Jordan – Portraits 2019

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…

Zierkes – Family Session 2019

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…

Ver Steegs – Family Mini 2019

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…

Tiernans – Families 2019

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! 😉…

Malory – Senior 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…