Today I get to share an awesome senior stud with all of you! Sam is one of my St. Teresa seniors this year, and I could not be happier to work with him. I love working with seniors who attend the schools I work with. It’s a wonderful thing to be able to get to …
August 2016 THRIVE Issue
Well, July sure zipped by fast and here we are in August with a new issue of THRIVE! I’m sure you guys have figured out by now that I really love working with THRIVE. All these awesome ladies are just phenomenal and I have so much fun at each of our monthly meetings as we …
Gearing Up for Gishwhes!
So… you may or may not know that the hubby and I are pretty big nerds. Don’t worry, though – we’re proud of our nerdiness 😉 Well thanks to our love for Supernatural… we ended up discovering gishwhes last year. Unfortunately, by the time we found out about it – we were too late to …
Rachel’s Fun Portrait Shoot
Oh guys! This session was so much fun! I have been wanting to photograph this beautiful gal for quite some time now. Rachel is one of my friends from Renaissance, her unique style and spunky personality (and oh my gosh – her amazing hair!) has completely fascinated me. And being a photographer, I of course …
The Pezzelle Twins July Visit to Decatur
You may recall that my brother, Joel, and his wife, Stacey, added twins to our family earlier this year. Well this past week, we got to spend a lot of time with these little four-month-old men while their mommy and daddy went on a little trip. August and Shepherd spent the week with their Nonni …
Stephen Decatur Rose Society Presentation
On Monday this week, I was incredibly honored to be asked to speak at the Stephen Decatur Rose Society meeting. Actually, they wanted to be sure I was free so they asked me if I would be free to speak way back in January. I’ve given presentations to 8th graders, high school students, and other …
Dan & Erin Anniversary Photography | Springfield, IL
Words cannot begin to express how special this session is today and how incredibly ecstatic I am to finally get to share this with all of you! Those of you who’ve followed my journal for any length of time have undoubtedly seen Dan and Erin many times. I’ve been blessed to photograph these two gorgeous …
My Thoughts on Hair & Make up in Senior Portraits
I’m doing something a little different today and just sitting in front of the camera and sharing some thoughts with you all over on my YouTube channel. Forgive me if I’m not fantastic at this – I’m an introvert by nature and talking isn’t my strong suit. Writing has always been a far easier way …
The Miller Family Photography | Decatur, IL
I am so over the moon to get to share this sweet family of four with all of you! We’ve gotten to know Lindsey and Will a little bit over the past two years we’ve been attending Renaissance. Lindsey runs the nursery for Ren and Will is in charge of the ushers. They are two …
National Foodwork Services Product Shoot
When my former boss, Mike Carr of Hendricks & Carr Marketing, calls – I’m always thrilled to grab my gear and head out to help. Mike called me in because he had got some new photography gear and things weren’t syncing up properly. Since he was working on a deadline and the part he needed …