officially locked in, and I can’t wait to get started. From here, it’s all collaboration: building a concept together, figuring out […]

A St. Augustine photographer’s guide to shooting bold, honest portraits once the sun is gone The second the sun goes all the way down, something shifts. A session stops feeling planned and starts feeling chased – a little bit paparazzi, a little bit reckless, every shot happening in real time instead of being built up […]

A St. Augustine photographer’s guide to shooting the harshest light of the day – on purpose Most photographers run from midday sun. It’s harsh, unforgiving, straight overhead with nowhere soft to hide. Every photography blog you’ve ever read tells you to avoid it. I say lean all the way in. Midday isn’t cute. She doesn’t […]

A St. Augustine photographer’s guide to the moodiest, most rebellious light of the day There’s a moment right after the sun gives up for the night – after golden hour has had its say – when the sky doesn’t go dark right away. It goes blue. Deep, saturated, a little electric. Everything softens and sharpens […]

There’s a stretch of road most people drive past without a second look – an overgrown little lot, easy to miss, wrapped up in Spanish moss and live oaks that lean into each other like they’ve been holding that pose for a hundred years. It’s not big. It’s not manicured. But an hour before sunset, […]