Influenced and encouraged dearly by my parents, I took in everything and marveled in the wonderment of our basement darkroom. I’d watch the magical liquid rock back and forth over the paper in the development tray and just like that, an image, a real moment in time, would gently emerge to present itself. What magical sorcery! I needed to know how and why!
Ever since then, as the evolution of photography progressed, so too did my formal/self-education, fascination, curiosity, and love for artistic expression. I can’t think of any greater gift than having a moment frozen in time and documented to look back on and cherish.
I like the nitty gritty. I like the raw, real, honest winks of time that capture the true expression of a moment. Life is messy and fun, nobody is perfect and I find these imperfections to be the absolute closest possible thing to perfection. Perfectly imperfect!
My son is my muse and when he’s not grabbing at my camera (and so it begins), I’m snapping photos and am consistently fascinated and inspired by him. I’m obsessed with animals, I love to cook, I love music and I’m happiest when I’m creating, whether it be sewing, jewelry making, woodworking, upcycling, working on inventions or making excel spreadsheets (I know, nerdy).
My creativity and interest in all photography projects is really limitless. You might notice my social media pages don’t have that stereotypical ‘Instagram’ stylized look, where all photographs have a similar filter and that’s because I do it all, and cater to each project with it’s own unique needs and differences, and I’m ok with that.
I enjoy capturing all walks of life, in all stages. I love retouching, restoring and breathing life back into old images. Creative commission pieces really get me excited and I love working with clients to achieve a desired look. I also love taking products and making them look sexy to fit a brand. Let me know what you’re after and we can work together to make it happen.
I welcome conversation and sharing of any sort, so please feel free to shoot me an email anytime about anything.
- Diana