I will say this about Emily:  she knows what she wants and usually sticks to her plan.  Just like in years past, Emily has known for quite some time what she wants to be for Halloween.  This year, it’s all about unicorns. Probably because they are everywhere!  There are unicorn stuffed animals ( I think…

Hip Hip Hooray for Halloween!  And, while we are at it, three cheers for these girls.  Two young ladies whom I have been photographing for years, including for their mom’s annual Halloween card 🙂   I love taking photos for Halloween cards.  Granted, Halloween cards aren’t like Christmas cards that you might automatically send out…

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to photograph a company event last weekend. Blount International in Oregon, Illinois held a picnic for it’s employees and their families.  And boy, did the kids have a lot of fun!  There was a petting zoo, pony rides, several bounce houses, plus basketball and tic-tac-toe games.  And when…

Mother Nature and I are having relationship trouble.  She keeps cutting my photo sessions short. It seems that whenever I want to head out to some beautiful place to take photos, she sends rain.. even a storm my way. Well, thank goodness I work with some pretty awesome families who are willing to squeeze in…