Let's start from the beginning.

Have you ever said to yourself, "there's more to this life than what I have been doing with it"? This was what broke my walls down. So you know my name, and you know my brand, now let me tell you why. For starters, I have lived such a creative life and I have not stopped yet! I've bounced around ideas in my head and somehow I am always led back to the lens. I started this journey in all fairness, out in California 2017. I got the professional camera and I was going outside and using it. I took my son's newborn photos, family portraits, and even dogs. I took a break because motherhood hit my life very rapidly but I was ALWAYS wanting to continue the work and progress what I had started. I began working in a nursing home as a state tested nursing assistant and then that role led me to working in hospice. Hospice care taught me so much you wouldn't think would teach a person.

My main job in a hospice role was to sit bedside in the final 24 hours of someone's life. Being in that position, you hear so many stories from their loved ones, of who their mother/father etc. was and what they did. The legacy they left behind, the memories they passed down, and how great of a life they lived, are all factors that led me to this point. I know you are probably asking what any of this has to do with being a photographer, so bear with me.

LEGACY....This is the most important thing I want to leave behind, for my family, my son, and loved ones. I want to be remembered as the risk taker, the darer, the dreamer, and now, the doer. I'm not saying I want a rich legacy, but I want the work I did in my life, to embody who I am. I want to be the more present mom and wife and I want to capture every step of my dream along the way. The name sheer + now (sheer and now) is a play on words. My last name being Shearer, and me wanting to live in the moment, I pondered this name for so many weeks, I didn't think I was ever going to develop one that makes sense to who I am. My husband and I sat down and envisioned a few and we both agreed on SHEER + NOW. To be honest, everything after this became so easy because I want my life to be part of the here and now.

I wanted a better lifestyle for my family. Although this seems so simple to some, it isn't the easiest in today's society, but I have always dreamed of this for my family. To choose kindness, laugh often, be present and open to new opportunities. This is where I am now. So, while on our most recent family vacation, and while staring at the ocean and it's colossal waves because a storm was coming in, I felt peace. I looked over at my husband Cameron and just cried tears of joy. "I know what I want to do, I want to live a life of making memories like this for us and for others. I want to do photography again." he smiled and looked at me with the reflection of the waves swelling in his eyes, and said, "I'm ready to support you....I've been waiting." Without my husband's support, I really would not of been able to make my dreams possible. So shout out to my best friend, the one I am doing life with, for believing in me.

With all this being said, I'm truly writing this and thinking about you, the reader. The one looking at my portfolio, learning my passions, and taking the time out of the day to just get to know my story on a personal level. I'm always intrigued to receive unique requests and I want to dive into my work. I want to set myself apart. I want to hear from you and make your vision possible....to capture your story. I have been real and raw with myself in the past several years, so let me be real and raw now. Choosing a photographer isn't easy sometimes. I know because I have been in your position before. There has been some cases, I would scroll for hours finding the person who aligns with the look I want and has my best interests at heart. I hope I have reached you in a way that makes you feel those things. I want you to be confident in your decision of choosing me. So whatever celebration, whatever memory you want to have forever, I've been waiting. There's no better time than here and now.

-Kearst