Gah! I’m so happy to share this beautiful young lady with all of you! I was so thrilled with Samantha’s mom messaged me about scheduling her senior session. I was lucky enough to get to do her older sister, Maddie’s, senior portraits a couple of years ago. It seems crazy how quickly that time zipped …
Dan & Erin Maternity Photography | Decatur IL
Oh, guys! I’m so excited to share this session with you! I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again… I don’t know what I did to deserve this wonderful woman as my friend, but I’m eternally grateful to have her in my life! I love my brothers, but I grew up longing …
Showin’ Some Love: Podcasts
I used to do these Showin’ Some Love posts all the time, but then other things would come up and they’d get pushed to the back burner. So I think it’s high time I brought back another post on things I’m currently loving! Today I want to focus on Podcasts! I’m a big fan of …
What to Wear: Fall Family Outfits
It’s been a long while since I’ve done a What to Wear Wednesday post. So I figured today would be the perfect day to share some fall family outfit ideas! Here in the midwest, fall is the most popular time for portrait sessions. Everyone loves those fall colors, but the window for autumn leaves is …
Photography Filled Weekend
I don’t often talk about the hard parts of being a business owner and photographer, but I’ve been thinking about it and thought I’d share some of those thoughts today. Being a business owner and artist is a lot of work. I’m sure many of you understand the idea of having to wear many hats …
Commercial Shoots in August
I hadn’t had a chance to share some of my commercial work from August with all of you – so I figured I would do that today. As always, I love to work with Hendricks & Carr for their photography needs. This month they needed some work done for two of their clients – Staley …
6 of My Favorite Things about Senior Photography
Some of you may not know that I actually specialize in seniors, families and newborns. There are so many reasons I love working on these specific styles. But today I thought I’d share what I love most about senior sessions. Let me start by saying… seniors – you guys are so amazing! You constantly inspire …
2016 Birthday Trip
Like many others we had a very full Labor Day weekend… but the weekend fun started with a fun little getaway for me and the hubby. Ryan and I haven’t been able to go on any kind of trip just for us in… years! Honestly it’s probably since our honeymoon since we had a proper …
Labor Day 2016
I often feel like we take these national holidays for granted. We don’t know why they exist… not really. I mean, we may know that Labor Day is in recognition of workers… but do you know how this holiday came to exist? I’ll be honest – I didn’t know the history of it so I …
It’s the Little Things: Morning Details
I wanted to start a new series on the journal. Nothing fancy. Just something fun for me. I feel like we so often rush through life that we fail to embrace and notice the details of the little moments throughout the day. So I want to slowly start documenting the little details and moments in …