At Home Together
Why at home?
I can visualize every home I’ve ever entered throughout my entire life. I love walking into someone’s home and seeing the memories collected through trinkets and photographs. Learning about who they are by just floating room to room, which is most loved? What stories were made here? Since a young age I’ve obsessed over decorating my space, collecting things and rearranging. I’d say the older I’ve gotten and since settling into my home over the past five years, I’ve begun to identify as a homebody. That’s not to say that I don’t love to travel, go to a thrift store, beach or my favorite restaurant. But I’ve found the most joy and comfort in being in my space, with my husband. Lighting candles, filling the rooms with my thrifted decor, hosting gatherings, decorating for holidays, eating home cooked meals, and taking baths. It wasn’t until it was my turn to have engagement photos taken and recognizing that the only place that came to mind to have them shot was in our home. I realized after the emotional impact and pride I felt from receiving our gallery and how FUN it was to be documented in our home that I should be encouraging my clients to have our photo sessions in their homes. Your home tells your story better than a public park, a beach or a downtown street. We often move several times throughout our lives and these spaces become a part of us. When my parents sold my childhood home in 2021 I was surprised to feel like I had lost a family member. Thankfully, I do have disposable camera images shot there throughout my childhood. But oh how special it would have been to have a photographer come in and document us in our natural habitat. You don’t need to wait for your space to be “perfect” or to finally finish that project you haven’t gotten around to for years. Let it be messy, let it be true. Don’t think about what photos might be “instagram worthy”, think about what photos you want to see when you’re flipping through your photo album years from now. You want to be transported back in time, to an honest place. Back when your kids were young and running through the house wearing Halloween costumes in March. Back when you lived alone with your dog and would have your friends over for dinner nights. Back when you were newlyweds, dancing in the kitchen. Back when you and all your roommates made margaritas at midnight. Back when your parents were around to come over for the holidays and the whole family would sit around in the living room. Whatever the living situation may be, it deserves to be remembered as it truly was.