big exciting news:

IT’S OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL!

I am now a full-time freelancer!

…ahhh! :)

Man, I know, it’s been quite some time since my last update…but before I get into that, would you mind if I shared a little bit of my heart?

If you said yes: sincerely, thank you.

If you said no: please, forgive me for so rudely ignoring your request. Also, rude. Hahah totally kidding.

**But actually, if you want the details quick, you can scroll down to the “update” section.

So, I’ve been believing a lie …we’ll get to that in a minute.

Truthfully, it is hard for me to reconcile sharing an update just for the sake of sharing an update. Frankly, sharing my career successes and failures is not of much importance to me. Rather, deep, authentic, genuine, and real human connection is where my deepest passions lie. Thus, my relationship with social media is super confusing for me (hence, why I fell off the face of the earth, or more commonly referred to as, instagram).

But there’s also another reason why I’ve been MIA. I wholeheartedly ask that you would read this next part with a grace-filled approach (we may not agree, and that’s okay). I’ve had so many people tell me that it isn’t smart to combine faith and business. That it would be smarter to establish a relationship with a client first, and then with that foundation, show my faith. That I would most likely lose a lot of potential leads. I understand the logic, and they may be right, sadly.

But this is what I know: I can’t just simply remove the core foundation of who I am. I am a child of God. Without Him, I don’t exist. Without Him, I can’t breathe, I can’t think, I can’t know love, I can’t show love. Without Him, I can’t create. Jesus is the center of everything I do. Does this mean that my career goals are solely set on “making you believe what I believe”? By no means. Does this mean that I will work diligently to demonstrate my God-given talents with kindness, integrity, love, honesty, and perseverance because of my Heavenly Father who models these things to me daily? You bet. Absolutely.

Now about the lie I’ve been believing. I stopped sharing my work on social media because I feared being perceived as disingenuous. I feared my expression of Christ in my life would be viewed as a tool to nurture “a social media image” rather than an authentic, often not easy, relationship with my Savior and Creator. In this, I believed I had to manage God’s reputation. The truth is, He doesn’t need help. The truth is, He is good, He is faithful, and His love is unconditional. I am unworthy to reflect His image, and yet He has made me worthy. The pressure is released and I am free to live in the arms of my Father.

So what this means: I promise to be real.

If you don’t believe in anything I said, and yet continued reading, thank you. If you are in need of my services and you still want to work with me, thank you. I promise that my commitment to Christ will only be of benefit in our working relationship because He has called me to serve and that is what I’m committed to do. I truly want to use my talents to the best of my ability, for you.

OKAY, FINALLY A PRACTICAL UPDATE:

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What have I been up to?

In a nutshell, I graduated from college with a Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design and ever since, I have been working with a company called Headquarters Physical Therapy (HQPT) as their creative director. In summary, in that role, I photographed patients and professional athletes, I created a myriad of videos ranging from PT session highlights to corporate promo videos, I designed all materials from business cards, to their website, to flyers, to corporate proposals, and so forth. I also managed social media and assisted in marketing strategies. Etc. (Check them out on instagram: @hq_pt.) It was a true blessing, so much fun, and I learned oodles. (I looked up a synonym for “a ton” and there you have it, haha)

Also, on the side, I filmed quite a few weddings, took family photos, graduation portraits, and more. It was an abundant, very full year.

What now?

Now I’m jumping into creating my own business and I’m so excited!

What do I do? Well first, I love people. Everyone’s story is unique, and it brings me so much joy to hear and celebrate each individual’s journey. I delight in getting to know the “whole” person and bringing their story to life. Creatively, I LOVE videography, photography, and design equally. It is truly a BLAST to work with all three mediums.

The question of the month: what’s my niche? To be honest, currently my “niche” is pretty wide. I LOVE sports-filming/photographing any athletic endeavor, weddings, people, events. I love branding, rebranding, designing logos, websites, t-shirts, posters, etc. I love small businesses, new businesses, corporations, you name it. So many good things.

I do have a vision though. A big vision. A big dream. Oooh, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me…more on that in the future. ;)

So…

Have a project? Need a photo taken? Want to share your story in through a video? Let’s chat!

I’m fresh, passionate, and eager!

To my family, friends, and faithful supporters, thank you!