Behind the lens.
meet your photographer.
Hi, I'm Jess
I craft relationships into storied photographs.
so thankful you are exploring my artisanship.
For many years now, I’ve had the honor of documenting love: families, couples, and weddings across the Southeast. It began in my teenage years as simple joys with an old Canon Rebel my storytelling father gave me, which gradually grew into a passion for elevating truthful beauty and preserving the stories of others.
There are two halves to me: the quiet-oriented homebody, most at ease by a fire with a good book or period film - then the romantic adventure enthusiast, most alive in the elements of Highland wind and sea spray. I feel deeply humbled that my work has given me an opportunity to see both sides fully realized.
Europe holds a special place in my heart. After extended travels across Scotland in recent years, covering quite a lot of the country, I’ve developed a deep bond to its landscapes, people, and culture. I'd love to show you around my favorite spots.
Today, I (with my personal love story: husband, Chris) photograph a select number of destination families and weddings each year, parallel to the local community who graciously return to me year after year for continued memory keeping. Based on our family farmland in North Georgia, seventeen acres of mountainside goodness, we live day to day with a mass of extended family and our two daughters.
My approach
Authentic capturing, with a touch of intentional poetry.
I'm drawn to what happens in the margins of both life and photograph: the teasing between siblings, unhurried conversation, the way dusk falls across a hillside. My role is to document those things with a seamless balance of candid storytelling and gentle direction, so you always feel both guided and at ease.
Rooted in cinema & art history
My experience from film darkrooms in college, developing & printing hundreds of rolls of my own film, now mingles with classic principles of cinema that first awoke my inner artist as a young person. Every session is photographed like a video unfolding scene by scene, or a painting with more layers than what is immediately obvious.
Expertly toned and color graded, not filtered
My editing carries impact from cinematic color grading, yet is inspired by the calming and harmonic tones of natural materials: wood, stone, water, sky and clay. If even subtle editing is too much for you, opt for full-film. Find your scans need no extra work at all.
Human, on purpose
In an age ever-shaped by artificial intelligence, I feel a deeper conviction than ever to preserve the human touch, in both life and art. My images will never see an AI platform. They will be hand crafted by me, hand-edited by me, and hand-delivered through my own galleries.
Film & digital
Two ways of seeing.
Every collection can now include both mediums. Here's what each one brings to your gallery.
Film
- Timeless & nostalgic
- Soft, organic grain
- Rich, natural color
- Dreamy, dimensional light
- Tactile & imperfectly beautiful
Digital
- Clean & editorial
- Crisp, refined detail
- Flexible in changing light
- Rich, cinematic tones
- Effortless & enduring
Together: film + digital telling two layers of the story.
“I am most moved by what cannot be forced or contrived. I have to respond to real beauty in real time, chasing it as it passes and preserving in a way that lasts.”Jess
Behind the lens
Our family album.
What you can depend on
My offer, written down.
I like to clearly share my goals as a photographer, so you know what I am about from the first introduction.
- Six weddings a year. When a photographers bridal schedule is over-booked you feel it. I limit on purpose.
- One session per family, per season. Spring or fall. No more frantic rushing.
- Film first. I encourage all clients to explore film options with me first, and love to share the why behind it.
- Quick gallery turn-around. No waiting months for your images, I am rhythmic and intentional with timing of returns.
- Prints and albums are built in through my Print Shop. Every collection includes the immediate options of something tangible you can hold.
- I am always your photographer. Your day is never handed to an associate. Weddings and destination work include a second shooter working alongside me, but I am the artist you will come to know and trust.
Some of my favourites
Sunsets and stormy weather, baby's breath flowers, gouache paint, theology, the history of the Scottish Highlands, late-night talking,and children lost in imaginative play.