A little bit about me

I'm not quite as young as I look, and no, it's not a perm... That will pretty much sum up my first impression on people. I went to high school in a small, private Christian school in Greenbrier County. And when I say small, I mean tiny...imagine a graduating class of 7. It was practically like being home schooled, but I turned out ok for the most part. It wasn't until college that I was really able to open up and meet people. I was originally planning on a career in zoology. I love animals, always have. When I was in elementary school I would have my mom wake me up at 6am on Saturday mornings so that I could watch National Geographic for the hour that it was on, in the hope that a special about animals would be playing. When you only had 2 tv channels it wasn't too often that you got to watch that kind of thing.
Fate took me in a different direction a couple years into school though, and I ended up as a fine art major. It was a jump, but I found another love. It wasn't long before I was recommended for a fine art scholarship from one of my professors; I'll never forget her and how she inspired me. I tried everything, from pen and ink drawings, pencil, paint, construction paper, graphic design, and eventually the time came for photography. This was different than taking snapshots of your family and friends on vacation; it was fine art photography. It makes you think of things differently, and it ended up changing my life. Not only was it a new medium to express myself, but it's also where I met my assistant and love of my life, Lizzy. I still maintained my love of nature which is reflected in much of my photography. Here you'll see the wild Kira in her natural habitat (on her beanbag).


I graduated from Marshall with a senior show consisting of 5 images, each 7 feet long. A couple of which I'll show you here...



Lizzy and I actually modeled for these.

Shortly after I graduated I shot a friend's wedding, who had her mind set on me, even though I had no experience whatsoever in weddings. The shoot went really well and I decided to run with the idea of doing weddings from that day forward. Thank you Brittany for igniting my passion for wedding photography! Just being able to be such an important part of a couple's most memorable day is an honor. I live and work by the motto: if you're going to do it, do it well. I'm always striving to learn new techniques and ways of improving my own. With busy wedding seasons coming up, I'm looking forward to the challenge.