Yes, I just quoted a line from a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien. In my opinion, “The Lord of the Rings” is the best the fantasy genre has to offer.  I haven’t read tons of fantasy books, but I’ve read enough, as it’s my favorite fictional genre to read.  Interestingly enough, Tolkien’s epic adventure through […]

My wife has a client who refers to her as the editing fairy—she sends her catalogs to be edited and POOF! they come back ready for the gallery! I’m not an editing fairy…if I was a photo editing fairy, I would probably find another job.  Too much spandex and too much glitter.  Instead, I’m a […]

I know it’s only about 12 years ago, but I remember quite well what I wrote in my senior bio for our yearbook in high school.  I had some witty things in there (if you know me you’d expect that), but for my ambitions, I was completely serious: “Graduate from Penn State, settle down with […]

This family. Wow. The Bartons and the Greenbergs are some of the most wonderful people I have ever met. Every time I’ve gotten together with the Bartons for a family session, I feel like I am part of the family. It’s no wonder Josh and Katie are so perfect together and their wedding day was […]

It’s only natural to be excited. Especially when the anticipation of having a sparkly diamond placed on your finger will lead to forever with the man you love. And you’ll have a beautiful wedding, and maybe a dog, and a house, and babies, and you’ll wake up next to him, and go to sleep with […]

There she was. His future bride. Running the cash register at Ross in State College, PA. Although, at the time, he had no idea. Kutty had applied for a job there and Chelsey had her eye on him from the moment he set foot in the store. So, she did her best to make her […]

Bell Mountain Estates is just one of my favorite venues as a State College and Central PA photographer. There are quite a few that make my creative heart sing, but this one appeals to my inner outdoor girl as well. The mountains, the pond, the natural light. Sigh. Gorgeous. Just outside of downtown Lewistown, PA […]

I’ll save the romantic “how they met” story for their wedding post (be patient, be patient…) BUT see how great they look together?! We met up with Chris and Danielle for their engagement session 6 DAYS before their wedding! I’ve never seen two people in the final week before their wedding looking so calm and […]