So if you follow me on Facebook, you may have noticed I was out of town on September 30th through October 2nd for a conference. The conference I attended was called Story and it was in Nashville, Tennessee at Crosspoint Church. I had never heard of Story before, but when my church asked me to …
Harrison’s 6 Month Session | Sullivan, IL
I’m so excited to share this little munchkin with all of you today! It seems like simultaneously forever ago and just a few days ago that I was taking little mister Harrison’s newborn portraits, and here we are doing his 6 month old session! I adore this family! I feel so very blessed that I …
St. Teresa High School Fall Sports | Decatur, IL
With the school year in full swing – it’s time to share St. Teresa’s Fall Sport Portraits. For those who don’t know, during the fall season we have golf, cross country, football, boys soccer, and girls volleyball. So we photographed all of these teams for the fall sports portraits. For the sports portraits, I always …
New Fine Art Series: Sorrow
As you know – in recent months I’ve been exploring a new area of photography – Fine Art Photography. I think for years I discredited my own creativity. When you go to art school, you are surrounded with incredibly talented people and it can become easy to compare yourself to those around you and feel …
Saint Teresa 2015 Homecoming | Decatur, IL
I’m sure you guys have been waiting for it since I posted Friday’s activities earlier this week. Well today is the day! I’m sharing our peek at St. Teresa High School’s Homecoming Dance. This was my first year photographing homecoming for St. Teresa so I wasn’t fully sure what to expect. I knew where to …
St. Teresa Homecoming Assembly and Football Game
This past week was Saint Teresa High School’s Homecoming week. Along with all the fun they had their annual Pep Assembly on Friday afternoon before the football game that evening. They students got to have a spirit dress day and participate in a bunch of fun activities. Each class had students compete to earn points …
Baby Journey: Book Review: Barren Among the Fruitful
So with everything Ryan and I have been going through on this journey, I needed to connect. I needed something to ground me and help me feel more solid in where we are at. So being the giant nerd that I am – I looked to books. I wish I could say there’s a wealth …
What to Wear: Styling with Shoes
I had another post scheduled for today, but I decided to share another What to Wear Wednesday with all of you instead. As you all know, fall is hands down my favorite time of year. And I love all the different options for clothing you have this time of year with layering and accessories. Today …
Converting Film Negatives in Photoshop
Every once in a while, I will get a special request from family, friends or a client asking me if I would be able to do something with cherished old photographs. Sometimes it’s taking an old print they have and giving it new life. Sometimes it’s taking one of the old curved surface prints and …
Gratitude Project: September 2015
It’s been a little while since the last time I shared any of my artwork from my Gratitude Project with all of you. In spite of my fine art projects, I still seem to find time and have a desire to go out with my camera and document the things that move me! Especially on …