Kristen Freeze is a North Carolina native and has lived in WNC for over fifteen years. She draws inspiration from animals, landscapes, and travel. Kristen feels most at home in the outdoors and loves to capture the beauty of life through nature photography, especially birds. When photographing nature, the light is an integral part of the process. The way the light hits the feathers of birds affects the brilliance of their feathers and how humans perceive color. Subtle breezes that affect the texture of feathers can sometimes create a fur-like quality in a bird and bring the image to life.

Kristen shoots raw—just what she sees. She does not change much in the editing process. Nature is perfect just as she reveals herself, and her goal is simply to capture that.

Kristen named her business CamelliaBird Photography to represent the legacy of camellia bushes, over a hundred years old on her family’s farm and in memory of her brother, “Bird”, who shared her love of nature and animals.

Kristen is also a singer, theatre director, composer/lyricist, and author. When she is not working, she hangs out with her dogs. www.camelliabird.com www.kristenfreeze.com