About Me

Capturing my two favorite guys (photo credit Katie Cook Photography)

"A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away."

—Eudora Welty

Hi! My name is Jada. Chantel is my middle name. I'm a wife, boy mom, and native of the Mitten state. I love the beach, vintage/antiques, 80's music and George Strait. I started snapping photos at an early age when I received my first camera for my 10th birthday (a purple Kodak). I took a couple photography classes in college but that was back when film was still a thing... now I'm dating myself! When it comes to digital, I'm self-taught and always learning. After recently becoming a mom, I was inspired to leave the "cubicle farm" and turn photography into something more than a hobby.

nos·tal·gia

[näˈstaljə, nəˈstaljə]

NOUN

  1. a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations:


I have always LOVED looking at old photos. For me photos evoke a sense of nostalgia and if they were taken before my time, I like to imagine what life was like way back then. Photographs have always been an important way for me to store memories and I would consider it a privilege to capture these times of life for you to look back on someday.