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July 17, 2018July 13, 2018

| Jaren | Class of 2018 Senior Session | Decatur IL |

We had a perfect day for Jaren’s senior session this spring. He’s definitely got his serious ‘model face’ on lock but it was super fun to get his great smile and laugh on camera too. We wandered around a few of my favorite alleyways around Decatur for his session to get some urban texture. As you can see he’s a bit of a Bulls/Jordan fan so since it’s always my goal to showcase not only what you look like but who you are in your images it was a great fit to add in that interest to his wardrobe.

I’m back to sessions TODAY after a bit of time off with our new little one and cannot wait! If you’re a 2019 senior give us a call, we’ve still got a few summer dates and are booking into the fall now and can definitely make room for YOU!

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

| Andrew | Warrensburg-Latham High School | Senior 2018 |

So while senior portraits are inherently a bit more of a bit ordeal for the ladies (mostly just due to the plethora of outfits to fit in and the to do of hair and makeup), but that doesn’t make them any less important for the guys! But a little perk of being a guy is the ability to flawlessly complete your session in crazy wind. You’d never know it from the images here but we were all about to blow over and I even had Andrew toss his cell phone in his hoodie hood just to keep it from slapping him in the face (no joke, sometimes we have to MacGyver a few things).

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And don’t worry guys, if being on camera for 4 hours doesn’t sound like your idea of a great Tuesday afternoon we’ve have a simple 45 minute session that’s a big winner with our guy clients. All these looks we fit into that quick session and all at the high school, easy-peasy! We knew for Andrew’s session we wanted to highlight baseball so photographing at the school was an obvious choice but baseball isn’t the ONLY aspect of his high school life so we were able to work around other areas of the school to get some plain-clothes looks and even work in his grandfather’s car.

I’m super excited to get back to sessions next week after a bit of time off with our new little one. If you’re a 2019 senior give us a call, we’ve still got a few summer dates and are booking into the fall now and can definitely make room for YOU!

July 12, 2018

| Jessie + Derek | Married | Columbia Missouri Wedding |

Today I get to show off Jessie & Derek’s Columbia, MO wedding day. This lovely bride is actually my cousin so this wedding was a really fun one where even my little one got to attend and dance her heart out at the reception (when she wasn’t ‘assisting’ mommy by clinging to my leg while I photographed said dancing!).

I don’t work often back in Missouri but being home those central MO weddings have a very special place in my heart (session too!). It’s so much fun for me to be back photographing at places where some of my very first sessions took place. There’s nothing more nostalgic than heading back to downtown Columbia, MU campus or even the Capital to photograph again. Add in a super fun bridal party, the sweetest couple, beautiful lighting, the cutest reception decorations plus a good friend second shooting with me and this was a perfect wedding day!

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If you’re a Missouri bride, bring me home! The best part is central-Missouri weddings include FREE travel!!

June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

| Cassidy | Miss Teen of Illinois | Pageant Headshot Portraits |

Cassidy is one of my 2019 senior models and we recently did a few headshots for her as she’s the reigning Miss Teen of Illinois! Isn’t she stunning! You’ll be seeing a lot more of her after we have her senior session next month, but for now, just a little peek at her pageant headshots.

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June 21, 2018June 20, 2018

| Warrensburg-Latham High School Class of 2018 & Senior Model Graduation Portraits |

Being out of the office a bit with our new little girl means this graduation post is coming just a few weeks after graduation but I wanted to take just a quick second to say CONGRATULATIONS to the class of 2018 graduates of Warrensburg-Latham High School.

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Plus, props to these three gals (including one of our own seniors Holly) who made it to Valedictorian, that’s a great accomplishment ladies. You might recall a recent post where we highlighted all the senior headshots we created for this class of seniors, well on graduation day I head back to WLHS to create their senior class portrait and it’s so fun to see all the students on such an exciting day before the set out into the world for their next big adventures.

** Administrators/parents if YOUR child’s school is looking for a bit more from their senior (or underclassmen) yearbook portraits we have openings for more school headshots in 2018. We have options for full studio setup AT school to make things simple and easy and starting February 2019 we’ll have in-studio session dates available at our brand new studio!