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 …
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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 …
Escalate 2010 | Julia Woods’ Talk | Washington, IL
The last speaker at Escalate Live was Julia Woods (who actually just won wedding image of the year from PPA Photo Asia). Julia and Jeffrey Woods own Portrait Life Studio in Washington IL and have won multiple awards for their work. Julia talked about the business side of photography, which is the side of my …
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 …
Gratitude and Changes
Well this has been an incredibly busy week. From last weekend to this coming weekend, I have literally stretched myself to the limit with work. I feel incredibly blessed that I have so many amazing clients who love what I do and come back to me again and again. It’s a truly humbling feeling. Amidst …
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 …
A Weekend & Some Thoughts…
I have gone back and forth on this blog about how open to be. While this is my business blog, I really do share a part of myself with you in every picture and post. So I decided today that I would share some thoughts that have been running through my head. This past weekend …
Escalate 2010 | Tamara Lackey’s Talk | Washington, IL
Today I’m going to cover some of things I learned from Tamara Lackey at Escalate Live. I have followed Tamara’s blog for at least a year now. Tamara is an award winning children’s photographer based in North Carolina. Tamara captures these beautiful spontaneous moments and expressions and has a unique shooting style, which is similar …
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” …