What's Goin' On

It has not been an easy ride, but I LOVE this thing I do.

This Spring marks the ish time I started really taking photography seriously. 2 years ago I got my business license, loaded up with "legit" editing software, and embarked on this adventure with the gear I'd collected and as much as I could glean from a few college courses. It was nerve-wracking to say the least.

A part of me will always have a hard time admitting I'm a photographer. The part that looks at artists more developed and sighs. But there is this other part of me that is so excited as I see my own work change and grow. As I reflect on early stuff and cringe {you early guinea pigs are saints... seriously. and really, anyone who does one of those early shoots with a new photographer, you are loved more than you know!} I recognize that years from now I will look back on this time and think, "what I didn't know!" It is humbling to have your creative journey on display.

I am so so so so so so {I can't type that enough} grateful to all the people who have supported me. My husband Gabe is numero uno - without his loving nudge push I would most definitely NOT be doing this. He has believed in me since before I could even entertain the thought. I love that man.

And then there are the aforementioned guinea pigs who took a chance on another girl with a camera. I love you people! ALL of my clients have been something special. I have loved getting to know you and showing you a side of yourself and your loved ones that fanned that little flame in you. You are all beautiful.

All of that being said, I haven't felt like I've been able to give to you what you deserve. Within those 2 years I've also become a mother and as I prepare to welcome #2 I am also trying to reshape how I do things with the biz. So as it may have been obvious, I've taken some time away from shooting for the time being while I greet this baby and put things into motion. On the other end I hope to provide you with a more engaging pre-shoot relationship, the fun and personal sessions I have always loved, a bit of refocus on they types of sessions I book and your photos done and delivered sooner!

THANK YOU again for your support and patience. I hope it is as worth the ride for you as it has been for me! :)

❦KJ

Vons | Family

The Vons are such a fun family to shoot I may just follow them around one day and fill up my smugmug storage with their faces.

Okay, that sounded kinda creeper.

Kayla + Wyatt = W | Newborn

I met Kayla and Wyatt a couple years ago when I shot their engagement photos. Then I did their wedding {my first!}. They took a little leap of faith with me - a new photographer in a sea of new photographers - and I am forever grateful. 

So I was so stoked recently to do their firstborn's newborn shoot! Seeing them as parents is just truly a joy. They both love this little munchkin {who wouldn't?!} so much and go just gaga for him. Grandma came along, too so this little guy had plenty to smile about!

Jolene and Harper Got Married!

I got an inquiry e-mail from Jolene a year before her wedding. It was a pleasant surprise to see her name in my inbox because we were friends in elementary school! We were connected through the thin thread of status updates and wall photos and that was how she found out that I'm a photographer! It was such a joy getting to catch up and to ultimately be the photographer she and her fiance chose to capture their big day!


Jolene and Harper are so in love. They are building a beautiful life together and it was so apparent in all the guests attending that they have made an impact in their world. Harper is calm and collected, but his excitement was all over his face the second he saw Jolene. Jolene smiles with her whole body and it is not only adorable, it's so genuine that it spreads to everyone around her.

Caszie | Senior

Oh, Caszie you are so darn GORGEOUS!

This girl is just amazing. Caszie is sweet, fun, an easy smiler and a genuine beauty. The first shot was a keeper! I could not get enough of this session; we walked around our location right into dark laughing at silly things {I'm sure I made a fool of myself more than once!} and getting some super fly shots in. This girl is a natural if I ever met one! 

 And there is really no way to hide that beam!