There were two things I noticed immediately when I stepped out of my car for Sara and Mike’s engagement session at Horicon Marsh: Bugs and birds. And not just any birds – the red-winged blackbird. (And then I did notice how beautiful the Horicon Marsh is, and how I can’t believe there’s a place like […]

This sweet girl is one! It was a warm, but beautiful evening for a family photography session at James Madison Park! After E’s one year photos, I had, “If all the rain drops were lemon drops and gumdrops, oh what a rain that would be!” stuck in my head for DAYS!! I was a Barney […]

Over Memorial Day Weekend, I took pictures of actual humans for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started! For the last few months, I’ve mainly been taking pictures of inanimate objects (see: Easter Bunny family photos). These cap and gown sessions were new to me, but they were so much fun! As a bonus, […]

My kid hates getting his picture taken! If you’ve said this before, it may be true. I don’t know too many people, kids or adults, who LOVE getting their picture taken, especially during a professional family photography session. For adults, it’s often because they don’t know what to do, how to stand, or what the […]

We kept Ethan’s senior photography session in Waunakee short and sweet, just the way he wanted it. Sometimes guys don’t want to make a big to-do about their senior photos. They know they need a yearbook photo and their moms and grandmas want some nice pictures of them, and that is totally okay! I have […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the 2020 seniors lately, and what they’re facing right now. My entire junior year of high school I couldn’t wait for senior year, and my entire senior year I couldn’t wait for graduation! I had been thinking about high school graduation since I was in middle school. By the […]

I used to babysit this girl!!! Okay, I technically watched her sister when Lyle was beyond the point of needing a sitter. But still. She’s getting married! Crazy. I’ve known Lyle’s family for many years, and I ended up watching her sister because we both have type 1 diabetes. Lyle’s family is heavily involved with […]

First year, first website April 18 marked one year to the day that I sat in a Starbucks with an hour to kill and thought, “I should probably make this thing official.” I had been working on a launching a photography business for a couple of months. I wasn’t sure where it would all take […]

These two are officially parents of a beautiful baby girl! Esther “EsJay” was born just nine days after we captured these special moments. This beautiful mamma-to-be was just glowing!! ?? I had so much fun with these *three* during their maternity session at the UW Arboretum in Madison back in February. Amy and Mitch knew their […]