Now its time to focus on just those kiddos. You have a system for what to dress them in for every day play, but figuring out what to wear for photos can be tricky. You want to create really beautiful images of your kids that capture their personality and you want them to look like …
The Value of Committing to One Photographer
I was having a lovely conversation with a beautiful young woman the other day. We were in the middle of her consultation and discussing her session hopes, budget, and product desires. While we were talking, she mentioned that she wasn’t just looking for a photographer – she was looking for HER photographer… a photographer that …
New Fine Art Piece: Emptiness
I know the last fine art piece I shared with you guys showed the completion of our journey and thus the end of the series. However, I still have a lot of ideas on file for images for the series and I plan to continue to work on them as I move forward. So today …
Anthony & Jennifer Stanley | Decatur, IL
I am so excited to share these beautiful souls with you again! You may recall seeing Jennifer and Anthony the last time I photographed them… you know – super adorable and ridiculously photogenic… So when Anthony contacted me about doing some head shots for them again – I was ecstatic! I love these two wonderful …
Let’s Talk About Failure…
So I’ve had this blog post sitting here waiting to be written and shared for… I don’t know… probably a year or two. It’s been a LONG time! And there are a variety of reasons I kept putting it off… I had more fun things to share like sessions or fine art work or more …
Our First Official Family Portraits
Now that we are on the other side of our last major adoption hurdle… we can finally begin to slowly start sharing some pieces of our family with you. So today I wanted to start by sharing the first official family photos we had taken while we were up in Michigan. Now this was kind …
What to Wear: Senior Girls
Recently we’ve talked about tips for what to wear for family sessions, senior guys, even newborns… so now I think it’s time we offer up some advice for Senior Girls on what to wear for their senior sessions! Honestly I feel like girls have a bit of an advantage (or disadvantage depending on how you …
The Wilcoxen Family Photography | Decatur, IL
I am so thrilled to share this sweet and beautiful family with you guys today. When Ryan and I first began exploring our adoption options, Jessa was one of the first people who willingly shared her personal experience and information for us to consider. At the time, Jessa had just become a new mom to …
Charles Randolph’s Newborn Photography | Decatur, IL
I am super excited to share the session with all of you! You may remember Laura from creative maternity session not that long ago. Well her little miracle man finally arrived after a very long labor and a little over a month after our little miracle girl made her way into our arms. I was …
Gwen One Year Session | Decatur, IL Photography
I can hardly believe that this little sweet thing is already a year old!!! Where in the world did that time go? I feel like it was just a couple months ago we were taking this precious little ladies newborn portraits. And yet here we are capturing her one year old photos! If you’ve been …