Hell Beach @ The Shaskeen

My friends in Hell Beach asked me to shoot their second show- and it was my first time shooting a show on digital.

I was a little scared- I don’t know why. I have only shot a couple shows prior, and all of those times were on film- so I’m not exactly sure what I was afraid of, considering I could at least see the images while I was shooting and make adjustments if need be.

I’ve got a major crush on this guy. Lucky for me, we’re engaged. (:

Anyways, listen to Hell Beach if you’re a fan of red hot rock and roll. If you’re local, come out to a show! This one was super fun, and once they got going and I realized the images were going to be just fine, my nerves went away and I just had fun listening to them and singing along. If you ever make it, keep an eye out for me and be sure to say hello if you see me dancing like a fool and singing my heart out to “Diana”.

-Cat

Maternity Session @ the Cranberry Bog

Oh, man. My best friend was pregnant with her second baby, a son. Little Luke. I was so excited.

Stacy and I met in college, 10 years ago. 10 years of shared successes, failures, and being supportive to each other through it all. It feels like it all happened so quickly- one minute we were laughing in her dorm room, then 5 seconds later I was standing at the alter during her wedding, and then an instant after that, I was looking up locations to shoot her maternity photos at.

And isn’t she just stunning? I have no words.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds on their new son. All my love.

-Cat

Welcome

What better way to start a blog than to do a deep dive about myself, peppered with some photos I love?

I’m 29 years old, a huge lover of Halloween, and have been photographing clients for 5 years! From my first session I loved every second of it, and couldn’t wait to do more.

With all of the scariness that comes with starting a business, I’ve been in a pretty deep denial of the fact that I am and have been running a business for a while, and the imposter syndrome? Almost kept me from pursuing it further each and every time I did a photo session. I’d look at the raw photos and think to myself I wasn’t a real photographer. Until I came across the best shots in the session, unedited but still beautiful- and then I’d think to myself… “maybe I am a photographer.”

Even to this day the imposter syndrome gets at me, because I don’t have a formal degree, much of my work comes from experimentation, and most of all- I don’t have a formal studio.

But still, I have work. And for those that work with me regardless of these things, I am so thankful.

Cheers to a new blog, and that one day this post will be buried amidst other blog posts of many clients and sessions yet to come.

-Cat