Sar-Ko-Par

Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park in Lenexa, KS

Mariah

I first met Mariah back in February and saw her a couple times at the lake. And on a more recent visit, she told me she was graduating from Kansas City, KS, Community

Anna's reshoot

The only way to grow in your craft is to admit when you screwed up. A few days before Christmas, I tried a Christmas light shoot with Anna. It was frigid. The temperature

Anna's evening gown

Anna rummaged through her mother's closet to find a dress for a Christmas dance. And found a black evening gown with sparkles (thankfully not too much) that Andrea last wore in

Lyn

I really love the look and aesthetic you can get with a night shoot. And my first night shoot with Angie really introduced me to what is possible. And it's something

Green heron

Sometimes your subject literally lands right in front of you when you least expect it.

Addison

Sometimes on a hot summer night, it’s great to just get away and sit in a park and just forget the world while having some cake you were able to lift from

Angie - Night shoot

The last shoot with Angie in... who knows how long it'll be. This was a kind of experimental night shoot with her, trying out a light that I built. She had

Angie - Cap and Gown #1

I first met Angie a few years ago while she was a waitress at a local restaurant. On the afternoon of Anna’s first solo shoot with me, I was going through some

Anna under the Christmas lights

This is Annaleigh [or Anna (pronounced aw-na), for short]. A couple months ago, I hired Annaleigh’s mother, Andrea, as a model to get practice with posing and direction. Annaleigh saw the photos