I’ve been trying to share little bits and pieces of my life these days. Things that make me happy, sad, quirky things too. Posting truths online feels odd to me. There’s so much that’s lost without the one-on-one contact of talking to a person. When you’re having a real conversation with someone, so much can …
Blue Mound First Christian Church | Blue Mound, IL | Commercial Photographer
When Mike and Josh of Hendricks & Carr Marketing call me about a session, I always check my calendar to see when I’m available. So when they gave me a call about photographing First Christian Church in Blue Mound I was so happy I had an opening! Blue Mound First Christian Church is a lovely …
7 Business Books Worth Reading
As a photographer, I am often looking to continue my education, and one of the ways I choose to do that is through reading. There are a slew of great business and photography books out there so today I thought I’d share several books that have been incredibly beneficial to me and my business. Purple …
Harlow is Two | Sullivan, IL | Children Photographer
I am so excited to be sharing this little cutie patootie with you today! I met Harlow’s mommy, Heather, the week before her session to discuss all the plans for her two year old session! I have to admit, I already adore this sweet little family and I’m so excited that they chose me to …
Writing…
You guys seem to like these, so here you go – another one of my late night free-writing entries… It’s hard for me to talk about things sometimes. Like actually sit down and share my feelings with someone. I never know how to start. The words may be there in my mind, underneath a flurry …
February 2014 CILPPA Meeting | Pricing | Photography
Last Monday was our first CILPPA meeting for the new year! We always start the year off with a meeting on pricing, which is a huge topic for professional photographers and something that many new photographers struggle with. What I love about our group is how greatly supportive we are of one another. It’s a …
Photography Product: Grunge Texture Set
I’m so excited to be releasing another product for busy photographers! As I mentioned with my last texture set – most of the time I like clean simple images, but sometimes I want to add a little something extra to an image to give it a totally different feel. And now I’m adding another texture …
A Very Happy Birthday to My Amazing Mom
Today is the birthday of an amazing woman. Growing up my mom and I didn’t always see eye-to-eye. But I’m so incredibly thankful that I can honestly say she is one of my closest friends. I think I had to grow up a little bit and realize where she was coming from to truly understand …
Ray’s Brand Chilli | Decatur, IL | Commercial Photographer
A few weeks ago, my good friends, Mike Carr and Josh Hendricks of Hendricks & Carr Marketing gave me a call and asked me if I’d be available to help them with a commercial shoot for Ray’s Brand Chilli. Of course I said YES! I’m very familiar with Ray’s Chilli and the owner, Jay, from …
Pieces of Me: Tolkien Love
So yes, if you’ve been a reader of my blog for a while now – you may have started to realize I have several things I really LOVE! But this by far is my biggest! For quite a long while now, I have been a HUGE Tolkien fan. Before they had the new movies from …