I may be out of the office today, but I wanted to try and make sure I still have some blog posts for you this week. And today I thought I’d share some more of my Gratitude Project with you! I’ve been continuing to try and capture the little things that bring me joy each …
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Paige Galka Senior Model | LSA High School, Decatur, IL | Senior Photography
I am so so SO excited to share Paige’s senior session with you all this evening! I’ve been anxiously waiting to share this post until after the Galka’s got to see Paige’s pictures first hand, and I’m so thrilled I to be able to show off this gorgeous young lady with all of you now! …
Sianna Taylor 9 Months Old | Forsyth Park, Forsyth, IL | Baby Photography
I’m so excited to share Sianna’s 9 Month portraits with you today! We got super lucky that the rain held off for Sianna’s session and left us with lush green grass and overcast skies for her portrait session. I’ve been lucky enough to be capturing this sweet baby girl for the past 6 months, and …
June Central Illinois Professional Photographers Meeting | CILPPA | Family Photography Posing
Monday was our monthly meeting for our Central Illinois Professional Photographers group. I look forward to these meetings every month! But this month I was SUPER nervous. Sarah and I had talked at one point about the different ways we shoot sessions. Sarah is very pose intensive – she positions every portion of a persons …
Samantha Dale Senior Session | Maroa-Forsyth High School | Forsyth, IL | Senior Photography
Sorry for the late post tonight, but I’m so excited to share Samantha’s session with you – I couldn’t bear to wait! I’ve known this gorgeous young lady since she was a little bitty thing! It’s so unreal seeing her all grown up and she has grown into such a beautiful young lady! With her …
Join the be YOU Movement!
If you follow us on Instagram or are one of our fans on Facebook – you may have seen the T-shirts our Senior models & studs are representing this year. Seniors are one of my absolute favorites to photograph! It wasn’t that long ago (though sometimes it feels like AGES) that I was a high …
Seven Tips for Feeling Confident in Front of the Camera
Having your portrait taken can be very intimidating especially if you don’t feel comfortable in front of the camera. I, myself, don’t particularly enjoy having my portrait taken. But that’s one of the many reasons it’s so important to hire a professional photographer and a professional you feel comfortable with. But for those situations where …
Gratitiude Project: Part 1
If you’ve read my previous post about what I’ve been reading lately, you will have seen that I recently finished reading “One Thousand Gifts.” It was a great book and really got me thinking, really pushed me to start working on improving myself. So I decided to take the author’s advice and start a list …
Tyler & Sarah’s Wedding | Decatur, IL | Wedding Photography
I am so excited to be sharing this wedding with you today! I have so much love for these two young people and it was such a joy and honor to be a part of their special day! Words honestly cannot fully express how very happy I am for the two of them! Despite the …
My Reading List and Some Insights….
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. Books to better myself really. This whole reading frenzy started a few weeks ago when the book “Boundaries” by Cloud and Townsend was recommended to me by a friend. It’s a really great read about setting limits and who having limits doesn’t make you a bad person …