Johanna FraneyJordan – Portraits 2019
Posted on March 24, 2020
This portrait session with Jordan was a lot of fun. We rented our local Morris studio (5th Street Studio) and spent half an hour with a couple different backdrops and some quick and easy outfit swaps. It’s amazing how many different looks you can achieve in a short amount of time! Joining us in the studio was a cute little tag-along toddler, and he managed to work his way into a couple shots as well. 😉
Zierkes – Family Session 2019
Posted on March 22, 2020
I just love this family. The Zierke (grown) children all went together and booked a surprise family photo session for their mother for Christmas. Isn’t that the sweetest? She kept insisting that no presents should be opened until after a family photo was captured, and finally they had to grab the envelope and say, “Mom… just this one!” (Melt my photographer’s heart!)
The weather wasn’t balmy enough to take everyone outside, so we opted to do the full group shot indoors and smaller groupings outside. Their backyard woodpile made a fantastic backdrop where we could run outside, take a few shots, duck back inside the house, and repeat! We also caught a few candids in the house at the end of the session.
I really love big families, especially as they all become their own individual units. It’s love and unity and support multiplied over and over again!
Ver Steegs – Family Mini 2019
Posted on March 20, 2020
I may or may not be a little in love with winter sessions. The golden sunshine coming through pine trees over the top of crisp, white snow is just sublime. These three boys are full of secret smiles and mischief as soon as they start to loosen up, and the middle guy stole the show with his squinty-eyed grin!
The boys got tired of sitting toward the end of the shoot, so we had them run in circles around mom and dad while I snapped a few shots of just the original two. 😉
Tiernans – Families 2019
Posted on March 19, 2020
When I heard that the Tiernan family wanted me to take family photos, I was counting myself lucky and extremely excited – this family is the best about being cheerleaders for each other and making lots of noise and jokes and keeping the session light and playful. (It is 100% encouraged to be exuberant and joyful and make your family laugh during sessions! 😉
Our session was COLD (Hello, snow over Thanksgiving weekend), but that didn’t stop everyone from bringing their best attitudes to the party. We took turns having different groups in front the lens so that others could huddle in their coats and warm up hahaha.
Thank you, Tiernans, this shoot was piles of fun for me!
Malory – Senior 2019
Posted on November 11, 2019
While families are typically my biggest client, every year I get the honor of photographing one or two seniors, and they are so much fun. Being able to focus on one person and highlight their individual personalities and passions is a delight.
Malory was no exception – we got so much captured in our hour together! She wanted to showcase her 4H animals, and the entire family got involved for that as I drove to their home and everyone wrangled cows and sheep for us. 😉 After spending some time around their home, we drove to a nearby wheat field and wildflower field to catch those last bits of golden hour and an additional outfit.
Malory, you are a complete sweetheart and your shining smile is infectious! Best of luck with your senior year.
Johanna Franey 