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DOCUMENTING & MOMENTS
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Michayla Collins
Photography has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember, as a kid I'd take any chance I could to play around with the family camera. In 2016 my husband gifted me my first DSLR and instantly I knew this hobby of mine was going to be something special, I spent years photographing friends and family until I finally shot my first wedding in 2020, I was hooked!
Here I am 6 years later still in love with capturing wedding days, an honor that I will neeever ever take lightly. This is so much more to me than just a job, its preserving legacy, its documenting the fleeting in between moments, its capturing the real and raw emotions of a day that can never be recreated. These photos become heirlooms that will tell a detailed story long after the music fades, the candles melt and the flowers are gone. That's why I care so deeply for what I do, I'm not just taking photos, I'm documenting the heart of your story.
My Heart, My Why, My Purpose
YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER,
YOUR HYPE-WOMAN,
YOUR FRIEND.
I've always been drawn to the in between moments, the quiet glances that say so much yet need no words, the deep breaths before a life changing moment, the way light can simply fall across something ordinary and makes it feel extraordinary. Ever since I was a kid, I have been searching for something deeper in everything around me, deeper emotion, connection, meaning. Photography became the place where that exact searching - found a home.
I dont just love beautiful images, i love authenticity, the kind that cant be staged nor forced. I love connection, the relationship two people share, the subtle gestures, the laughter that lasts a whole night. Most of all i love storytelling, the way a single frame can tell a chapter worth of emotion and backstory. No two galleries ever will look the same, simply because no two stories are.
When all the family have gone home, the honeymoon has come to an end and the dress is hung back up in the closet, your photos will remain and the feelings will live on forever. When I sit down to edit my couples wedding days, it is the best experience ever because I get to reconnect with the emotion I felt capturing those moments and the love i've carried for this art since it first took root in my heart. I let that guide my creativity, shaping images, adding grain, cropping things in tight to bring on even more feeling. My goal isn't just to document what your day looked like, its to preserve what it felt like, so you can return right back to it time and time again.
Jesus is truly my whole entire world, in 2023 He saved my life!! My whole life I was searching for things to fill the hole in my heart and finally I realized it was God all along. In everything I do - I aim to reflect the love, grace and heart of Jesus.
A lil peek into my camera roll
This is so much more to me than just taking pictures.
My goal and purpose when I started by business years ago was to always tell an authentic story through my images. It has brought me immearurable joy capturing some of the most important moments of people’s lives and I thank Jesus every single day that this is my job, I truly have pinch me moments constantly!
For couples who appreciate all the in between details, I specialize in natural, candid and timeless photography, the type of pictures you can look back on forever and they will always hold that feeling with true to life color. I aim to deliver an album that reflects the love, laughter and real moments of you, your friends and family! I understand that a single photo can bring back every emotion from the moment it was taken, because of that - I snap every shot with intention.
At the forefront of it all is God, He has taught me that it is important to serve my community with gentleness, kindness, purpose, and above all, love. I am beyond grateful for the artistic gift He has given me which in turn has lead me to meet such sweet people and create long lasting friendships that I will treasure forever.
