hey there!

I’m Bella.

I am a photographer based in Northern Utah. I grew up in a small town called Paradise. (Sounds like a pick-up line, but I promise it is a real city.)

I have always had a passion for preserving memories. My sweet father passed away just a couple years ago and I wish I had taken more photos with him. That is why I want to provide beautiful, affordable, pictures of you and your loved ones so you can keep those memories forever.

Now that I have given you my professional spiel, let’s get down to the nitty gritty.

I can’t wait to meet you!

I bet you didn’t know…

I started shooting at the ripe old age of four. I know a little late in the game to begin (just kidding), but better late than never. I got a little film camera and I carried that bad boy with me everywhere I went. I captured some stunning (or so I thought at the time) images of sidewalks and earthworms.

That little camera took me all the way to college. I became too busy with work, classes and whatever else and photography fell on the back burner.

The day after Brachen and I got home from our honeymoon my Dad got diagnosed with terminal Colon Cancer with just two weeks to live. Maximum. I was destroyed. My sweet Pop beat all the odds and was able to live for two full months. After he died I fell into the deepest, darkest depression. I was convinced I would never ever feel happy again.

My sweet husband decided it was time I get some kind of hobby in hopes it would bring me more happiness. It was our first married Christmas together and I was trying to play it cool. But my depression had taken over. I woke up, walked out to our tree and saw tons of presents all with my name on it. Brachen slid them to me one by one as I opened individually wrapped: SD cards, batteries, all kinds of UV filters, and lenses. Lastly he gave me my first ever DSLR camera.

It changed my life. I could go to a photoshoot and for one full hour I could surround myself with people who were in the all-time, happiest moments of their lives. And can you guess what happened? Their happiness and positive energy rubbed off on me. I craved that feeling. So I took the plunge and started seriously pursuing photography.

I took a few photography classes in high school and college and I interned for awhile under another incredible photographer, but for the most part I am self-taught. I officially majored in Special Education and double minored in American Sign Language and Cryptozoology. During my student teaching I decided no matter how close I was, it just wasn’t for me. So I went rogue and followed my dreams and I have yet to look back.