let’s get to know each other
Hi there! My name is Alayna Louise Waddell
but my friends and family call me Aly :)
Artist and Photographer
CAPTURING YOU, JUST AS YOU ARE
When I first started photography, I was shooting events and moments in my daily life. This set me up as first and foremost an observer- looking for that first embrace between friends after too long, waiting for the laugh to break through during a conversation, catching the framing of a moment through a doorway, or noticing how the light moves between the trees and lands on your skin.
And this is how I still approach my work- capturing you, your day, and your people in their most authentic and natural form.
Documentary style, observation-led photographs
that's my specialty.
Originally from Louisiana, currently based in California, but always down to travel anywhere.
I'm a 9w1 (or w8? I can never decide),
ISFJ,
who's addicted to Dr Pepper
and Chick-Fil-A
I seek out the details, the hidden things one might miss if you move too quickly
some little things about me..
I've been shooting for around 9 years but started focusing mostly on weddings/events around 4 years ago!
I'm a newlywed myself! (see me above, flat on my face sobbing when he asked me lol)
I made my own wedding dress and got married in the backyard of my childhood home <3
I travel A LOT and absolutely love it :)
my husband's name is Taylor and he often second shoots for me or does film!
this is our rescue dog Charlie but we like to call him charles or chawlee
I have a big family that I love dearly
tiny things bring me joy
I have over 30 house plants (and counting..)
do we sound like a good match?