I love THE Story of it all... I grew up with my nose stuck in a book, or in front of a silver screen, and my head in the clouds. As soon as I was able to speak and walk, I was busy being obnoxiously creative!
I can remember my very first camera –the Le Clic. It was flat and plastic and hot pink, but most importantly it was my very own. Until then, I had only gotten to take pictures whenever I convinced my parents to let me borrow their Polaroid... lame. So now, not only did I have my very own camera, but it had real film that had to be developed—albeit on some weird round disc thing. Remember those!? I was legit… yes, too legit to quit.
And I didn’t quit. I can remember my first photo shoots – they involved bed sheets as backdrops, stuffed panda bears as props and blackmailing my kid sister to model for me. I fell in love with the idea of taking the most beautiful slices of someone’s story and capturing it for them. And somewhere along the way, art became an essential piece of my own story.
I went on to study Art and photography at Carson Newman College tucked away near the mountains of Tennessee. In 2003 I stumbled upon my first paying photography job—a wedding. I went on to get my Masters degree in film and communications. But by trade, I continued working a 9 to 5 in order to pay school loans and survive. Still, helping people to tell their stories took over all my free time. Small non-profit organizations began to pursue my help for small promotional projects.
Eventually, I was designing logos, taking promotional photos, and creating websites. I watched as my favorite past time slowly took center stage, and I began to see quite clearly how this hobby became my vocational calling. I meet people everywhere desperate to tell their stories or capture important moments and they don’t know where to start.
Today, I am ADD+Creative. I combine the artistic elements of design and photography with storytelling. I consider it both an honor and a calling to collide with people’s lives, if even for a moment, to help capture a scene of their story. So, whatever your story, I’d love to help you tell it.
A Few Fun Facts...
+ I LOVE Jesus!!!
+ I LOVE being an Aunta to my 3 FAVORITE nieces EVER!!!
+ I'm a Preacher's Daughter
+ I grew up on Shirley Temple, Judy Garland, & John Wayne movies = Classic Cinema :)
+ I've lived in 8 different states... so far!
+ I've traveled to Uganda, Africa & the Amazon River in Peru... from whence come some of my fave life stories!
+ I'm a singer and a wanna-be song-writer, I love to help lead Christ Followers in worshipping their Creator & Savior!
+ When editing I'm most likely listening to either - a Hillsong/AlllSons&Daughters worship mix, Mayer/PattyGriffin/IndieSongwriter, or a Country mix... or watching BBC shows on Netflix!
+ I LOVE Fall... and all that goes with it - leaves, weather, baking, fashion, corn mazes, fall festivals, and on and on!
+ Christmas is my FAVORITE!!! I totally listen to the music & watch the movies ALL year long!
+ I am a total nerd, LOVE StarWars, JJ Abrams & LOST fanatic... 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
+ My initials are A.D.D... thank you mom & dad :)
+ My sister and her little-growing family live in Uganda and my parents live in Montana... they are all missionaries & I visit and am involved as much as Heavenly possible! And you can check-out all the AWESOMEness they are up to at: www.newdaynet.net & www.terranovaacademy.com
Below is a slideshow of my fave images from my recent trip to visit my sister & help open their school in Uganda!
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