How My Business Began

I first started my business in early 2016 when my daughter was 9 months old. We were chosen as a cloth diaper brand rep and I had to re-learn how to take photos for their small business. I took online courses and stumbled upon a new genre of photography called Family Photojournalism. In the past I had tried doing photo sessions for a few friends and family, but hated posing people and telling them what to do! I quickly fell madly in love with the documentary style and jumped all in. I attended a 3 day intensive retreat with an internationally famous photographer, Kirsten Lewis, where we photographed families for Day In The Life sessions over a 15 hour period.

I had also became passionate about birth through having my own natural birthing experience with my daughter (read more about her birth story here), so it made sense to try my hand at documenting births too. I created a website and ran a model call, and birth photography ended up taking off.

Who I am

I was born and raised in Texas, originally from Floresville and San Antonio. I went to college at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi and received my Bachelors of Arts in Art in 2012. I met my husband there and we were married shortly after I graduated. We experienced multiple deaths in our family in a very short period of time, and our holidays have never been the same. We were looking for purpose in our lives and soon found out we were pregnant! Pregnancy care didn’t turn out the way I expected with my OBGYN, but what started as a rough time turned out to be a blessing! I switched midway through pregnancy to a local birth center where I eventually birthed my baby in water. About 1 month later our little girl ended up developing autoimmune health issues. We bounced around from provider to provider trying to find answers. She’s now 8 years old and I’m still fighting for her every day.

I most recently developed my own set of autoimmune issues, which were all triggered by living in several moldy houses. When I’m not photographing families or editing birth films, I am working hard in my home to create a safe and healthy environment where myself and my family can heal.