I love reconnecting with people from the past. Ashley is someone who floated into my life by chance 3 years ago, shot a few weddings with me, then relocated to Jackson Hole, Wyoming & tied the knot herself. If she would’ve stuck around NC, I would have offered her a full-time position at the studio in a heartbeat. She has one of those bubbly personalities that makes you fall in love with her & want to keep her around. Her work has vision, depth & a sincerity that is tough to find in this industry. I knew from the first wedding we shot together that she was going places…

So when she emailed about setting up a One on One session to give her budding photography business a jump start, I was excited to see her again & give her a few tools to do just that. Starting your own business is scary. There’s an accountability that comes along with taking that leap of faith & believing you can make it happen. I have no doubt that Ashley has an exciting career ahead. As I flipped through her portfolio during our session, I was struck by how authentic her work is. How every image has such truth to it…no fussy post-processing, no contrived poses….just a simple, powerful beauty. A lot can be said for great images that can stand alone. Images that can move you… not by the toning, or the props used, but by the honesty of the moment captured. Ashley is in the process of creating her new website now & hoping to launch it sometime this month, so you can bet I’ll be adding the link to this post as soon as it goes live. I have a feeling she’s going to take the Northwest by storm ( no pressure Ash ;)

Here are a few pics that I think capture the true spirit of Ashley…