I know it’s Saturday and I don’t normally post a Saturday blog, but I really wanted to share Hannah’s session with all of you today since they stopped by the Kirksville studio last night to view their portraits for the first time. I was so honored when Hannah asked me to take pictures for her …
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Lyons Family Session | Harristown, IL | Family Photography
I’m thrilled to be sharing the Lyons family session with you today! I met Teresa in August and we discussed what we might do for their family session. They wanted to get some new updated photos of her immediate family and her extended family. I have to say – she and her hubby have some …
The Floyd Family | Decatur, IL | Family Photography
I was so excited to share this session with all of you that I couldn’t wait until Wednesday to post the Floyd family’s feature! I adore this family! Elizabeth and Kyle are so sweet and make an amazing tag team when it comes to wrangling, feeding, and caring for the one year old twins, Caleb …
Ruey Ann is One! | Decatur, IL | Children Photography
I’m SO excited to be sharing sweet miss Ruey’s one year old session with you today! It has been such a joy and honor and blessing to get to capture this sweet little thing from being a brand new sparkling and perfect little newborn to the one year old little beauty that she is today! …
A Few Tips on How to Dress for the Best Family Portraits!
If you’ve been thinking about scheduling a family portrait session, odds are you quickly realized how difficult selecting clothes can be! Just figuring out how to dress one person can be stressful, let alone your whole family. Many professional photographers will help walk you through potential clothing options that might be best for you and …
What is Beauty?
Today is one of those days where I had nothing scheduled to write, which leaves me to my own indecisive means to determine what to say. I have about a dozen different ideas for things I’d like to share, but I think today I’d like to start with a post about something very important to …
The Smith Family & Graham is 1 | Decatur, IL | Family & Children Photography
I’m so excited to be sharing the Smith family’s session with you today! I adore this family and it has been such a joy to get to capture little mister Graham through his whole first year! It kills me to see how big he’s gotten! It doesn’t seem like that long ago that we were …
Kevin & Sonya’s Beloved Session | Decatur, IL | Couples Photography
I am so excited to be sharing Kevin and Sonya’s Beloved session with you today. Beloved sessions are something I’ve been offering for a while and they’ve slowly been growing in shape, substance, and popularity. Whether you are newly engaged or married for 30, 40, or 50 years – Beloved sessions are designed to document …
Sianna Taylor 9 Months Old | Forsyth Park, Forsyth, IL | Baby Photography
I’m so excited to share Sianna’s 9 Month portraits with you today! We got super lucky that the rain held off for Sianna’s session and left us with lush green grass and overcast skies for her portrait session. I’ve been lucky enough to be capturing this sweet baby girl for the past 6 months, and …
June Central Illinois Professional Photographers Meeting | CILPPA | Family Photography Posing
Monday was our monthly meeting for our Central Illinois Professional Photographers group. I look forward to these meetings every month! But this month I was SUPER nervous. Sarah and I had talked at one point about the different ways we shoot sessions. Sarah is very pose intensive – she positions every portion of a persons …