WHO I AM
Hello! My name is Sydnee Shive. I'm a current resident of Manhattan, Kansas, where I work full-time for Kansas Corn after more than four years with the American Hereford Association. I'm a May 2022 graduate of Kansas State University, with my bachelor's degree in agricultural communications and journalism. I like to stay busy, and I work occasionally as a livestock photographer. In addition to photography, I found I really enjoyed writing in high school, and I worked for student publications all throughout college.
Growing up, art was one of my passions. I found and cultivated a love for livestock and agriculture through
4-H and FFA, and photography became a creative outlet for me. Art and livestock are two things I truly love. Student publications has been crucial to diversifying my portfolio--from sports and livestock to headshots in studios and large group pictures, I'm comfortable with a camera in my hand almost anywhere.
I have a heavy agriculture background. My "9-to-5" is telling the stories of the Kansas corn growers through digital media. I own a small herd of purebred cows (old show heifers) with my twin sister, Grace, and we exhibited cattle all around Kansas and the surrounding states for about ten years. I love agriculture and the people who immerse themselves in it. For years, showing cattle was all I did, and I can attribute some of my creativity, responsibility, grit and determination to my years spent in a barn.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Sydnee Creative started as Sydnee Shive Photography in 2014. I've grown since then and expanded my skillset, and Sydnee Creative is what I landed on.
I chose to use just my first name for my brand, because, my name is unique. The spelling is, anyways. And for me, the word "creative" has no limits. It fits me. The design for my "S" hit me one night while brushing my teeth, and I immediately sat down at my computer and opened Adobe Illustrator. It's different, but it's me.