10/14/2026
A little vulnerability from the girl behind the camera. 🤍
Hi, I’m Lex. The face behind HER.PHOTOGRAPHY.XO.
And if I’m being completely transparent, putting myself out there like this is probably one of the hardest parts of owning a photography business.
It’s funny, really. I can stand behind my camera all day long, make other people feel beautiful, hype them up, and remind them of all the wonderful things I see in them.
But when it comes to myself? That’s a whole different story.
I question myself. I compare myself. I wonder if I’m good enough, if I’m doing enough, if people see the value in what I create.
There have been moments I’ve wanted to give up. Moments where life felt so incredibly heavy that chasing a dream seemed almost impossible.
And there have been moments where I’ve looked at the work I’ve created and wondered if I really belong in an industry filled with so many talented people.
That’s a vulnerable thing to admit when you’re trying to build a business.
But I don’t want to pretend that being a small business owner is always beautiful galleries, booked calendars, and exciting opportunities.
Sometimes it’s late nights editing after a long day of being a mom. Sometimes it’s putting your heart into something and hoping someone else sees the beauty in it. Sometimes it’s showing up for other people’s happiest moments while quietly carrying some of your own hardest ones.
And sometimes it’s finding a little piece of yourself again through something you love.
Photography has become so much more than a job to me.
Life has taught me, in ways I never could have imagined, just how quickly everything can change.
How one ordinary day can become a memory you spend the rest of your life wishing you could step back into.
How the little things you barely noticed at the time can become the things you miss the most.
The messy hair. The tiny hands. The laughter. The way someone looked at you. The way your family felt when everyone was together.
And how sometimes, a photograph becomes one of the most precious things you have left.
I don’t say that lightly. I know what it feels like to wish you had just one more moment.
And I think that’s why I photograph people the way I do.
Because when I’m behind my camera, I’m not just thinking about the perfect pose or the prettiest lighting.
I’m thinking about what these photographs might mean to you someday.
When I photograph a wedding, I think about the beginning of a story and all the years that will follow.
When I photograph a senior, I think about the person they’re becoming and the chapter they’re about to leave behind.
When I photograph a family, I think about how quickly those little faces change and how someday, these ordinary moments won’t feel so ordinary anymore.
When I photograph a newborn, I think about how something so tiny can change an entire world.
And when I photograph couples, I want them to remember exactly what it felt like to be loved in that season of their lives.
Because I know photographs can’t bring a moment back. But sometimes, they’re the closest thing we have.
So yes, I’m a photographer.
But I’m also a mama. A woman who has experienced heartbreak. Someone who is still learning, still growing, still rebuilding pieces of herself, and still chasing a dream that means so much to her.
And maybe that’s what I want you to know most about the person you’re trusting with your memories.
I care.
Deeply.
About your people. Your stories. Your milestones. The moments you don’t even realize are worth remembering yet.
I’m not the cheapest photographer, and I know I’ll never be the right fit for everyone.
But I can promise you that when you step in front of my camera, your memories matter to me.
Whether it’s your wedding day, your senior year, your growing family, or a quiet afternoon at home with your brand-new baby.
I want you to have something real. Something meaningful. Something that feels like YOU.
And to everyone who has trusted me, supported me, shared my work, or believed in this dream even when I struggled to believe in myself…
Thank you. Truly.
You have no idea how much it means.
So here’s to showing up, even when it’s scary. To believing in ourselves a little more. And to never taking the ordinary moments for granted.
Because someday, they might be the extraordinary ones we wish we could have back. 🤍
With all my heart,
Lex
HER.PHOTOGRAPHY.XO
Midwest Wedding & Portrait Photographer
Weddings | Seniors | Families | Couples | Lifestyle Newborns
Currently booking 2027 & 2028 weddings and portrait sessions throughout Southwest Iowa, Omaha, Council Bluffs & beyond. 🤍
