welcome!

I'm Susan.

I’m so glad you’re here.

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Capturing life’s most meaningful moments and transforming them into heirloom-quality treasures is my passion. From stunning wall art to beautifully crafted albums, I create keepsakes for you to proudly display in your home and pass down for generations to come.

As a follower of Christ, I find inspiration in Ecclesiastes 3:1: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” I believe each season of life is a precious gift, and I’m honored to help you preserve those moments through timeless photography.

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As a full-service, boutique photographer, I’m with you every step of the way. From planning your session to selecting the perfect prints, I handle all the details so you can relax and enjoy the process. Life is busy—I get it! That’s why I make it my mission to ensure your experience is seamless, personalized, and memorable.

Together, we’ll create timeless images you’ll cherish forever. Let’s make your dream portraits a reality!

My Boutique Studio Style Backstory

Welcome friend! I am so glad you stopped by!

Since you've clicked your way over to my "ABOUT" page I am guessing you may be asking, who is Susan and why should we choose her as our photographer? I am so glad you asked! Let me tell you a little more about me and about the unique way I have chosen to serve my clients.

Let me start by saying I am a very different kind of photographer. In this era of digital photography, I have chosen to serve my clients in a very special and highly personalized way. My studio focuses on creating captivating art of the precious, once-in-a-lifetime moments in my client's lives and turning those memories into gorgeous fine art prints and albums my clients display and treasure from generation to generation. Let me share with you the deeply personal and important reason why I specifically chose this unique model to best serve all of my clients. 

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Growing up my family's walls were always graced with beautiful, professionally photographed family and individual portraits of not only of my family, but my mom also displayed generational portraits of my grandparents and great-grandparents. There were always beautiful collages of portraiture hanging on our walls and numberous family photo albums to explore celebrating so many precious memories in the life of our family. But the thing is, we were not a wealthy family and as a result I know my parents had to specifically budget for and prioritize these professional portrait sessions over the years. My mom was always the driving force in making those sessions happen and, while I'll be the first to admit, we all moaned and groaned about those sessions every time they rolled around. However, now that I am an adult with my own adult children I am so very thankful my parents chose to make the sacrifices necessary to have these treasures created.

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However it wasn't until very recently that the true, incalculable value of those portraits really became understood. You see, my precious and sweet mother has dementia. Her disease has reached the point where she is struggling to remember so much and it is so heartbreaking to witness her decline. But there was one particular day I will never forget in our journey with my mother and her disease that impacted me forever and helped guide the direction my photography was to take. It was the day we moved my parents from their new home to their assisted living home. This day was very difficult for my mom because she really didn't understand what was happening and she was feeling anxious and confused about it all. Prior to their moving day, my siblings and I had taken time to get their new home set up in the most familiar and comfortable way possible to help with their transition. When the day came to show them their new home and my mom saw so many of our treasured family portraits hanging on the walls and throughout the rooms, right away she began to feel more at ease and less anxious. Sadly however, not long after we moved my parents, my father passed away. As a result it has been a difficult time for my mom, but every day those treasured portraits are a comfort to my mom and they are helping her remember. None of us could ever have imagined the incredible and life-changing importance of my parent's and grandparent's commitment to documenting and preserving the passage of time through printed wall art and family albums.

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The sad truth is we are currently living in an age where our children and grandchildren are the most photographed generation in history, yet those images are living and dying on hard drives every single day. It isn't a matter of how those images and memories will be lost, but when. Printed portraits are becoming a way of the past and this is such a tragedy. As a full-service, boutique photographer I have made it my personal mission to help as many families as possible preserve those precious, once-in-a-lifetime memories by capturing and creating heirloom, fine art printed portraits families will treasure every single day and pass on to their children and children's children. 

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If you are looking for a photographer who will hold your hand from start to finish and help you create the most beautiful artwork in the world - YOU, then click the Let's Chat button below and let's get acquainted! It would be my great honor to create gorgeous heirloom art of your family that you and your loved ones will treasure forever!