Well I told you guys I had some catching up to do, which means today I’m sharing Marlee’s one and two month sessions. The perk of being a photographer is that this little girl is going to have LOTS of pictures taken of her. I’ll be honest and admit that I don’t pull out the …
New Fine Art Piece: Leap of Faith
Since I’m not taking as many sessions right now while Marlee is little, I’m trying to still keep my creative juices flowing with my fine art work. So today I’m sharing another fine art piece with you from my self portrait series called The Journey. This series focuses on the feelings and experiences along our …
Marlee’s Newborn Photography | Sullivan, IL
Well I’ve got some catching up to do on the sharing sneak peeks into our little family. So let’s start with some of the newborn pictures I took of Marlee. Now you all know that we went to a professional photographer to have our newborn portraits taken. I value photography a great deal and I …
Marlee’s Baby Dedication
We had a pretty busy time this past weekend but it was full of family and love. This past Sunday was Marlee’s baby dedication. Now… I grew up Catholic so the tradition for our families growing up was infant baptisms. But the church that Ryan and I are members of does baby dedications. (The difference …
New Baby Product Love
When we got the call and headed up to get Marlee, I knew we were going to need to get some things. But honestly – there are so many baby things out there and so many lists of baby “must haves.” But some of that stuff didn’t really feel necessary. Sometimes I think those lists …
What to Wear: Outfits for your Kids
Now its time to focus on just those kiddos. You have a system for what to dress them in for every day play, but figuring out what to wear for photos can be tricky. You want to create really beautiful images of your kids that capture their personality and you want them to look like …
The Value of Committing to One Photographer
I was having a lovely conversation with a beautiful young woman the other day. We were in the middle of her consultation and discussing her session hopes, budget, and product desires. While we were talking, she mentioned that she wasn’t just looking for a photographer – she was looking for HER photographer… a photographer that …
New Fine Art Piece: Emptiness
I know the last fine art piece I shared with you guys showed the completion of our journey and thus the end of the series. However, I still have a lot of ideas on file for images for the series and I plan to continue to work on them as I move forward. So today …
Anthony & Jennifer Stanley | Decatur, IL
I am so excited to share these beautiful souls with you again! You may recall seeing Jennifer and Anthony the last time I photographed them… you know – super adorable and ridiculously photogenic… So when Anthony contacted me about doing some head shots for them again – I was ecstatic! I love these two wonderful …
Let’s Talk About Failure…
So I’ve had this blog post sitting here waiting to be written and shared for… I don’t know… probably a year or two. It’s been a LONG time! And there are a variety of reasons I kept putting it off… I had more fun things to share like sessions or fine art work or more …