Well I had a formal blog post written for today on my laptop at home, but unfortunately I’m going to be stuck in Decatur all day – so that will have to wait til another day. So why am I stuck in Decatur, you may be wondering? Well, Ryan posted our 2003 Chevy Impala up …
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Baby Photos | Photographing Your Child’s Milestones
I figured I would take today to talk about what the important milestones are to capture in your child’s first year of life and a little bit about why. Enjoy! 🙂 Your little angel has finally arrived and you want to photograph every moment of his or her little life! While it has become super …
Nicholls Family Photos | Monticello, IL | Allerton Park
There is nothing I love more than helping my family capture memories, and I was ecstatic when my aunt & cousin-in-laws asked me to take some family photos for them. I love this little family! Adam is such a cutie! He’s got so much energy and now that he’s talking he’s got so much to …
Escalate 2010 | Lori Nordstrom’s Talk | Washington, IL
I was really interested to hear what Lori Nordstrom was going to talk about. Lori is from Iowa and specializes in baby photography. And I’ll be honest – I haven’t had a whole lot of opportunities to work with babies so I knew it was an area that I could learn a lot about. And …
Jason & Gina Miller Wedding | Tower Hill, IL | Wedding Photography
I was lucky enough to get to take Jason & Gina’s engagement pictures back in September, and so I got the chance to learn a little bit about them before their wedding. But let me tell you something, weddings add a whole new dimension to understanding a little about the couple you’re shooting. These two …
Dreams…
So I was reading one of my photographer friend’s blogs the other day and she was talking about dreams. And I started thinking how interesting it is that we can all have so vastly different aspirations for our futures. Even those of us in the same profession. So I thought I’d share some things I …
McLaine Parkinson Senior Session | Decatur, IL
I was super excited to do McLaine’s Senior Photos! I had taken pictures of her boyfriend, Matt Miller, earlier this summer and he had talked about his girlfriend quite a bit. So I’ll admit I was thrilled about the chance to meet this gorgeous girl! We took pictures out at McLaine’s house (which by the …
Mike & Marcy Engagement | Fairview Park & Downtown Decatur, IL
I was so excited when Marcy emailed me about photographing her wedding next year! Marcy and I went to elementary school together back in the day, and I always am thrilled when I get to help an old friend capture such special memories. “For our first date, we went out for sushi…although, at the time …
Escalate 2010 | Julianne Kost’s Talk | Washington, IL
I thought I might share a little about the next speaker at the Escalate Live event on the blog today. Her name is Julianne Kost and she is an awesome individual! Julianne makes really beautiful and interesting photographic composites. She works for Adobe, and is one of the creators for the adobe software (so she’s …
Rachel Wayne Senior Session | Rock Springs | Decatur, IL
I was so excited when Mrs. Wayne called me to schedule Rachel’s senior session. Rachel’s older sisters, Bridget and Ella, attended St. Teresa when I was in high school. They are both such good big sisters – they came to Rachel’s session to help her get into her outfits and check her hair before I …