Hi there!
I’m Christy, and I live in Chicago with my husband and our crazy puppy, Chloe. While I shoot most of my sessions in Wisconsin and the Chicago-land area, I am more than happy to travel anywhere in the world for sessions! (Seriously - you don’t have to twist my arm…)
My love for art in all forms took me from my childhood dreams of being a ballerina, to pursuing a degree in architecture at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, and then finally landed me at the University of Wisconsin, Madison where I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Inter-Arts & Technology. But I couldn’t stop there… I still had an itch that wouldn’t go away. So I moved to Chicago and finally embraced and pursued my lifelong love for photography at Harrington College of Design where I earned a degree in Commercial Photography in 2007.
After graduating, I originally focused on commercial and editorial photography for big companies, but as time went by I found myself leaning more toward the personal side: working with families, couples, and regular people, like myself. I found I liked sharing in real life moments with real people much more than fabricated scenarios in studios.
To this day I still cannot believe that this is what I get to do. Of all the things that happen in this world, I get to witness the good things… People falling in love... People promising their forever to each other... People welcoming their first child into the world… Families growing, laughing, and loving.
I feel so blessed to be a part of these amazing, real life moments. Most importantly, I feel blessed that people have chosen me to document their moments for them to remember always. Please know that I do not take this choice lightly. I am humbled and honored by it and will do my absolute best to show you as your true selves, and your love and joy as they are every day.
I do not consider photography my job, or even my career… it is simply my passion. I live and breathe it at all times. So if I screech because I found some fabulous light in a beautiful location during our session, please ignore me. If I shed tears when you walk down the aisle with your dad, know that they are happy tears. If I gasp as I’m capturing a photo of you, know that it’s because you look stunning.
This is my life… my joy… my art... and I cannot imagine doing anything else in the world.
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