The Blog

Life has taken me and my little family on some crazy turns in the past few years. Between layoffs, career changes, having kids and moves, it’s taken me a while to feel confident in my ability to make my photography business work. First of all, I’m a work at home mom, with a husband that […]

When the Ozark Empire Fair comes to town, it always presents an opportunity for me to just shoot for fun and experiment with lighting technique. From unique backlighting, to off camera flash, a lot of this type of lighting I don’t use in my everyday portrait work so it’s always a lot of fun. This […]

Sylvie is one of my dlpROLEmodels this year, and her Classic portrait session couldn’t have been more perfect! When I asked what she wanted for her session, she requested urban and nature if we could figure out how to do both. Luckily, Springfield is her hometown and so there are literally tons of sweet spots […]

One really unique and beautiful spot in Springfield is the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden. It’s a curated garden and for that reason there is an entrance fee just to go in, and even extra if you are a photographer. But it’s absolutely lovely and peaceful, and it was a great area to scout for portraits. […]

When my dlpROLEmodel Gabrielle asked if I could take some prom photos for her and her group of friends I couldn’t wait, I mean not only are her and her boyfriend a super cute couple but they are a ton of fun too! I love that they got silly with the camera and we got […]

Spring is probably my favorite time of year to shoot sessions… the colors are so vibrant, the weather and temperature outside is perfect and comfortable (as long as those pesky thunderstorms stay away, haha)! So as soon as everything started blooming this year I took advantage and headed out with my dlpROLEmodel team and we […]