I wasn't one of those people who knew what they wanted to do going into college...so I got into retail management over the years. I frittered about one job to another. I spent my time taking pictures and just being out and about. I always had a love for photography, but never considered it as a full-time profession even today it's considered a part-time gig. Many people would ask... "That's just a picture of the face, how hard can it be?" From there it snowballed in to photographing landscapes, sunsets, storms and many other events, then it went to some weddings shortly after. I got hungry for making amazing images. I have this drive that keeps me constantly learning and refining to reexamining the way I do things to make it looks better than the last time. The work is refined, but will always remain authentic and organic. I'm not a fan up the super posey photos. For me, the good stuff is found in the small moments. The energy between father and his daughter when he sees her all done up and in her dress for the first time. It's in the the way the grandmother holds her grandson's hand during the family photos, and it's the way old friends laugh with and at each other with absolute abandon during the reception. Those are the shots that stand the test of time!

Website: tj-photography-1.ueniweb.com

Phone: (816) 216-2161