Brooke- Southern Illinois Senior Photographer

Hi there!  What a crappy cold rainy day huh?  Oh Fall....  But I recently met with the lovely Brooke for her Senior Session in Red Bud, IL.  She is absolutely stunning, a kick butt golfer, a super talented guitar player, and I love her laid back style.  We chatted about music (she knows who the Civil Wars are and I introduced her to Ray Lamontagne) and she even let me help in the "styling" department....good times.  Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Senior Sessions?!?!?!?  Brooke absolutely rocked her session, just wanted to share a few.  Enjoy! 

We started in downtown Red Bud which was new territory for me....which I was excited about.

I told you she was stunning....

Check out her hampster shirt....it's the coolest....and I want.

Just gotta hug it out... ♥

So gorgeous...

Then we switched it up and shot around her Grandparents property....goooooorgeous light!

And there were "mud trails" which I may have spun my tires in.... :)

Brooke braved the wild weeds in a dress....which I absolutely love her for :)  Trooper!

LOOOOVED this session!

Thanks again Brooke! :)

Emily - Edwardsville, IL Senior Photographer

Hi there!  I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I helped out another AH-mazing photog with a wedding and attended the Gypsy Caravan....so my sunburn or "tan" is still in full force.  :)  I'm kind of excited because even though I am red....I have some tannish (sp?) color.  Go me!  I don't tan EVER which is why this is a big deal....  I know, annoying. :)

But I recently met with the lovely Emily for her Senior Session.  Emily lives "in the middle of nowhere" which I love.  I pulled up to a gorgeous large log cabin esque home with lots of open space....LOVE!  Deer, a tire swing, yellow fields and the lovely Emily????  One awesome Senior Session!  I LOVE Senior Sessions because teenagers are so stylish and outgoing and down for anything.... and I love capturing their personality!  Good times!  Here are a few from Emily's Senior Session.  Enjoy!

Emily plays the piano...love it... :)

I'm not going to lie...I got CRAZY excited when I saw the tire swing....  And Emily was totally game!

♥ ♥ ♥

Emily you are GORGEOUS my dear!

A quick outfit change and one awesome yellow field in which Emily picked out herself.... 

She's awesome :)

And then we wrapped up Emily's session in downtown Edwardsville...which has an old theater....squeeee!

Love your scarves Emily... ;)

Again....so gorgeous!

Thanks again Em!  You did a FABULOUS job! 

Congratulations on graduating and good luck in culinary school!

Belleville Senior Portrait Photographer - {RaShaun}

I recently got to spend some time with RaShaun who is a Senior at Belleville East.  This was a HUGE deal for me because I am a graduate of Belleville East (go Lancers) and had not been back on campus in *drum roll*....10 years!  GAH!  RaShaun and I strutted (yes we strut) around downtown Belleville and then around campus.  We chatted about teachers and how Coach Skaer gives out homework in PE (lame Coach Skaer...lame), running track, and how they have flat screen televisions in the cafeteria (say whaaa???).  Good times.  Oh and RaShaun has the best smile, so that made my job easy.  Here are a few from RaShaun's Senior Session.  Enjoy!

See....best smile ever....love it....

Of course I had to find me a red wall.....very excited about that one....

Then we roamed around campus....which is very fancy now....

RaShaun is a big track star....and I love the school colors (way better than icky maroon) 

RaShaun had a huge bag full of medals....oh RaShaun just wear them ALL....

(I picked out the pretty ribbon ones)

Congratulations RaShaun!  Good luck in college and keep on kickin butt in track!