Soleil Life
My adventures in photographic artistry began at the age of 6 when my father handed me his old 35mm camera, filled with a fresh roll of film, and we set out on a walk together across the family farm in Wisconsin. Through the field and woods where he grew up during the 1950s, my dad passed down his eye for capturing authentic moments in the world around us. Enamored from that first shutter snap, I have been shooting in multiple formats since.
Today, you'll find my lens at a variety of large venue events, as well as volunteering for local churches, schools, community projects, and nonprofit humanitarian ventures. I have photographed local families, groups, and celebrities alike (Pink, Josh Groban, Neil Diamond, Elton John, Keith Urban, For King & Country, Zach Williams, Kari Jobi, Natalie Grant, Melissa Etheridge, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, and more).
Working with mothers and their babies is my number one love, with a speciality for capturing pregnancy, breastfeeding, babywearing, and other sacred mother/baby moments. I occasionally take on military reenlistments, retirements, change of command, christenings, commissionings, and homecomings, as well as weddings, births, senior and graduation photos, birthday celebrations, milestones, and other commemorative events. In addition, I’ve been entrusted to respectfully photograph funerals and celebration of life events. I am skilled at humbly working from the sidelines when necessary, without interfering in a hallowed event, to capture moments for families from a distance.
For the majority of my work I prefer to utilize exclusive natural light photography. See you in the sunshine!
