oh, hi!

I’m Christie! I’m all for showing up authentically, over appearing perfect, and relating to people on real levels; no fluff, no highlight reel. I’m just a girl raising my family of 5 along side my husband [who tries his best to not make me the primary care giver of our home, but -spoiler- I am] in our mostly messy home from a small town in Northeast Ohio. I wish had a natural knack for art or an exceptional entrepreneurial talent. It’d be cool if when I did yoga I was really good at it, or that I could run miles and miles and miles. The reality is, I’m average. I try to be kind and find joy, impact the world as positively as possible from within the walls of our home, pray for my loved ones and keep up with my [very] small social groups. I am trying to give my kids a fulfilling childhood that they’ll look back on with joy, while also keeping my sense of self. I’m not going to make a huge impact on the world, but I do try to positively impact the people that I come in contact with.

There isn’t a cliche story here for becoming a photographer. It wasn’t even something that I loved and figured out how to make a career out of. I was 20 years old, thinking I would be a graphic designer, when I had to take a required photography course. That class felt like an experience that was unique to me. It was the first thing that I felt like I didn’t have try so hard at, just to come out average. It didn’t matter if I knew what every button did or all the technical terms or how to do wild digital effects while editing. It was just whatever I wanted it to be, whatever I created was the right thing. I felt grounded for the first time in my life and I changed my major to focus on photography. As I made my way through my career, photographing anything I could get my camera on just to make a dime, I fell in love with photographing kids- especially babies. I just knew I fit there better than weddings or any other genre. I also knew choosing a newborn photography niche was going to be a grueling road, but I wanted to see how much I could grow in it.

And, on that road, it just feels right. I work hard to stay educated, keep up with the shifts in the industry without falling for photography trends and, most importantly, connect to my clients on a personal level with the hope that I am guiding an experience, not a service. I’m not in this industry because because it fills my bank account, I am in it because it fills my soul. Welcoming a brand new sleepy baby into my studio and connecting with families in one of their most vulnerable seasons, while producing art that will timelessly hang in homes… that is an absolute privilege that I will never take for granted.

I get behind my camera to create timeless, natural, and emotional images for people like YOU.

Let's chat! I want to get to know you, what's your story?