Born To Be Wild

October 2, 2024

When was the last time you did something that made your heart race a little? Maybe it was trying a bold new look, taking the stage at an event, or—my personal favorite—posing in front of an orange 1969 Chevy, wind in your hair, and not a care in the world. For many of us, especially […]

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I have to say, that I’ve shot pretty much anywhere and everywhere at this point in my career and the classic studio setting will never go out of style in my book — for the right shoot. When it comes to branding though, here’s our chance to get super creative and help your empire stand […]

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When it comes to photographing couples, it doesn’t get much more my vibe than including a secluded road and a Harley…

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I am doing something so wild and I’m not even sure it’s completely possible but I’m going for it!   100 photoshoots in 30 days  Yea.. you read that right!! I’m taking this on as a personal challenge to stretch myself creatively, tick off some bucket list ideas and to  just see how it goes! […]

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Play Date

September 28, 2022

I firmly believe that taking intentional time to play and experiment and even mess up is so important for maintaining a creative career that you feel full-filled in! Stepping away from what you ‘have’ to do or what you ‘should’ be doing to create just for the sake of creating whether anyone will see it/hear […]

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These two! I had the pleasure of photographing their wedding just before I retired my camera from weddings and was over-joyed to hear that they’re about to welcome their first little one. Some people who step in front of your camera just radiate loveliness and I’m so grateful for those people. These two are some […]

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Hey, Soul Sister

May 7, 2019

I have always told myself [and others] that I’m the kind of woman who is better at being friends with guys instead of other women. That is until I started working with women one-on-one, I realized I had so much more in common with them and that we faced a lot of the same worries/obstacles/doubts. […]

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Buzz Word: Self Care

November 28, 2018

Destination branding shoot | Joi Photography

Lets take a few minutes to talk about a real buzzy topic right now: Self Care. This term is going to mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people and I believe it ranges in execution from a taking a freaking shower while your kids nap instead of cleaning, to a […]

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Boho Desert Shoot in SK | Joi Photography

The title of this post came to me mid-shoot, you may know that the majority of my blog post titles are song titles and sometimes lyrics. Recently, I’ve fallen in love with a cover of Never Tear Us Apart by Bishop Briggs and the way she sings “We all have wings, but some of us […]

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