Angie and Robb had both come in for their business portrait. This time they wanted something for themselves. They brought in their 2 dogs that even by their own admission get treated like kids. with a little fineness we found a way to get them to sit still together.
There are times when parents send their kids off to college and they then become empty nesters. After a while they can start to miss them. So when Kristen and Stephanie came home for Christmas break they scheduled a portrait.
Kelly talked about wanting to be a journalist when she grows up and had been on the high school newspaper staff. Knowing this in advance, I got 100 outdated newspapers from the library to wallpaper a section of the studio for her. As a final touch, I wrote a story of her transferring to the […]
I first met Chantelle 4 years ago when I did her familys portrait and brothers senior pictures. I saw this done with a movie cover and told her to bring her music to go along with the violin. The result is a multi-layered image to tell the story of her music.
Ever since we got married, we have tried every year to get our own portraits made. This was taken in front of the school down the street. Katherine kept watching me and didn’t want to watch the camera when I would use the radio controlled shutter. There was definitely photoshop added to this photo. We […]
Chantalle came for her senior pictures today. I saw her brother for senior pictures a couple years ago. We started in the studio and then went to find locations at Keith School.
Stephen wanted to have outside pictures taken for his senior pictures. And for his favorite place, we went to Severson Dells. You would never guess that this was taken with grass as the background. We planned to go at sunset to get the soft evening light.
Andrea and Scott got married a few years ago. I always tell clients the honeymoon lasts until your first child is born. Then when their first child is born they can come back and the first session is on me. You can see the rest of their photos here.
Daisy was rescued from the streets by a family who found her before the sheriff could be called to put her down. There was no shelter like Noahs Ark so the family brought her back to Rockford. She has lived with Beverly for the last 2 years. Beverly came to me through a promotion at […]
Peggy and her husband bought 18 acres just east of Galena with hopes of starting a winery. Turns out the soil was just right when they planted their first vines 10 years ago. They opened Massbach Ridge in 2003 with 4 varieties and have expanded it to 18. She has one several awards but the […]