Merry Christmas 2011 !

I wanted to post my Christmas tree...not becuase it looks awesome or because I even managed to get all of the ornaments on it but....just because I LOVE Christmas trees ♥ Here is this years....

Merry Christmas! From my family to yours!

Front...



Inside spread...


Back...


Here is my families Christmas card for 2011...I'll spare you the crazy outtakes that I always get from them...the crazy faces, laying upside down on the couch, throwing their sister around... I'll just post what I sent out -with only one "normal" photo lol (it's the one I put on the back!)

The Harden family! -Mattoon, Illinois family portrait photographer.

What a wonderful family! They didn't want pictures in the same locations as everyone elses so....we went to a few places that aren't quite as frequented!

The first location was my favorite bridge....









and of course we hit the square....




Their boys are such nice young men.... I really enjoyed meeting them:)






We went to a few other locations...I had a great time and I really enjoyed photographing them, they are wonderful family ♥ ♥

The Sweetest little baby Ever!!! -Charleston, Illinois newborn photographer

This little baby girl was the sweetest little baby I have ever worked with! She would just go to sleap anywhere we put her and she was sooo fun!

I've known her momma since she was a kid in the youth group at Church and now she is grown up and married....and now has a baby of her own ♥

What to wear for fall family pictures!

Here is some clothing inspiration for you fall family shoot!

It's Cicada season!!

THANKFULLY they are starting to go away but these things have been a pain in the "tuckus" LOL (I watch re-runs of the Nanny late at night! lol) Anyway, I finally took a minute to go out and shoot a couple of them....here is my favorite:)

What to wear Wednesday.....

For anyone looking for some ideas of what to wear for their session....this is for you!

Macro monday!

Today is a macro shot of some marbles on my kitchen counter..I'm going to be posting alot of macro shots in the future as I (hopefully)continue to improve:)

Ice Storm 2011!!

I'm not going to lie and say I enjoyed the ice storm...but it did bring some fun photo opportunities!! Here are some of my favorites:)



I found this interesting ice covered plant while out shooting..it was in a ditch and I have no idea what it is but I think it is really beautiful!!







I LOVE these leaves! I found them in my backyard after searching all over for a leaf covered in ice.. sometimes it pays to look around our own backyard lol





This is our driveway...we had to take an interesting route through the yard because the driveway was impassable..