{"id":21774,"date":"2017-06-27T13:05:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T13:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/objektiv.edge-themes.com\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2023-03-29T01:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T05:27:32","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yourinnersong.com\/blog\/about-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A little bit about…<\/h2>\n

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Jess and I met back in a high school photo class. Ahhhh, the good ol darkroom days. She was the gorgeous new girl I was crushing on.\u00a0 We both had a love for the camera and later on, each other… it was only natural that things play out this way. She was my muse then and aside from the kids [new favorite things to snap away on] Jess is still my favorite person to photograph.<\/h5>\n
We were hobbyists, snapping away for mannnny years before deciding to make it our career. It wasn’t until after getting married ourselves that we had a huge appreciation for our photographer and the moments of that day. That was a pivotal moment in our lives and looking back now jumping in to photograph the biggest of days for others like us turn out to be the best decision ever!<\/h5>\n
We started with shooting couples getting married… which evolved to their families as they began to grow and continued to branch out from there. Thing about photography is you can take a camera everywhere you go… and when you are into it, you do. It’s been an amazing ride and over the past 13 years we’ve done it all.<\/h5>\n
In 2022,\u00a0 After hundreds of weddings and amazing adventures Jess decided it was time to set the camera down. She’s moved on to other creative ventures and is no longer photographing [more on that later] … I continue to rock the camera and explore new techniques. Photography will always be a part of me, something I love and cherish. New chapters continue to be written… but lets not get ahead of ourselves. This new chapter of our lives began with one massive leap of faith. I call it “Navigating by Heart”<\/h5>\n

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Navigate By Heart<\/h2>\n

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Back in summer of 2018 we decided it was time to switch things up a bit… we were at the peak of things, shooting wayyy too much. Weddings every weekend, fri\/sat.. sometimes sundays. We had just hit the 10 year mark with our business and starting to feel the burn out. Soooooo we took a year off to get re-inspired and try something totally new! We rented out or house in Southern California, hit the road to travel the United States with our kids in our RV.<\/h5>\n
We spent the following 2 years living our NEW “American Dream”-\u00a0 wandering and exploring, seeing all there is to see. Each day full of new sights, foods, and adventures.\u00a0 I will come out and say it, road schooling wasn\u2019t easy… but it was massively rewarding and these kids saw and did more than many do in a lifetime. Instead of reading about it in a book, they were doing it.<\/h5>\n
Being on the move in the house on wheels brought on a whole new set of challenges and living in 200 sq ft. on top of each other wasn’t always easy… but at the end of the day there’s nothing that cant be solved with a campfire\/ game night \/ or dropping in for a visit with friends \/ family we hadn’t seen in years. Those were some great days and moments I cherish.<\/h5>\n

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New Chapter Beginning<\/h2>\n

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A lot has happened since we left in 2018… We lived a lifetime in the 2 years on the road and just before the world flipped upside down and COVID hit, we purchased our dream home. A cabin on a river in the mountains of glorious WNC.<\/h5>\n
Timing couldnt have been any better. Fatigue was setting in from being on the go for 2 years and we were looking for a sign to show us the final destination. After 2 years on the road traveling 12,000 miles through 30 states… we found our new paradise and settled in the most magical of places we saw in the US to begin the next chapter.<\/h5>\n
Then COVID hit. everything came to a halt. No weddings, no commercial, no “work”. We gladly quarantined on the river. Swimming, fishing and kayaking in the backyard. It was during this COVID downtime that we all did soul searching. The adventure had led us here… now what??<\/h5>\n
Jess kept on creating and working with her hands during the lockdown period. Crafting jewelry at night and enrolling in massage therapy classes at the local JC during the day. Putting full energy into massage and energy healing in the past year, Jess decided it was time to hang up the camera and no longer photograph weddings or events. She’s found her new love and is putting her healing touch to full use. I’m in the process of building her a beautiful massage studio on the river where she can cultivate her Inner Song and further develop intuitive healing abilities.<\/h5>\n
The camera will always be a part of me and in even more so in the uncertain times we trudge along through, I feel the need to continue to tell stories and capture the beauty and inspiration that surrounds me in our new home. I’m still pursuing my dreams and inviting the artist in me to bloom. I’m writing and editing a film on our experience over the past 3 years as well as rocking the cam for adventurous couples looking to have the best moments in life captured in creative ways by my artistic eye :)<\/h5>\n

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2022 Brings on the new!<\/h2>\n

