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Candy Colored Skies, Family Session, Canton, IL

Candy Colored Skies, Family Session, Canton, IL

Candy colored skies were a perfect description on this beautiful fall evening!

I was so excited to photographer the Howerters! We had a lot jammed into one little session! I brought big candy suckers for rewards for the busy session! We started with the whole family and had some fun playing and frolicking in the beautiful field. The sun was starting to go down and it was making everyone glow,…

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Fierce Senior Softball Player, Lewistown IL

Fierce Senior Softball Player, Lewistown IL

She’s fierce all right! Meet Madison, she loves softball!

Madison and I already had a full senior session last fall. It was a complete blast riding around on a atv, checking out old barns, cool scenery and hitting the back alleys of Lewistown. This session was a short one, aimed at getting some fierce sports shots.

Madison is a sweet girl and we had a good day. We were able to sneak…

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Talented Senior, Canton IL

Talented Senior, Canton IL

Talented Torri Oaks had a whirlwind of a senior session with me this fall!

Last year I had the pleasure of photographing her sister, Sophie, for her senior year. I was excited to hear that Torri also wanted to work with me. Both sisters are very talented, playing and excelling at basketball and softball! They are both sweet and beautiful too! Whole package!

Torri session started in…

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Shining Prom girl and her horse, Farmington Il

Shining Prom girl and her horse, Farmington Il

This was a fun pre prom minis session!

Shining was a good description of Katie! She had everything perfect for her big day. Lovely hair, fresh nails and a gorgeous dress! Let’s talk about that dress for a minute! The color was amazing and it was tulle AND beaded and just sensational!

I met Katie and her family at a friends farm just down the road. They had arranged to bring Katie’s…

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St. Clair Family

St. Clair has a lovely ring, doesn’t it?!

I was delighted to be invited to the St. Clair home in Wee-Ma-Tuk for a family session. The property was gorgeous, sitting on a huge lake with a dock, geese and all!

We started the session on the dock and even the cute little pups got to be in the family photo. After that we just did a huge loop around the property. I was shocked at how many…

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Charming Family, Canton Il

Charming Family, Canton Il

Charming and sweet, it was a joy to spend the day with the Stonekings.

The day was heavy with clouds and there was no sun in sight, but it didn’t bother us! There was however a wayward goose that caused much mischief. When you are shooting in a public park, you never know what you will run into! It started as soon as we arrived. I stepped out of my Suburban to meet and greet the family.…

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Little Brother, Newborn Farmington IL

Little Brother, Newborn Farmington IL

Little baby brother Asher has arrived and he is so perfect and cute! His big sister Ellie is just the sweetest while helping care for him.

Ellie came to me when she was a newborn and she was one of the first experiences I had with new little babies. She made the experience great and made me decide that although newborns take more time than most sessions, it’s worth the time and patience.…

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Mechanic Portrait, Senior Session, Havana Il

Mechanic Portrait, Senior Session, Havana Il

Mechanic Chapin had a unique request.

A lot of his free time is spend working as a mechanic in the garage that he works at, so he wanted half of his senior session to take place there. I was excited to get such a unique request. The light was a challenge, but a little off camera lighting solved that problem and made for some dramatic, gritty images. The owner of the garage (I’m a bit bad…

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Farm and Family, Canton IL

Farm and Family, Canton IL

Farm life is my favorite kind of living.

It was pretty cool too because the guy the owns the land is named Shay! I don’t hear my name often, so that was a surprise.

Morgan and I have worked together in the past and her little boy is just the cutest. I hadn’t seen him since he was newborn though, so I was blown away by how he’d grown. He is like a model toddler now. Seriously, just look…

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Golden Light, Lovely Senior

Golden Light, Lovely Senior

Golden hour senior session

This session began at Katie’s grandparents home near Canton. I love going to places that I’ve never been, it’s equally nerve wracking and exciting. It’s like a fun game seeing how many cool spots I can find in a new area. Then add golden hour on top of it and it’s super exciting!

We started in the backyard where hiding behind a barn lay a beautiful lake…

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Football Star, Micah, Canton Senior

Football Star, Micah, Canton Senior

Football is his thing!

Micah is awesome. Seriously, one of the nicest, sweetest guys I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He is a big burly football player with many collages wooing him. Under that intimidating football player look, he’s a kind, funny and super nice guy! He was up for any of the shenanigans I came up with and he had his own ideas as well, which I love!

We started…

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Evening Session, Farmington Il Senior

Evening Session, Farmington Il Senior

Evening, partly cloudy with a chance of amazing skies!

Evening is prime time for a session. The light is optimal, whether it is clear or cloudy. This evening I was hoping for a clear sunset, because it had been cloudy for the last of my five sessions. Just as we began the session the clouds rolled in. Then a silver lining appeared as the sun started shinning though the breaks in the clouds. It…

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Boy and his dogs, Senior, Canton Il

Boy and his dogs, Senior, Canton Il

Boy, dogs, cool truck and some scenery

Well, this was a fun change of pace. Mom and dad pulled up, everyone driving separate, hauling crazy happy dogs. We looked like a convo with four vehicles, lol! We did the pup shots first because they were bounding off in every direction. I didn’t blame them, there were geese everywhere and I’m sure they are fun to chase, or snack on! Boy, they loved…

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Autumn Family Snuggles, Grand View Drive, Peoria Il

Autumn Family Snuggles, Grand View Drive, Peoria Il

Autumn, fall, pumpkins, orange and yellow leaves, soups, not pumpkin spice, sweaters and boots….I love it all!  

Can we just talk about fall light for a minute?  There is something magical about the orange red glow of a crisp fall evening sunset.  Maybe it’s because the foliage matches, I’m not sure, but I love them! This was my first adventure up to Grand View Drive to take pictures.  I was…

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Cool weather, cool chick - Senior Year Canton Il

Cool weather, cool chick – Senior Year Canton Il

Cool is being kind (speaking of the weather, not the chick!!). It was actually down right cold!  Who would have thought that we’d have snow for Halloween?  The  kiddos got the thrill of trick or treating in the snow, ice and wind! Speaking of trick or treating, when is the age cut off?  I mean, I know there really isn’t a rule, but I wonder what the average age is when they become too cool, lol!…

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Prom 2019, Canton Illinois

Prom 2019, Canton Illinois

Prom time!  I totally admire all these girls these days.  They look so polished!  I couldn’t do winged eyeliner to save my life back in my high school days.  Let alone have the perfectly put together outfit, flawless hair and on trend nails!  These girls all look like they rolled right out of a magazine.  Oh, well, I suppose there was some charm to my french rolled Z Cavaricci jeans and teased…

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Wonderful One, Little Ellie

Wonderful One, Little Ellie

Wonderful One, Little Ellie

Wonderful Ellie paid me a visit on Saturday!  She was all happy and bright eyed, fresh after her nap.  The last time I saw her she was just a tiny bundle that didn’t have much interest in a photo shoot!

Mama brought along several adorable outfits for her milestone sessions, which had been handmade from Etsy.  (Glad I’m not the only one addicted to Etsy!).  We did…

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