Every year, photographers worldwide get excited for the Shoot & Share World Photo Contest – considered by the industry as the world’s “fairest” photography competition, as it has nothing to do with the number of followers you have, or the name recognition your brand generates, and instead – everything to do with your images themselves.  […]

Guilty as charged. Y’all, I have been the absolute WORST about updating my blog – my work on Instagram is a far better reflection of my current projects and the things I have been up to. BUT! I vow to change that in 2020.  I am making this a year of intentional posting, and holding […]

I first met Sawyer and his parents at a playground here in town- which, I have to laugh, is how I’ve met so many of my favorite people in this town.  But honestly, when I first laid eyes on Sawyer and his adorable mom, I could not get over how perfectly paired they were, matching […]

While in South Carolina for Jaclyn + Adam’s gorgeous Legare-House wedding, I was able to meet up with my dear friend Kate and her sweet little family (grandma and grandpa included!) It was very likely the windiest day on Earth, but you wouldn’t even know it by looking at their gorgeous photos.  There’s no one […]

This boy. Love him so!  One last round of photos while he still has his gorgeous little curls.  I’m going to have a hard time letting go of them!

Maria is a former co-worker of my husband’s, and seriously one of my favorite people we’ve met here in Illinois, so when she asked about getting photos done of her family- including her adorable birthday boy (#2!!!), I jumped at the chance!  Maria is beautiful inside and out, as is evidenced by the love and […]

Every age that my children are becomes my new favorite age, well… with a few exceptions (temper tantrum 2’s!!!!! ha!)  Truly though, watching these little humans grow from those little bitty babes that we couldn’t believe we were taking home with us, to these little personalities so full of fun and life and everything that […]

The Delafields recently moved to Illinois from Arizona, and lucky for us, we got to meet them through our local preschool where Alicia, the mom, is a teacher.  We have had so much fun working with Alicia as she teaches our son, Kai, and are forever indebted to her for all the help and assistance […]

No matter how much I love the south or long to live at the beach, I was a raised a city girl through and through.  Black fabric wins out over bows or monograms any day of the week.  When I saw the Batistas cutting across the park on the day of our fall photo shoot, […]

Stefanie and I met at a local park just over a year ago, and I think it’s safe to say it was friendship at first sight.  Add to the mix that we are both mommas to two little (and quite energetic) boys each, we’re both Galesburg transplants, and we’re both married to academics (well, hers […]