Well today brings round another Mother’s Day! Like kids everywhere – we are spending this Sunday showing our mom’s how much we love and appreciate them. It’s hard work being a mom. You carry this tiny precious being inside you for 9 months and they come into the world screaming and perfect. Little beings that …
Applying the Golden Ratio in Your Photography
As photographers, it’s really important to know what makes a strong photograph. There are a lot of things you should keep in mind when shooting, like color, lighting, shape, and composition. It takes a variety of aspects to create an exciting image, but if you are looking for one aspect that can really help improve …
Spring has Sprung!
Spring is finally here! It seems that the warmer weather has decided to creep out and stick around. The trees are budding and blooming and the birds are chirping away! And I couldn’t be more excited! This has been a really long winter for us here in the Midwest. One of the longest I can …
Photographer Product: Digital Papers
Good morning everyone! I’ve been working quite diligently on my business and on creating some more products for other photographers and I’ve got a few simple designs to share with all of you today! I was working on an album design the other day and ended up creating my own unique digital paper for the …
Alec Hise | Maroa Forsyth High School | Forsyth IL Senior Photography
Senior photography is one of my favorite sessions of all, and I’m super excited to share Alec’s senior portraits with you today! I was thrilled when Molly contacted me about doing Alec’s senior portraits. I’ve known Alec for a while now. He played baseball with my baby brother years ago and he is my cousin …
Finding Surprises in Painting
So you may recall a while back I shared some paintings I had made. It all started because one of my best friends wanted a tree painting similar to the one in my own bedroom. So I decided to make her one. She was so thoroughly pleased that she told me she’d love to sell …
The Definition and Significance of Branding
If you have ever made a choice between two similar products (like Nike vs Adidas or Ford vs Toyota), odds are you’ve encountered their branding and it helped effect your purchase. For every business, branding is crucial to developing a strong marketing plan and helping the company to grow. If you have a business or …
Easter 2014
Happy Monday to you all! I certainly hope you got to spend this weekend with those you love and relax and have some fun! This past weekend was a wonderful one! Ryan and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary and Saturday. So I took the day off and we did some shopping and just spent …
He Is A Gem | Our 6th Anniversary
I was sitting here today. Thinking of a great many things. Looking through old writings for wisdom and insight, when I came across one that wasn’t mine. It was something my husband had written. Words from a time of great pain that he had shared with me months after. And I re-read them again, reliving …
April 2014 CILPP Meeting | SEO with Thyme for Design
This past Monday, the 14th, was our bimonthly meeting for the CILPP (Central Illinois Professional Photographers) group. I was really looking forward to this month’s meeting because it was all about SEO, and we were going to get to learn about this valuable online marketing tool from Gretchen and Trina of Thyme for Design. In …