RYAN A. DODSON
I am a visual story teller, who's addicted to adventure and just getting out there to explore. I live my life in the moment, and everything I do comes from a place of excitement and adventure seeking. I truly believe that the best moments are the ones that go unplanned. It's okay to wake up early and decided to take an 8 hour road trip.
I prefer it actually.
I also love people, and I know that to make it though life, you need to surround yourself with people who will build you up, fight for you, with you, and love you regardless of how tough it gets.
People are so unique and each person has their own set of thoughts, their own set of emotions, and everyone is equally as self aware in their understanding of this as you are.
The one thing that I am so captivated by is the love that is shared between two people. Theres something truly beautiful and breathtaking about being about to photograph a kiss between two lovers, or a tight squeeze when its cold.
Sometimes during my sessions with clients I am so overwhelmed by their love that I actually cry. It's just insane to me that two people were able to find each other among everyone else on the earth, decide to be best friends, and go through all of life together.
Whats up?!
It really is crazy to me that I am actually doing what I love to do. Every morning when I wake up I am reminded of the blessing it is to be able to pursue what I love and run after the things that excite my heart. I hear so many people all the time who complain about their work, but I literally wouldn't want to be doing anything else with my life than capturing peoples stories and meeting new people through photography.
It started off just as a hobby. God told me to buy a camera, so I trusted him and got a pretty simple DSLR. Like I said, I live in the moment and I like to take risks, so not knowing anything about photography, I began to step into the creative world. It wasn't before long that I was setting up sessions with my friends and second shooting wedding for people. Then I started getting my own clients and before I knew it I had dropped out of college and moved to California to pursue my dream of becoming a famous photographer.
Now, I don't know about famous, but what I do know is that I love to shoot and meet new people. I would absolutely love to meet you and help tell the story of your special day!
So if you live for spontaneity, live in the moment, and crave adventure, then contact me! I will help you make memories that will truly last a lifetime.