I Take
Photos For The Kind Of People Who Chase The Good.
Those individuals — my people as I like to call them — faithfully pursue one adventure after the other, holding their loved ones close all the while. But sometimes, all you’re left with are the photos. I won’t let you go without them. I promise they’ll be real, warm and honestly yours.
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I Take Photos For The Kind Of People Who Chase The Good.
A quick look at my take as a Houston professional photographer
My Approach
TRUSTING ME AS YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE PHOTOS YOU DESIRE. If we start with that, then we’ll be on the right track. To deliver those timeless and true-to-life photos that feel downright personal (literally my goal for every single wedding and portrait), I keep things classic and fun. It’s a gorgeously simple method that lets the emotional and spontaneous moments get every acknowledgment possible, while also stepping in if you need a little direction. Basically, I’m a documentary photographer and a pro at posing portraits that feel just as candid.
How This Works
If we don’t laugh, cry, swap stories or find some commonality in our human experiences, then your photos will not reflect the raw, emotional and personal aspects of your life that turn stiff photos into irreplaceable ones.
I’ll Spend A Lot of My Time Getting To Know You, But If You Must Know, This Is What I’m About.
Behind the scenes of a professional photographer in Houston
Happiest when I’m around my family and friends, a people person who loves having company over and an entrepreneur who prefers thinking outside of the box — I’ve perfected the art of dancing with my camera in my hand. I mean, that’s the only way to capture the action in the center of your after party. (And it’s not easy. That camera is like 7 lbs. I should have amazing arms by now.)
Yet, I carry that camera with me on every trip, always looking for photo ops and capturing all the moments along the way. I love to learn, share and give to others, certainly a goal setter and dream chaser. While I love traveling, I also adore a simple night at home cooking dinner for family and friends. Keep an eye out for a book from me one day, something that encapsulates faith, grief, learning and business.
I am a wife to my amazing husband zach charbula we recently got married 05.06.2022. I have a long-haired dachshund named Tucker who gets at least one daily walk around the neighborhood. I’m highly likely to be either dressing up for a dinner date with my husband or keeping it casual with a night at home and a glass of red wine.
The Real Reason I'm Here
When they say photos are priceless, they mean it. Some of the first senior photos I took are now the last pictures I have of my sister. She was just months away from graduating high school and I helped her pick out some outfits, do her hair and makeup, and we went off to a local state park. This day I live over and over again in my head taking photos of her laughing and smiling, looking so angelic, and naturally beautiful and happy. I wish I could just go back in time and spend this day with her all over again. Because in just a few days after this picture-perfect day, my sister Ashley would get into a car wreck and pass away on impact. My heart was broken, grief was settling in all too well. But little did I know those photos of her would become so important.
Huge prints were framed at the funeral and people were in love with how they turned out. I knew Ashley loved them and she would have told everyone her big sister took them. Before I knew it, my weekends at home that were overtaken with sadness and tragedy started to fill with photoshoots of my sister’s senior friends — those who loved her and kept her memory alive. I picked up the pieces of my life and continued through college even though all passion for my degree (in elementary education) had completely left my body. I took an advanced digital photography class while in college, finished my degree and began a new journey to becoming a Houston professional photographer.
The photos we have of my sister bring me to tears, but they make her memory a reality. I can't imagine not having such recent photos of her literally days before she passed. While I would never wish this for anyone, I will never not be aware of how meaningful photos can be as we go through life. I want to give people photos that will be equally meaningful — to carry memories and emotions that can never be replaced.
A journey that started with sisters and grief…
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