This marks officially one full year since I started working with St. Teresa. My first shoot for my alma mater was last year for their winter sports portraits and a couple weeks ago we did the 2016 winter sports portraits. For those who don’t keep track of sports… that means we got to photograph the …
THRIVE February 2016 Shoots
I feel like that last month went by super quickly and here we are with another little peek at some of the shoots I got to do for THRIVE magazine in Decatur last month. If you live in Decatur I’m sure you have seen this awesome entertainment magazine in various places around town. THRIVE does …
Behind the Scenes: We All Start Somewhere
Once upon a time, I was a new and budding photographer with big hopes! When I graduated from college with my BFA in photography and design, I had hardly any money and only basic camera equipment. But I decided if I was going to have a home business – I needed to start now and …
CoSchedule Review: Save Time, Blog More, & Increase Traffic
It’s been over a year since I last shared my love of CoSchedule with you and I thought I’d go ahead and share a little about this awesome plugin with you again. (If you missed the previous post – you can check it out here.) As you all know – I love writing here on …
Cole Lamb Senior Portraits | St. Teresa Decatur
Today I get to share this awesome stud with all of you! Cole is another one of my Saint Teresa seniors. I’ve been lucky enough to already Cole several times at school for sports and dances. So I was super excited to get to work with him for his senior session and to get to …
Harrison’s Birthday Mini | Sullivan, IL Baby Photography
This little man! I mean… when did he get so big?! I feel like it was only a month or two ago that we were taking his newborn portraits, and here we are doing a little mini session for his birthday party cards. You guys probably remember that this handsome little man is one of …
Behind the Scenes: Workflow
So when I was recently talking at the 8th Grade Career Fair one of the things we’re supposed to talk to the kids about is what a typical day looks like. And the thing is – I don’t really have a “typical” day. All my days are very different. Some days I edit all day. …
Behind the Scenes: Editorial Shoot Fun!
As some of you may know – from time to time I get to work with THRIVE magazine in Decatur. THRIVE has been one of the best publications I’ve ever had the privilege of working with and I love the work I have gotten to do for them. Everyone who works on THRIVE magazine is …
Book Review: Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
So something I’m trying to work on this year is reading more. I have actually created a list of books for myself that I’ve written down in my planner to try and read this year. And we’re only two weeks into 2016, but book one is done! So I figured I’d share my thoughts about …
19th Annual 8th Grade Career Fair at Richland Community College
At this point I’ve lost track of how many years I’ve gotten to come back and participate in the 8th Grade Career Fair at Richland Community College. It is definitely something that I look forward to every year though and this year was no different! I try to make the talk I give these awesome …