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i’m stephanie. but you can call me steph or bestie (because that’s pretty much what we will be <3). does anyone remember livejournal in the early 2000s? because ya girl is about to treat this as such.

so a little bit about me. michigan born and raised. i’m a perfectionist to a fault. if you haven’t noticed, i like typing in lowercase letters. my life is amazing, simply put. i’m obsessed with my boyfriend and our doggos, bauer and seger. i overuse the word “vibe”. i eat the same thing for breakfast every single day. i more than likely will be quoting tommy boy, billy madison, or anything from the office. i’m a lover of starbucks (but only like 2 drinks) and you can always catch me at a taco bell after a session or a wedding purchasing a large mt. dew.

now let’s get into it…

i feel like early on, i unintentionally had a love for photography. i would find myself taking pictures of flowers, buildings, sunsets, my dogs, or whatever else…all with my iphone. i never thought my photos were great, i was just having fun trying to come up with a new wallpaper for my phone or cover photo on facebook. at one point, i specifically remember downloading photoshop ONLY to do black and white photos with splashes of color. it was totally a trend at the time and i’m pretty sure i did it with almost every single picture (cringe lol). fast forward, i bought a cheap point and shoot camera, then treated myself to a canon rebel camera that came with two lenses (circa 2015). i knew nothing about shutter speed, aperture, iso. i spent hours watching videos and just simply playing with my camera. i’d ask everyone and their brother if they wanted their pictures taken. now, they were not quality by any means, but i was falling more and more in love with photography. and i couldn’t stop learning. i never wanted to put my camera down.

here we are, present day, i’m just as passionate, if not 10x more than i was when i first picked up an actual camera in 2015. i’m self-taught, with some help from a couple of other amazing photographers along the way. i love seeing new places, meeting new people and watching the love completely pour out right in front of me. i will most definitely be bringing the tunes along. i like to keep things relaxed and as candid as possible. any photo where i can create movement, then it’s for me. if i ever gasp super loud or squeal, i’m sorry. i just get overly excited when a vision comes to life for us.

if you’ve made it this far, let’s get to know each other and create some magic. honestly, being a third wheel has never been so fun <3