Weddings ruled our life for 7 years. David and I started our wedding photography career in 2013 when a friend of a friend called us up in need of a wedding photographer and was wondering if we could help. I was 22 fresh out of college with a degree in photography and desperately searching for any job that I somewhat enjoyed and could pay my rent. This call was a godsend. And just like that, David ...

Surrealism has always been a big part of how we see the world and how we create within it. We love starting with something ordinary, something familiar, and then twisting it into something a little strange, a little whimsical, and a little unexpected. This recent shoot was exactly that. We started with a simple idea: a studio photo shoot that referenced a beach scene. But, true to form, we knew w...

David’s been behind the camera for most of his life, but this was a whole new experience. We recently flew to Los Angeles so he could be the Director of Photography (DP) on a short film called Real Robbers—written and directed by Austin Zajur and Gabriel Rush. What started as a small project quickly snowballed into a full-blown production with a cast and crew of about 30 people, al...

We’re Speaking at Imaging USA 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee! A lot of you know that about a year ago, we made a major career pivot—from wedding photographers to full-time conceptual photographers and set designers. What a wild ride it’s been! We’ve learned so much along the way. We’ve been really excited to share what we’ve discovered about business, photograph...

I am obsessed with color, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love a strong black and white photo. So, I wanted to challenge myself to create some moody black and white images.     Why would you do that? Color can be so distracting. For this shoot, I switched my camera to black and white mode so I could see only monochrome images as I shot. This helped me focus on contrast wi...

I photographed an intimate portrait session of my friend Ali, an insanely talented musician known as Deau Eyes, in her home using a Canon R5, an 85mm lens, and a Nanlite FC-120C with a projection attachment (PJ-FMM19). To give the photos a softer, more nostalgic vibe, I used the Prism Lens FX Lucid Dream filter to add a subtle dreamy effect. I originally shot this session with my camera set...

David and I live in a relatively small city—Richmond, VA—and what we do (building custom sets and creating surreal photo shoots) doesn’t always make sense to the people around us. Our work takes us to cities like Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York, where we photograph album covers, brand campaigns, and creative portraits. Our sets are all designed to travel so we can pack them...

David and I combine photography and set design, building a new set for each of our shoots. When it comes to our personal projects, we love creating conceptual images that use lighting, posing, color, and set design to tell a story. One of the lighting tools we use in many of our shoots is V-Flats to fine-tune and direct the lighting in the studio. So when V-Flat World asked if they coul...