I was so excited last Saturday to be photographing David & Christina’s Wedding! These are two super sweet people who quite obviously complement each other very well. It’s wonderful when you see a couple who is just more relaxed and contented when they are together. That’s exactly the kind of relationship David and Christina have. …
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Photographer’s Web Marketing Guide by Design Aglow & Zach Prez
If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you may have heard me mention my love of Design Aglow, a site that has oodles of designs, ideas, and information for professional photographers. You’ve probably also seen me mention Zach Prez, a man who writes about all the different forms of marketing available to …
Moving Forward… Joel’s College Graduation
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be able to take the trip down to Greenville, IL with my family to watch my younger brother, Joel, graduate from college. It was a very nice ceremony in one of the gyms on campus. The only downside is there was no air conditioning in the building and it …
Choices…
Every day we are given the opportunity to make a choice. Actually many choices. When we get up in the morning we choose whether to get up with the alarm or hit the snooze button. We choose what to wear, how to do our hair and make-up, whether or not to eat breakfast. There are …
Healthy Cells Magazine | Edna Mae & Walt | Springfield, IL
Becky from over at Healthy Cells magazine called me last week and asked me if I’d be up for another editorial shoot for them. Of course I said YES! So Monday morning I hopped in the car and drove to Springfield to meet Edna Mae and her husband, Walt, in their beautiful home. I had …
For Photographers: The Importance of Our Craft
There is always information I can share with clients, but sometimes I forget to share some bits of advice for photographers. This article is my way of reminding all photographers, the new and the experienced, of why we initially got into photography and the importance of what we do. Do something for me for a …
DIY Project: Paper Bag Butterfly Wreath
I can’t take credit for this idea… I found it on a DIY Blog called MaryJanes & Galoshes. But I loved this beautiful wreath so much I wanted to give it a try and I enjoyed it so much I thought I’d share it with all of you! So what you’ll need: • 1 Foam …
Some Joys of Spring…
Where I live, it’s really easy to tell when spring has arrived. Usually we start getting tons of rain… check! I couldn’t even tell you how much rain we’ve had over the past week. I know it’s enough that we’ve had water in our basement the past few days (something we dread every spring…). This …
Showin’ Some Love
It’s been a while since I did a Showin’ Some Love Post, so here’s some things I’m loving this week! • My Painted Kitchen Cabinets As you know, we’ve started working on our kitchen… as inexpensively as possible. So for now we’ve painted our cabinets. What’s funny is I photoshopped a picture of our kitchen …
Wedding Season Approaches | Custom Wedding Albums
As wedding season approaches I wanted to share some images of my wedding albums. You may have seen pictures of them before, but I’d like to talk a little about why I’m in love with these albums. Below I’ve put some images of the two sample albums I currently have at the studio. One (Joseph …