We are finally getting close to being caught up with Marlee’s monthly photos! And it’s just in time too because we are getting super close to photographing her four month old photos. Each month I try to take pictures of Marlee as she grows and I try to use different backdrops and setups each time. …
Cassy’s Baby Shower
I feel so blessed to have these two beautiful souls in my life… even more blessed to call them family. You may recall seeing these two cuties from their engagement session and wedding last year. And now we get to celebrate these two as they become a family of three! We found out Rich and …
Marlee’s One & Two Month Sessions | Sullivan IL
Well I told you guys I had some catching up to do, which means today I’m sharing Marlee’s one and two month sessions. The perk of being a photographer is that this little girl is going to have LOTS of pictures taken of her. I’ll be honest and admit that I don’t pull out the …
Marlee’s Newborn Photography | Sullivan, IL
Well I’ve got some catching up to do on the sharing sneak peeks into our little family. So let’s start with some of the newborn pictures I took of Marlee. Now you all know that we went to a professional photographer to have our newborn portraits taken. I value photography a great deal and I …
What to Wear: Outfits for your Kids
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 …