This family was SO much fun to shoot! The boys were absolutely adorable and so...

I <3 Seniors!  Especially this one.  Best wishes to you, Colleen, as you enter a new and exciting phase of...

This was my first Laotian wedding, and in Champaign-Urbana, of all places!  Who knew there were so many Laotians in East Central Illinois??  It was a beautiful, traditional ceremony filled with lots of prayer, string tying (to represent the uniting of the couple,) and the exchange of small money gifts and good wishes from the elders.  My favorite part was when the groom and his family processed into the venue, where they were met at the door...

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It’s always exciting when a client you don’t know contacts you out of the blue asking for a photoshoot. It’s even more exciting when they have an elaborate plan as to how they are going to propose marriage to their significant other and that they have chosen you to be part of that plan! That is exactly what happened two weeks ago when I got a call from Richard. Richard had been dating Alyssa for five years and was thinking it...

One of the best parts of being a photographer has been the opportunity to interact with adorable little people and capture them in their most precious moments. If you were to sit and watch me while I edit a baby shoot, you would see me grinning from ear to ear the entire time. I mean, really, when else do you have the ability to fully enjoy a baby’s sweet expressions, tiny fingers and toes, adorable outfits, etc etc without having to...