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Your Name: Chelsea Dobs Your Team Role: Associate Wedding Photographer Your three-sentence bio. Ready, go! Lover of tall pines, peanut butter, and eucalyptus. Boy mom & dog mom. Married to a tall glass of water that tries to keep me from hoarding too many candles. Where are you from? I’ve been in Duluth for almost […]

First, let’s go back to 2008… It started as a dream: A flicker, really. A college sophomore diving into her first photography class with her dad’s old Pentax K1000. The satisfying weight of a camera in-hand, the fluttering heart of a clicked shutter, the lingering scent of darkroom chemicals, and a girl who always knew […]

Iceland. It’s as absurdly gorgeous as everyone tells you. In May, we embarked on a three-week camper van adventure around the Land of Fire & Ice/Midnight Sun/Picturesque Horses. Although you’ll be hard-pressed to find a country we won’t visit, this one stole our hearts for life. Iceland, you spellbinding land of elves, we’ll be back! […]

The truth? Today’s launch has been freaking me out. Being immersed in a sea of countless educators, speakers, webinars, courses, and e-books, I have felt both afraid and ashamed of my desire to teach. Does the following sound familiar? Anytime I launch something new for my business, I worry that… …people will think I’m just doing it […]

There’s a curious myth floating around (perpetuated by wedding magazines everywhere) stating that your photographer needs a shot list. I always wince a little when I read these well-intended articles. Real talk? Nothing shuts our brains down faster than a comprehensive list of every moment you want captured. Remember, a wedding day is a living, […]

Tiny Beginnings Mowgli came to us at five days old, alongside seven squirmy siblings. He began life as the runt of the litter, palm-sized & light as a leaf. The shelter sent us home with a bottle & formula, in case he was nudged aside by larger siblings as they nursed. In those early days, we […]