I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s more sources than I found that aren’t popping bc they weren’t indexed by Google. Many didn’t ping on Google that I ended up finding on Instagram.
Yes, the “authentically” made me giggle snort too.
I found a few AKAs of hers – Natalia L Photo and Va Natalia. She posts a lot in various destinations that aren’t local to her area (which I believe is in the Boston area?) saying she’s moving there soon. I saw one post for Corning, NY, another for Florida. It appears she may be located in Woonsocket, RI or Blackstone, MA.
Past Business Names: Whitney Elizabeth Photography, Whitney Jones Photography, Whitney Smith Photography, Irish Twins Photography, Don’t Blink Photography, The Wandering Orchid
Other Locations: California, Utah, Arizona, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Boston, Massachusetts/New England
Whitney has been submitted to me a few various times over the years but generally when I’ve had her dumped into my lap I’ve been too busy with the job that actually pays me to invest time into unraveling the mess that is Whitney Slusser / Whitney Slusser-Smith / Whitney Elizabeth / Whitney Elizabeth Knott / Whitney Elizabeth Knøtt.
There is some photo stealing here, she does like her some inspiration pics! However, the bigger picture here is the problematic history that Whitney has as a professional photographer.
I prefer things to be told chronologically so I’m going to attempt to tell this story in a timeline format so the sourcing format for stolen images will be a bit differet.
While I tried to mostly stick to things related to photography there are some other parts of this story that play into the photography parts so I’ve included it.
Grab your popcorn. It’s a (long) ride below the cut but I promise that it’s a story that needs telling.
Summary: In the past ~8 years of being in business that I can find online, Whitney Elizabeth Knøtt / Whitney Elizabeth / Whitney Slusser Photography (aka Don’t Blink Photography and Irish Twins Photography) has cancelled or no showed to many weddings and sessions. If she does show there has been problems getting photos and/or prints. Refunds are few and far between. She has also at times used images that were not her own to represent her business.
Update 11/9/2023: Ugh. I wish I could say that I’m surprised to hear that Whitney is up to her shit again this fall but I’m not. I’m mostly sorry for the clients she’s burned, yet again.
• Added four more weddings for 2023. One from July with photos and a refund that weren’t delivered until this week after the client posted online, three for October that she cancelled last minute on (as per usual, two were for the same date).
• Here’s hoping that maybe she’ll be prosecuted like CP Family Photography who has a similar history to Whitney (but with less clients affected).
Update 7/14/2023: • Added another client who Whitney sent in a last minute replacement for on 10/22/2022
• Added a post of Whitney needing last minute second photographer coverage for a wedding 5/27/2023
• More proof Whitney is still pursuing photography despite her claiming to be stepping back
Update 5/10/2023: Whitney is back to replying to ISO’s and posting ads for her photography business.
Update 2/20/2023 @ 10AM: even more receipts including a rebuttal from Whitney via email and Facebook (spoiler alert: she doesn’t refute anything with the sessions, only asserts the medical history is factual). Also included a chat message from Whitney telling her friends that she’s stepping back from photography in 2023.
Update 9/10/2025: I’ve put off updating this post for a while but this summer I’ve had a lot of messages about Whitney so I figured I’d finally update her post. She’s had some issues canceling last minute for birth photography. She’s also changed her business name to Wandering Orchid Photo.
Update 2/13/2026: Whitney has rebranded yet again to Light & Leaf and appears to be operating out of the New England area. She’s already canceled last minute on events and sessions there.
It appears she’s also dipping her toe into styled sessions and is hosting one in June in Newport.
I laughed when I saw that she was recommending herself in comments like a client not the owner.
I realize this isn’t many images (8 in total) but she’s not only advertising with these images but also placed her watermark on top of them. Not to mention the fake stories about the session that didn’t happen…
In site related news, I’ve started a Patreon to support the running of this site.
Update 8/19/18: Gopika has removed her Facebook page and blamed a hired assistant.
This wall of shame is dedicated to photographers that feel that it's okay to steal others' work and post it as their own. Oh I'm sorry, it's okay to let their "web designer" do it.
