As many of you know, I’m constantly educating myself on my craft and I love to explore new ideas and techniques for shooting. If you’ve been following me here for a while you probably remember my love for old film cameras and that I’ve slowly been acquiring a collection of them. So I recently have …
Writing And Fear
A little while ago I had the joy of spending a good deal of time talking with one of my super sweet cousins. One of the many things we talked about that evening was writing and fear. The topic mainly came up because of this… this little space on the internet, my online journal, and …
The Value of the Tangible
If you follow me on Instagram, you may recall a few weeks ago that I shared an album I had been working on for me and Ryan. Every year I make sure to get photographs taken of Ryan and me. It’s something that’s very important to me because someday I want our kids to be …
Locations: Wilborn Creek in Sullivan, IL
So I’ve shown you Camp Camfield and The Square in downtown Sullivan – today I thought I’d show you some pictures of another location within a 10 minute drive from our Kirksville home-studio… Wilborn Creek and the lake! Wilborn Creek is another awesome park that is also connected to Lake Shelbyville. It has a beautiful …
Nature Walks…
One of my great pleasures in life is enjoying the beauty of nature. It was one of the things I loved most about running (when I was younger and in better shape) and what I love about walking now. It’s a chance for me to be good to my body and my soul! These walks …
Photographer Product: Moody Skies Overlays
You may recall I recently released my Sunset Skies Overlay set – well today – I’m sharing my Moody Skies set with all of you! I am primarily a natural light photographer, so often this means that the sky gets blown out (which means it’s so bright it just looks white in my portraiture). Well …
Another Year Older Older
Well it seems that today I find myself another year older. I’m not one of those people who gets overly excited about my birthday, nor do I dread the change in numbers as I age. I think part of the reason I don’t get excited about my birthday is that I do not like being …
Karl & Janet Beloved Session | Sullivan, IL | Couples Photographer
Today it is my joy and honor to share a very special Beloved session with all of you. If you’ve been following me for some time now, you know that I absolutely love Beloved sessions. These sessions are just so special in my mind because they are about more than just having your portraits taken …
Emily Burgener | St. Teresa High School | Decatur, IL | Senior Photographer
It is my insane pleasure to introduce the beautiful Miss Emily to all of you today! I was so excited when Emily’s mom called to talk about Emily’s session. I was lucky enough to get to do Emily’s older sister, Megan’s, senior portraits a couple years ago so I was overjoyed to get to know …
The Shop: New & Improved is Open
It occurred to me today that I hadn’t shared with all you lovely ladies and gents that we have updated and improved the Green Tree Media Photographer Shop. All the albums, overlays, actions, and were previously featured here on the journal are now purchasable through The Shop – making it super quick and easy for …