It’s been a couple weekends ago that I headed out of town for a photography conference in Missouri. Every year I am constantly educating myself and working to improve my skills, business, and service. This year I was lucky enough to be invited to attend FotoChaos with my good friend Sarah of Sarah Jane Photography. …
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Special Announcement! You won’t want to miss this!
We have a special announcement to make this Tuesday!! You may remember my dear friend and artist/designer, Jillian Devereux, who’s been featured here on the blog several times in the past. Well this Saturday from 6 to 9 pm at the Decatur Club (up in the libraray) she will be having her official launch party …
Megan Easterling Senior Session | Mt. Zion, IL | Senior Photography
I am so excited to share Megan’s senior photos with all of you! Megan is our senior rep from Mt. Zion High School this year and we had so much fun on her session! Megan is a huge animal love and has volunteered at the zoo for many years – so it just made sense …
Business/Price Change Update
I wanted to be sure I got this post done today to let you all know that the price change that was going to take place on September 1st is going to be postponed. I’m a crazy person and thought the new home studio would be completely done and ready for clients by the beginning …
Scoville Zoo | Decatur, IL
Earlier this summer, my mom, little brother, and I headed over to our local zoo to snag a few pictures of the critters there. Jeremy is quite artistic (though he wouldn’t admit it) and every year for 4-H he makes some kind of glass mosaic project for the fair. This year he made a table …
A Little Life Update…
Well hello everyone! Wednesday is here already – this week is just flying by!!! Well Ryan and I officially moved back home this past weekend. So it’s already been a busy week just with the move and trying to finish up some work around the house. We still have stairs to finish, a couple rooms …
The Truth about Being a Photographer
These “What society thinks I do” memes were really popular a month or so ago. You could find them all over facebook showcasing a variety of professions. And I have to admit I found myself amused by the two you see below this post because there is strangely and a lot of truth hidden in …
Erin Evans | Inner Light Session | Decatur, IL | Portrait Photography
I am so so SO excited to share the art we created for Erin with all of you! You may remember Erin from her Trash the Dress session last year with her hubby. When Erin emailed me about doing a portrait session just for her – I was SUPER excited! I knew I was wanting …
My Love-Hate Relationship with Pinterest
Since Pinterest first entered the world of the internet, women and men all over the world have found this site helpful, inspiring, and fun. Even I have posted on the blog before about how much I love Pinterest – especially when it first came out. It’s one of those websites that can really suck you …
New Studio, Some Improvements, and Restructuring…
As we have now entered the great warm month of July and are rapidly approaching the move in date for our new home-studio, we’ve been doing some serious re-evaluating of the business. When I first opened Green Tree Media four years ago – I wasn’t fully aware of how much time and money owning my …