Tiffany Buckley
published
International Floral Art Book 14/15, 16/17, 18/19
Leawood Lifestyle 15 + Cover, 16
Lee's Summit Lifestyle 15, 16 + Cover
Johnson County Lifestyle 15
Spaces 19
AYME 19 + Cover
Vintage KC 15, 16
KC Weddings 11, 12, 13
EA Bride 10, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 13
Jewish Life KC 11 + Cover
Nous 12
Gothic Noir 14
Alt Girls Edition #9
Local Fashion Link #3
About Me
Kansas City native, born to a poor family, I used art to cope with a dim childhood.
In foster care, I hopped around four local high schools, attended the fine-art portion of the George Caleb Bingham Academy of The Arts during two summers, and graduated from Lee's Summit High School in ‘07. I began community college to teach art or design video games; but, shortly after high school I fought my way out of foster care, juggled full-time work, and dropped out of college.
Between waitressing, tending lanes at a bowling alley, and cooking at a golf course, I decided to pick up a third job in 2009. The largest wedding photography business in Kansas City at the time needed someone to do grunt work, and I needed the cash. I worked my way up from cleaning toilets and taking out the trash, to creating proof books and sorting images, and retouching. Then, I was practicing photography and taught the basics.
By 2010, I was a full-time photographer and retoucher. I was 19 years old meeting with clients and creating itineraries. The studio photographed around 70 weddings a year and, eventually, I was the one who touched all the photos. Sorting, color, light, retouching, and shooting either lead or second.
Weddings are my specialty. I hadn’t attended a wedding as a guest until I had photographed twenty or so. Weddings were sort of worked into my DNA at a young age and now they’re like speaking a second language. I am lucky for that opportunity to clean the studio and can vouch for grunt work turning into a real opportunity.
My 2025 goals include growing the nonprofit 501(c)3 I started in 2019, Volunteer KC, Inc. to help the community of KC with my extra time and energy with my friends. Nothing feeds my heart more than helping others. Please visit the website to check out some things we’ve done and maybe you’ll be interested in tagging along! volunteerkc.com
Over 250 weddings and countless people photographed in my career, from locations here at home in Kansas City to other states and even exotic places like New Zealand and Mexico. My work has also been internationally, nationally, and locally published in magazines, books, and online.
Adobe and Canon are my main tools, but my ability to produce is thanks to my experience, mentors, and pure ambition. I believe hard work is the answer to client satisfaction through creating impactful images, delivering a superior product, and offering a comfortable experience.
Tiffany
