There are many things that bring me joy in this world – making other people happy, spending time with my husband, reading, creating, going to church, hanging out with friends, writing. And in the past several months, yoga has become a major player in the list of things that make me happy. For years I …
Behind the Scenes: Retouching
So today I thought I’d take a few minutes to show you a peek behind the scenes into what happens after your session. I love working with all my clients and I get to spend so much time getting to know you. We spend time at your pre-session consultation talking and really discussing how to …
Saint Teresa Winter Sports Photos | Decatur, IL
So Friday last week was my first official day photographing for Saint Teresa High School in Decatur. I was excited and nervous at the same time! Excited to get to work with these awesome guys and gals and nervous because I’d never done sports portraits before. There was a time when I would have said …
How to Take the Perfect Selfie
Let’s be real… we all do it! We all have those days when our hair is looking amazing or we just feel really cute. And we want to document this awesomeness – because we feel GOOD! And as much as we’d like our selfies to seem effortless, the truth is we usually end up taking …
Holden Ray’s One Year Session | Sullivan, IL
I can hardly believe this little man is one year old! It seems like just a few weeks ago that we were taking his newborn portraits and here we are sharing his big boy photos! And boy is he a big boy now! I had so much fun talking to Holden – he’s such a …
The Your Story Project
I’m super excited to announce this new project I’m working on and excited to invite my senior models to be a part of it! As a creative, I often find myself needing a creative outlet. Last year I decided to release creativity in a medium I knew nothing about and started painting. It was incredibly …
7 Tips for Those Struggling With Infertility
So after my last Baby Journey Update, I received a number of messages from other women on a similar path. It’s always simultaneously heartbreaking and comforting to find out others are going through similar experiences. There’s a support there, a collective “Thank God – you get how this feels!” But in chatting with all these …
Harlow is Three | Sullivan, IL Kid Photography
I’m so excited to share this pretty little princess with all of you today! I first met Harlow and her mommy, Heather last year for her two year session. And I was so excited when Heather contacted me again to photograph Harlow’s Three Year Portraits! With the cold weather, we decided to photograph Harlow’s session …
Ryan’s Birthday…
Yesterday was my wonderful husband’s birthday. Words cannot adequately express how much I adore this man. He has done more for me in the past 10 years than I can even explain. He has saved me from myself, lifted me up and helped mold me into a more complete and independent person. A good portion …
Gratitude 2014 in Print
So if you guys know me – you know I’m a big believer in printing your pictures. For the past few years I’ve had personal projects, my Gratitude Project in particular. In case you missed it from posts in years past, my Gratitude Project was something I started to help me focus on the positive. …