Hi, I'm Jenn!
 
As a narrative photographer, storytelling underpins the two photography niches I serve—pets and personal branding—and shines best when everyone feels comfortable being their whole selves. Anxiety, reactivity, breed, and feeling "unphotogenic" should not determine who gets to have a photoshoot.
Like many other entrepreneurs, I set out to create the services I couldn't find. Now, I use my journalism skills to listen to my clients, my marketing consulting background to deliver strategic photos, and the years of managing my dog's reactivity to read dog body language.
My clients are creative, colorful solopreneurs who draw strength from nature, art, and adventures, and are obsessed with their dogs. They want photos that fully reflect their unique selves and brands, and they know the path to get there is paved with intentional listening and strategic planning.
To give you the best client experience, I work with a limited number of clients each month in a high-touch capacity, and I'm with you every step of the process. This way, every client's session is custom-designed and not cookie-cutter. Environmental portraits and storytelling sets are my specialty—backgrounds give the viewer essential info, and I won't blur them out to oblivion.
If you're wondering why there are so many words on a photographer's website...in my other work life, I'm a writer and photographer in the specialty coffee industry (for the last 13 years).
Working with people who love what they do is my inspiration
When someone is passionate about their work and interests, it's infectious. It makes you want to chase your own dreams and lift others along with you.
I've spent a decade working as a marketing consultant, photographer, and writer. In 2023, I realized that my career interests had changed and that I needed more hands-on creative work: I may have let go of marketing consulting, but I bring that perspective and eye to all my branding and event shoots (especially marketing activations!).
I am fired up about helping others build their small businesses in an authentic & strategic way.
You deserve to have the best parts of yourself reflected in the camera
I’m most excited when I work with historically marginalized people, including women, non-binary folks, and people of color. I’ve found that these groups are more likely to have been told that they’re not enough, to shrink themselves to fit some outdated expectation, to be quiet.
Also? Having an accurate, glowing skin tone is essential to me—too many photographers dull out melanated skin.
I aim to create a space of trust for my clients to feel safe, seen, and heard.
[Responsibly] adopt, don't shop
For over two decades, I've volunteered with animal shelters, rescues, and wildlife rehab centers. I'm a firm believer in adopting, using positive reinforcement, and treating pets like the treasured family members they are.
While I love dogs of all sizes, I'm most fond of medium to large breeds, pitbulls/pit-mixes, and those working through behavioral issues like reactivity and anxiety.
I've donated my photo services to California Bully Rescue with adoption & event photos and City Grazing for a calendar fundraiser.
My Beliefs
 
A Little More About Me
 
I will contort, squat, and stand on things to get the best shot
 
Food is my love language
 
I'm an introvert and newly discovered Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), which I used to think would hinder my interests in writing and photography. But instead, it's become a superpower for drawing people and their stories out in a way that still feels true to them.
My other loves: houseplants, cozy Switch video games, jigsaw puzzles, NA cocktails, miniatures, reading, yeast donuts, and farmstays