After everything that happened last year…. I have felt more than once that this year is our year: that things can only go up and great things are going to happen. But I also believe that I have to meet greatness halfway, and that’s what I’m trying to do this year. For the past almost …
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LSA JV Boy’s Basketball Game + Cheerleaders + Mascot | Decatur, IL | Event Photography
It’s been a few weeks ago now that I took these pictures of the JV Boys Basketball team. It was the last home game, and I was really hoping to get some more pictures of the cheerleaders too – so I figured I’d pop into the JV game and snap some pics. I also was …
Showin Some Love: Apps
After the fire, I started having some trouble with my cell phone and since I needed to replace my phone I decided to go ahead and splurge on an iPhone. Not the fancy new one, but the older model. I just needed something functional and I’ll admit I was kind of looking forward to having …
Goonan Boys Mini Session | Decatur, IL | Children’s Photography
Since it’s the day after Valentine’s Day, I thought this was the perfect day to share with you the pictures from our Tutus & Bow Ties Mini Session. I didn’t quite get the boom of customers I was hoping for… Actually I only had one taker for our first mini session. But I was thrilled …
Products: The Keitel Maternity/Newborn Story Book
I started thinking the other day… I’m always posting the latest wedding album designs on the blog for you to see, but you rarely get to see the other books I’ve laid out. So I thought today I’d show you a Story Book we designed for a couple from Effingham who came to me for …
Charlie Freund Turns Three! | Mt. Zion, IL | Children’s Photogrphy
I was super excited to do Charlie’s Three Year Old session! I’ve been taking pictures of this little guy since he turned a year old, and I look forward to doing his pictures every year! It was a little bit chilly out (but warmer than you’d expect for February) when we decided to venture out …
Five Elements of a Great Image
As a photographer, it’s incredibly important to know what makes a great picture. Just having a nice camera and fancy tools isn’t enough to really make it in this industry anymore. Knowing what to look for and honing in on those specific things can help you capture truly unique, personal, and in the moment images …
LSA High School Girls’ Basketball | Decatur, IL | Sports Photography
As LSA’s official photographer – I managed to make my way over to LSA High School for the girls’ basketball game at the end of January. It was one of the girls’ tournament games, and I was really excited to see the girls’ compete! And boy! Did they! They played one stellar game and knocked …
Just a Quick Post
So I really didn’t get this post done today as early as I would have liked. You all are keeping me so busy with all your story book orders, print orders, and videos! I’m so excited to see everything come in! Hopefully you are either a fan of Green Tree Media on Facebook or you’ve …
Elayna Harker’s Three Year Old Session | Decatur, IL | Children Photography
I was so excited to be taking pictures of miss Elayna for her third birthday! The last time I took pictures of this sweet little gal was when she was turning one, and boy has she grown up! She’s got her own ideas and opinions and she absolutely loves shoes and the color pink! We …