People often ask how long I've been doing photography. I guess it all started when I was 16 and got my very own camera. I've been doing graphic design and photo editing for 8 years, I started taking photography classes 7 years ago and I finally got a camera I love 2 years ago. Photography has been a love of mine for years unfortunately not my focus until recently.
I graduated with my bachelor degree in Communication from BYU-Idaho in 2006. While at BYU-Idaho I took all the Graphic Design and Photography classes I could fit into my schedule. Shortly after graduation I served a mission in Italy for the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I returned in 2008 and got engaged to my now husband Brad Oliverson. While we were engaged I worked in Arizona for Anasazi a wilderness therapy program for troubled youth. December 27, 2008 we were married and I moved to Iowa to join my husband while he attended Des Moines University as a med student. At that point I wanted to start a photography business but we couldn't afford the investment for all the equipment I needed and wanted. I started working for Wells Fargo and transfered with Wells Fargo when we moved to Casper Wyoming the summer of 2010. In September 2010 our first son was born and I dreaded going back to work and leaving him with a babysitter but I did it.
In June 2011 we were once again relocated and I just couldn't get myself to leave my son and continue working long banking hours. So I finally took the leap and started focusing on photography and I haven't looked back. It's been a creative outlet for me, I'm able to do something I love, I can stay home with my son and I can regulate my work load. I love it and hope that you will love the work I do.
My studio is currently set up in Corvallis OR. I can photograph newborns and children in a cozy indoor studio and everything else I do in natural light.
