Why I Shoot

Throughout my childhood, the camera was a family member. We are from Rochester, New York, land of the Eastman Kodak Company, and I’m a fourth-generation photographer. The picture-perfect moments were so frequent, that my Dad is forever known for his three famous words: Just one more. Just one more shot, one more moment, one more smile.

Being photographed not only made me feel important, but it also made me feel as if time slowed as if that moment was somehow pivotal. No matter how ordinary, those moments that were photographed now stand out as markers in my life. In my family, we never uttered, “do that again for the camera.” Moments were just captured as they happened, in real time. These snapshots, glimpses of how life was then, are now family heirlooms, treasures, centerpieces, and masterworks, hanging in each of our homes, now spread so far apart.

In 2008 I created this company to do the same for my clients. With each shot, together we capture what may feel like an everyday moment. But the image of that moment, hung on the wall over the years, can speak volumes and change meaning each day. If successful, it can exude the complexity of a lifetime, the profoundness of a rite of passage, and the meaning of a family through an expression of love, peace, growth, and comfort.

Smartphones of today have transitioned photography from a novelty to an ever-present activity. As a result, professional photography and the physical photographs that result are even more crucial to our collective memories. Images that tell a story, are classically framed and passed through generations create permanency in this fast-paced and impatient world.