"Photography is a love affair with life."

My visual career began by studying fashion and commercial photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Instead of continuing in that direction, I jumped into the film and television industry where I worked for 20 years in various roles. In the last decade, I’ve traveled the country as a motorsports photographer, and action sports videographer, shooting IMSA, IndyCar and SRO World Challenge. ​

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A few years ago, I started playing around with food and product photography. I’ve always been drawn to beautiful food and packaging online and in magazines. I partnered with a friend to create a series of printed and digital publications including Nourish & Flourish. Our publications were in stores across the U.S., and online at PressReader and Magzter.  The magazines are currently available digitally on ISSUU. I was able to tell stories about the people that create the food. It brought together my love of food and storytelling.​

 

This journey also propelled me into professional baking. I love to bake! It’s both science and art. Being a bit of a science geek, I like the precision behind baking. The system of baking can only work if the function of all of its parts are doing their job. Spending time in the kitchen trying something , and watching it come together, is exciting!​ I’m licensed in the state of Georgia as a Cottage Food Business and have a managerial level food safety certification from ServSafe.

 

I grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana eating great Southern food. Sugar and fat…you can’t beat it. I learned a lot about cooking from my mom and grandmothers. Each had something a little different to teach me…Mom, amazing cinnamon toast and pot roast; Nana, buttermilk biscuits; Mamaw, fried chicken and chocolate fudge. So many great recipes and great memories!​