One of the photography websites I follow, I Heart Faces, has a contest this week for photos of pet faces. My black lab-beagle pup has a huge personality and a ton of faces to boot. But this picture of him really just makes me smile every time I look at it. Enjoy! To see more …
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Greenville College Senior Basketball Boys | Basketball Photos | Greenville, IL
As some of you know, I’m the oldest of three kids. I have two brothers; Joel is a senior in college and Jeremy is a sophomore in high school. Both of my brothers are incredibly passionate about basketball, and play on their school’s teams. They both have had their struggles – past and present – …
Lydea & Kynlee Mayes | Children Photography | Decatur, IL
I was super excited to get to see Kynlee, Lydea and their folks again! This is the third time I’ve gotten to take pictures of this awesome family. And it had been three months since I’d seen them. The girls are growing up so fast!Lydea is turning five very soon, and she was so much …
Bridget Ollesch Senior Photos | Decatur IL | Senior Photography
I was really looking forward to meeting Bridget Ollesch for her senior session. Bridget is friends with Rachel Vandermyde, who’s senior sessions I took earlier this summer. Bridget is absolutely gorgeous! She’s tall, thin, has long, brown, naturally curly hair, and the biggest brightest blue eyes ever! She has the sweetest smile too! When Bridget …
Alex Friedrich Senior Photos | Rock Springs, Decatur IL | Senior Photography
I was super excited to do Alex’s senior photos. The day of his sessions I was a little worried about the weather because it looked like it might rain. But the moisture held off and we were able to get some great outdoor shots.Alex really loves playing guitar. It’s one of his favorite pasttimes, and …
Macon County Annual Harvest Dinner and Awards Ceremony
As a 4-H alum – I like to stay involved with 4-H now through volunteering and other projects. I’ve been lucky enough to be hired to do some design and photography work for the Macon County 4-H and Extension Office. Earlier this month, Amy Leman asked me if I’d be available to come take some …
Laila Anne’s Newborn Pictures | Newborn Photography | Mattoon, IL
I had been looking forward to doing newborn pictures of little Miss Laila for Ryan and Raeanna since I did their maternity pictures back in September. If you’ve been following my blog – you’ll know that Laila Anne was born on Wednesday, October 20 at 7:24 am. She weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz. She is …
Butler-Rotramel Wedding | Arcola, IL | Wedding Photography
I have been looking forward to Nikki & Jake’s wedding for quite some time now. Nikki and Jake are a couple of the coolest, most fun people I know. I had technically only met Nikki once before the wedding, but I knew her and Jake were going to end up together. It is so easy …
My New Favorite Album…
So my friend and June bride – Meagan – finally got to see her wedding album this past weekend. After several months of looking for the perfect vendor and designing the perfect layout for her photos, the completed project arrived in the mail. This was my first album design and my first product order from …
Brionna Bryant Senior Photos | Mattoon, IL – Lytle Park
I was super excited to take Brionna’s senior photos. Brionna and her mom used to take my kick boxing class when I taught aerobics at the Y in Mattoon. So I knew I would have tons of fun shooting pictures of her. Brionna loves the Twilight books. So we tried to create some fun “Twilight” …