It’s always exciting when a client you don’t know contacts you out of the blue asking for a photoshoot. It’s even more exciting when they have an elaborate plan as to how they are going to propose marriage to their significant other and that they have chosen you to be part of that plan! That is exactly what happened two weeks ago when I got a call from Richard. Richard had been dating Alyssa for five years and was thinking it...

One of the best parts of being a photographer has been the opportunity to interact with adorable little people and capture them in their most precious moments. If you were to sit and watch me while I edit a baby shoot, you would see me grinning from ear to ear the entire time. I mean, really, when else do you have the ability to fully enjoy a baby’s sweet expressions, tiny fingers and toes, adorable outfits, etc etc without having to...

This mother-son duo is wayyyy too adorable.  Christina is a gorgeous mom, and her son is quite the blonde beauty.  We had a fun time running around the park and jumping in the leaves for this one!  There’s never a dull moment with this...

Last year, Stephanie Lee Music and Helen Lee Piano Studio teamed up for a winter recital.  I took some portraits of the students, and here are a few of my...

It was such an honor to do this photo shoot!  Isabel and her sister, Danika, drove all the way to Champaign Urbana from Joliet / Coal City for this special senior shoot!  It was a gift from Danika to her little sis, and I was more than happy to be the catalyst for the gift!  I don’t know where to begin with describing what a great model Isabel is.  Her eyes, her figure, her amazing fashion sense, her adorable smile…I guess...

I absolutely adore this gorgeous family!  The kids were so sweet, and I love the striking resemblances they have with one another.  I also enjoyed watching the kids’ interactions w/ the baby–so...