Jared’s session was held at Muirhead’s Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast.  With all the rainy weather we are having this spring, we were lucky to get the session in! We had a lot of fun just wondering around the grounds and Jared was such the trouper and up for anything!  He is planning on attending Bethel college in Indiana next year.  Here is some information to get to know Jared better!

3 things people would be surprised to learn about you

I enjoy cooking shows

I would like to learn to play piano

my nose has been broken.
3 things you couldn’t live without

Food

Family

Friends

Fav movie or book

Dumb and Dumber

I have NEVER…

Hang-glided

3 pet peeves

Being woken up from a nap

when someone tells me I cannot do something

nagging mothers

3 foods for a year, what would they be?

chicken

mom’s cookies

beef
If you won the lottery, what would you buy first?

my house

If you could ask one person (dead or alive) 1 question – who would you ask and what would you ask them?

Michael Jordan – what did you do to win?

If I had 24 hours to live, I would

Go crazy and do everything I could with everyone possible

What are your after graduation plans (college & major, work, etc.)

Bethel college to study Criminal Justice

And then a couple “would your rather” just becasue they are fun!

• Would you rather
  never watch TV again
  X never use the internet again
• Would you rather
  X always lose
  
  never play
• Would you rather
  
  X get caught singing in the car
  
  get caught with your fly unzipped
• Would you rather
  be able to read everyone’s mind
  
  X always know the future

And some of my favorite pictures from the session.

Enjoy the rest of your senior year and best of luck next year Jared!

Aaron’s session was last fall at his relatives gorgeous property in rural Elgin.  Aaron has such a genuine, natural smile it was hard to get him to give me a serious face.  He is planning on studying heating and air conditioning (HVAC) at Elgin Community College next fall.  Best of luck Aaron!

On this cold day I am not going to be sharing any pictures but wanted to share this wordle:

Corinthians_13

Go to wordle.net and create your own wordle!  But beware – it is addicting!

Monica’s session was a busy one – we had 3 locations – her backyard, Runde’s landscaping, and Muirhead’s bed and breakfast – and many outfit changes. Monica is very musically inclined as she sings in the choral and is a drum major in the marching band – so we incorporated her choral dress and drum major outfit into the shoot. We almost got eaten alive by the mosquitoes and just missed a downpour going to the 2nd location but the session was great! Hope you like your sneak peek Monica, your full session will be online in a day or two.

I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to blog! So this is NOT a sneak peek of the “S” family portraits but I liked them so well I had to share! This session was on the campus of Judson University where Kimberly teaches. It was one of the hottest days so far of the summer but everyone toughed it out. I got to photograph the entire family, sisters together, and then some of Jess for her senior pictures. What a gorgeous family! Thank you for the opportunity to photograph the family before Jess leaves for school in fall for North Park. Good luck Jess!

I had the pleasure of photographing Stephanie’s senior pictures last Saturday. It was a cool, windy morning but the sun was shining. Stephanie walked all over with her high heels on – sitting on rocks, benches, tall grass – all while not missing a step! The wind kept whipping her hair every which way but the photos only show the natural wind swept look. Best of luck next year Stephanie – majoring in interior design.

I had the opportunity to photography Dan for his senior pictures. All the weather looked like rain it held off for the session. With Dan’s easy smile and willingness to pose where ever, it was a fun session. We just wandered about their property and explored the porches, fences, barns, and grassy areas. Thanks Dan!

And although we didn’t get the pony in any pictures, we did get the dogs.

I’ve finally joined the blogging community (I’ll tell you a secret – I still don’t text – maybe next month…)  In this blog I get to share a lot of info with you – sneak peeks from portrait sessions, upcoming events, specials, contests, family stuff, and anything else I find interesting.  Thanks for taking a look.