Bend Oregon Wedding Photography

My Why

For those of us who did sports in high school and some of us who did sports in college we always heard the line that went something like, “The lessons you learn from this will stay with you for the rest of your life.” 

I always thought it was hooey.

Recently I had one of those “WHY am I doing this?” moments and the realization of My Why stood out clearly in my mind.

The answer, I immediately realized, came from my years of swimming and racing. I wasn’t the fastest, but I never stopped trying to be faster and work harder to get there. So now every time I shoot a wedding, or a newspaper assignment, race, everything in my life, I try to do better today than yesterday. My goal with photography from the very beginning of photojournalism school, to newspapers, and now to wedding photography is to always push my limits to do better. It’s why even doing Pet of the Week in Dubuque, Iowa I would bring lights to really get a nice shot of a pet needing to be adopted. It’s why I’m constantly studying the work of my favorite photographers. It’s why I don’t put a time limit on doing pictures, because I won’t stop until the best pictures I could make are done. I always push the limits of myself, the equipment, the lights to get better, do better, and make incredible pictures you’ll love.

I take pride in my work and love seeing people be happy with it. Pictures are forever and my everyday goal is to get the best pictures possible of you, your family, and your friends at a big day in your lives.

One last thing - I still race with swimming and now do a race called Aquabike, which is the swim and bike of a triathlon. Last year I was 20th in the world.