My passion for photography started in the darkroom in the late 90's. I graduated with a Bachelors of Science of Photography in 2003 from Central Missouri State University with a specialty in product photography. Since then I have moved on to photographing pets, families, weddings, anniversary parties, the occasional product work and rubber duckies!
Along with being a photographer I am also a certified occupational therapy assistant specializing in pediatrics and equine assisted therapy, a senior companion caregiver and volunteer with a variety of organizations.
I live with my amazing husband and two crazy dogs, Igloo and Road Runner, whom I adore and love to photograph. I am currently working with my youngest dog, Road Runner, to become therapy dog certified along with training in rally, and eventually agility.
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"I highly recommend Sam to anyone! She was so patient with me and my dog. She took my vision and made it a reality and captured everything I wanted her to plus so much more. I can’t wait to do another shoot!! --Marley"
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"Sam is such an amazing photographer, she managed to get my dog who is pretty well known to have Resting Dog face and managed to capture his sweet smile.
From her portable studio setup, to communicating about the process. All in all I am a satisfied client and couldn’t be more happier with the pictures and the hard work that Sam put into them ❤️🐶 --Angelo"
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"She was very patient with both my 2-legged and 4-legged family members! Looking forward to working with her again in the future! -- Autumn"
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