I am so excited to be sharing this handsome little man’s newborn session with all of you today! His mama, Holly, messaged me the a couple days before his session about doing his newborns and I was so excited and honored to get to capture Boden’s sweet new baby portraits! This little guy was a …
Caroline Forster | St. Teresa High School | Senior Photography
I feel like a kid in a candy store with the gorgeous girls I’ve been getting to work with! Today I get to share the beautiful Caroline’s senior session with all of you! Caroline met with me during the summer last year and we planned to do her session in the fall. But this poor …
Carrisa Kretsinger | Mt. Zion High School | Senior Photography
I so love getting to know my high school seniors and incorporating who they are into their senior portraits. So it’s no surprise that I’m so excited to share this beauty’s senior portrait session with all of you today! The first thing you’ll notice about Carrisa is how gorgeous she is! Long blonde hair, gorgeous …
To All the Broken-Hearted, the Childless Mothers
This is an entry I shared last year, one that I mean just as fully now as I did then… To all of you that are waiting and yearning, I’m here with you! Waiting and hopeful and loving your wonderful, patient, nurturing spirit! To all the broken hearted, the childless, the women who’ve lost a …
Mother’s Day 2014
Well today brings round another Mother’s Day! Like kids everywhere – we are spending this Sunday showing our mom’s how much we love and appreciate them. It’s hard work being a mom. You carry this tiny precious being inside you for 9 months and they come into the world screaming and perfect. Little beings that …
Applying the Golden Ratio in Your Photography
As photographers, it’s really important to know what makes a strong photograph. There are a lot of things you should keep in mind when shooting, like color, lighting, shape, and composition. It takes a variety of aspects to create an exciting image, but if you are looking for one aspect that can really help improve …
Spring has Sprung!
Spring is finally here! It seems that the warmer weather has decided to creep out and stick around. The trees are budding and blooming and the birds are chirping away! And I couldn’t be more excited! This has been a really long winter for us here in the Midwest. One of the longest I can …
Photographer Product: Digital Papers
Good morning everyone! I’ve been working quite diligently on my business and on creating some more products for other photographers and I’ve got a few simple designs to share with all of you today! I was working on an album design the other day and ended up creating my own unique digital paper for the …
Alec Hise | Maroa Forsyth High School | Forsyth IL Senior Photography
Senior photography is one of my favorite sessions of all, and I’m super excited to share Alec’s senior portraits with you today! I was thrilled when Molly contacted me about doing Alec’s senior portraits. I’ve known Alec for a while now. He played baseball with my baby brother years ago and he is my cousin …
Finding Surprises in Painting
So you may recall a while back I shared some paintings I had made. It all started because one of my best friends wanted a tree painting similar to the one in my own bedroom. So I decided to make her one. She was so thoroughly pleased that she told me she’d love to sell …