I felt so incredibly lucky that Raedena let me come over and meet her precious little girl, Olive, and snap some pictures of her! Olive is absolutely adorable (although with parents like hers – she was just destined to be a cutie)! I had never really done a newborn session, so I learned a lot …
The Journal
Absorbing Knowledge Like a Sponge
I’ve been learning a lot lately. As I mentioned last week, I was participating in creativeLIVE‘s amazing online Wedding Photography Workshop with the fabulous Jasmine Star. It was amazing! I still haven’t finished watching all the videos, but I’ve already learned so much! So HUGE thanks to the whole creativeLIVE team for all their hard …
Leighton One Year Old Pictures
I was so excited when Kathy Althoff asked me if I would take pictures of her one year old granddaughter Leighton. Leighton is such a cutie – and she looks just like her daddy, Scott. Dark brown hair, big blue eyes, and such a serious little face. She is precious! We just kept trying to …
Showin’ Some Love #5
It’s Friday again so it’s time for this week’s Showin’ Some Love. * New BeddingI posted up the pictures of the new bedding I bought on here a couple weeks ago. Well I finally got it on the bed and I’m thrilled! I feel like with every new project completed, every new item purchased for …
Max Vespa Senior Photos
I had so much fun taking Max’s senior photos. He is a very handsome young man and has a great sense of humor. He works for the Harristown Fire Department and he’s taking classes at Richland to become a fireman for a living. We took some photos at the studio first and then headed out …
This Week…
Hello all. I have a busy week ahead of me this week. Senior photo session today for Max Vespa, family photos in Allerton Park on Saturday and One Year Old pictures on Sunday. It’s been a little over a week since my last official photo session so I’m looking forward to getting back into what …
Wolfe-Nehmer Wedding
Dan and Kelly promised forever to each other on a very warm Saturday afternoon in Decatur IL. It was a beautiful wedding. A small and intimate group of 30 their closest family and friends gathered at Dan’s parents house. While people arrived I snuck upstairs to get some pictures of Kelly getting ready. I always …
This Week at the Gagnon House
I pulled out my calendar on Friday last week and realized that I have absolutely no photo shoots scheduled for this week. Quite honestly I have mixed feelings about it, but I think the wife in me is elated. I love photo shoots! It makes my day helping people capture special events or just a …
Matthew Miller’s Senior Photos
I met Matthew for the first time at his senior photo session on Tuesday. He is quite a handsome young man. And I never would have guessed he had a broken nose a week before! You really can’t tell!Matthew really loves football and he plays on St. Teresa’s football team. So we took a few …
Ryan & Lauren’s Engagement Session
I met Ryan and Lauren for the first time on Sunday for their engagement session, and I had SO much fun! Ryan is a rather playful fellow. He was constantly making me and Lauren laugh. At one point, Lauren turned to look at him and in her sternest voice said, “If you don’t quit pinching …