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In 2022 I began focusing on shooting photo + video simultaneously.\u00a0 I took on a dozen special days. That\u2019s it. I’ve learned how to keep balance of family time and living our new dream in the woods AND be totally stoked on each and every person I meet and shoot along the way. YOU are important and your day is special and something I look forward to, not a number!<\/h5>\n
I strive to keep challenging myself as an artist to try new things with my camera. In fact last year for Christmas I got a new mirrorless cam !!\u00a0 Something I’m excited to dive in to 2023 shooting with and am more inspired than ever.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
With this new camera I’ve committed to fully jumping into the video \/ cinema game now. I’m now offering complete coverage for my couples by shooting hybrid [photo \/ video]. Thriving in the moment making films as well as shooting stills simultaneously. Take a look at my hybrid coverage packages and portfolio :)<\/h5>\n
Life is full of twists n turns. We are living these uncertain times with an open heart willing to take on whatever opportunities the universe will throw at us. Navigate by heart!\u00a0 There is no doubt in my mind that when paths cross there is a reason. I dont know how you found me… but you are here for a reason… so [don\u2019t be shy] reach out, say hi ! <+><\/h5>\n

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Justin<\/h1>\n

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Music lover, drummer, old school punk,
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\nSkate deck collector – yah he has a LOT!
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\nBurrito aficionado, aka \u201cBurrito Boy\u201d prefers a burrito to be the size of his arm.
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\nPhotographer, true artist, captures the essence of his subjects and grabs the beautiful moments that most mater in between. Don\u2019t be surprised to find him rolling around on the ground with a prism and camera in hand. Thats when he\u2019s getting his most magical shots.
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\nBest dad he plays endlessly with the kids and will lay in bed and stroke their heads until the fall asleep at night.
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\nHas always been an excellent husband that treats me with care.
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\nHe is an all around great human, friendly, happy, everyone around him loves him and he can strike up a conversation with anyone.
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\nHe is sensitive and openminded a cancer sign through and through.
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\nThis man is full of ideas, seriously FULL of ideas that never stop, games, apps, businesses, philanthropy, inventions. I have no idea where he comes up with this stuff.
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\nConnected to the source, I love that he can gaze up at the stars in wonder and feel connected to the universe. Oh and I should mention he believes in aliens and every conspiracy theory out there.
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\nThrives on helping others, if he could lift a person up everyday of his life he would, he is the guy that would literally give you his shirt off his back.
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\nThis complex human has been my favorite human since 1999, it was the day he smiled and set those lovely amber brown, almond shaped eyes on me in high school photo class. My heart was stollen and from that day it was his to keep.
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\nThank you for being my friend, my lover and my fellow adventurer.
\nWe would not be complete with out you.<\/h4>\n

~Jess<\/h4>\n

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Jess<\/h1>\n

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This is Jess and she is the love of my life, my muse.\u00a0 She\u2019s the glue of the family and the one I rely on to bounce my crazy ideas off of constantly. We met in high school in photo class and although she spent a majority of her years in front of the camera [and has an amazing modeling portfolio she\u2019ll never tell anyone about] Jess the reason now we are behind the camera… and I\u2019m so thankful she took us this direction years ago before we had our family.<\/h4>\n

She is most happy with her hands in the soil and is a total lover of nature… she is the girl that will siphon her tub at the end of the bath so it can be used to water the garden. OR at the end of dinner in a\u00a0restaurant, goes back out to the car to go get her own Tupperware to go box. Sure, it gets crazy stares from servers who hand out thousands of these a week and dont think twice about it… but using a styrofoam box for a 10 minutes ride home which will ultimately get tossed away and sit in a landfill for thousands of years is the kind of irresponsibility that will keep her up at night.\u00a0 I’ve seen her digging through our trash to take out a beer can I accidentally tossed in the wrong bin many times. This type of thing is what makes her crunchy, not too crunchy, just enough for me.<\/h4>\n

I\u2019m convinced she has psychic ability with a healing touch.. that part of her life has yet to be developed but Im really looking forward to it. She knows how to make killer cocktails and heavenly massages.. combined those are a deadly combo. She is the girl that can well up with tears during a commercial and is far too sensitive for this world. She\u2019s one of those weirdos who\u2019s ideal meals is a salad, NOT iceberg, I call em yard clippings.. basically the gnarlier the leaf the better and it needs to be paired up with a freshly made dressing. NOT from a bottle. I say this in a joking way because its true.. I love her for these reasons and more and wouldn’t have her any other way.<\/h4>\n

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~ Justin<\/h4>\n

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