Katie SwiftPHOTOGRAPHER

Hi I'm Katie,

I've been taking pictures professionally since 2009 & specialize in creative storytelling. My photography beginnings can be traced back to the dark room in college. I took a film class on a whim and it was love at first sight...literally :) I planned to change my major but instead choose marriage over the degree & ran off to Omaha with my military man where we swiftly had 3 children.

Thus began my photography obsession. I blame the kids for they were just too damn cute. What started as a doting mom with a camera slowly morphed into a true calling & legit business endeavor.

As a matter of fact, you could just sum me up as one of those “Momtographers," a disparaging term that surfaced on social media a few years back. Seriously, my mug should be next to the Urban Dictionary definition: a stay-at-home mom who buys a camera from Best Buy, teaches herself the basics of Photoshop, and starts her own 'photography company.'

I’m not sure who coined this phrase & what they had against moms, but if I could meet them today I’d probably lick my finger, wipe the chocolate off their face & then ask to take their picture.

In 2020 I finished my bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. With my new skillset & a desire to provide clients with more than a bunch of digital images that might never make it off their phones, I started creating something both tangible & highly personal- custom photo albums.

When I'm not behind the camera (or the computer) you will probably find me at home. Walking the old dogs slowly 'round the cul-de-sac, filling up the bird feeder outside the kitchen window, texting my teens screenshots of old memories, & singing songs in the living room with my hubby & best friend.

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