ABOUT ME

HI, I'M ASHLEY!

I’ve always hated writing “about me” sections because it forces me to sit down and think, “Hmm, who am I?”

It’s such a difficult question to answer because I’ve been so many versions of myself, and I like to think I am still all of those versions – just more of an amalgamation of them all rather than each of them individually.

I am quiet, shy, and highly intelligent. I have a hard time integrating in a crowd. I’m a fantastic writer with more potential than I know what to do with.

But I am also loud, enthusiastic, and quick-witted. I drop one-liners and crack jokes every few minutes. I live to make people laugh and smile. I end up in the spotlight whether I try to or not.

I am organized, analytical, and logical to a fault. I need to know everything about anything there is to know anything about. If you ask me a question and I don’t know the answer, I will do everything I can to find the answer. I need a PLAN, but I’m not actually going to follow it.

But I am also messy, spontaneous, and spiritual. I sometimes leave my dishes for days on end because I just can’t be bothered. I believe in the power of manifestation, and I often refer to astrology, numerology, tarot and other spiritual modalities to explain that which can’t logically be explained. I like to fly by the seat of my pants in a lot of ways – wanna hop on a plane to Indonesia next week because the flight is on sale? The answer is yes, without a doubt. I will figure the details out as I go.

And now that you’re familiar with the basics of my personality, here is a rundown of the things that make me tick:

I am an Aquarius born in January in the mid-90s
I met the love of my life when I was 16 years old, got engaged to him at 21, and married him at 27... the kicker? His name is also Ashley!!! He's my best friend and I really could not imagine my life without him
I adore cats and used to have one of my own named Crouton who was one of the lights of my life
I love hiking, soft-roading, off-roading (if I’m not driving… I’m still learning), travelling, and anything that constitutes an ADVENTURE
I've been practicing photography since my mom got her first DSLR camera back in the early 2000s. I used to steal her camera all the time, until 2008, when I turned 14, and my dad bought me my very own brand new Nikon D3100. I used that same camera until 2018, when I bought my first professional-grade camera and lenses!
I believe in past lives, and I think they play a pivotal role in the life we are currently living
I love British Columbia, but I would gladly live in Indonesia and Thailand, at least for a time
I am just under half-Indonesian
I hate snow but I love snowboarding
I love the heat and the sun but I burn SO EASILY
I’ve been told that I am essentially a cat trapped in a human body. I can’t argue with this.

All of this aside, the most important thing for you to know about me is this…

As your photographer, I care so deeply about your experience during our time together. I want it to be the BEST experience EVER. I want you to leave your session with memories that you’ll talk about whenever you look at photos from the session. I want you to see the photos and LOVE how you are in them. I want you to see how beautiful and wonderful you are when you’re being your true selves.

I prefer to shoot in a way that is less posed, and more just capturing you and your loved ones hanging out, doing what you would normally do when you’re alone – this way you can SEE what you look like when you’re all together having a great time. You can really SEE how happy you make each other and how much fun you have together. I’ll still pose you, of course, but I try to coax you into making each other laugh or make goofy expressions. Sure, those goofy expressions aren’t necessarily flattering, but they are the expressions you show each other. They are the expressions your loved ones love to see on your face. They are YOU!

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