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September 24, 2019September 23, 2019

| Miller Family | Central IL Family Portrait Studio |

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Today I get to share this beautiful family with you. I finished up their album design this week (check out the time lapse video of that below!) so their stunning metal wall collage and custom album will be headed home with them soon.

I loved giving each kiddo their own time in the spotlight on session. Plus, giving all three siblings a chance to snuggle up and how adorable is that!?!?

I love that the Miller’s chose our modern metal portraits for their wall. They will make these colors sing and mimic the backlit screens we spend our days looking at so have a bold rich look that is unique to our metal/glass options.

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019

| Mahala | Class of 2020 Senior Portraits |

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I’m excited to share Mahala’s senior session with you all today! I met her family a few years ago when her sister Kayle was one of our senior models. And then I got to photograph her for the first time at their family session that year. This beautiful family moved to sunny Florida (#jealous) so getting the chance to create again for them wasn’t on my radar making Alicia’s message about planning Mahala’s session such a wonderful surprise.

We had a small window of time to work with while they were in the state, but that was no problem (thank goodness weather worked out for us!). It was so much fun to hang out with Mahala AND her sis and momma joined us on session too so I got to hang with them all for a bit! Now, her canvases and album are all being carefully printed and will be in the mail on their way to Florida in the next few days so it’s time to share the whole thing with you guys too!

My vote for their next family session is a destination session for me in Florida 😉 #soundslikeaplantome !!!

September 5, 2019September 6, 2019

| Jase | 3 Month Old Portraits | Decatur IL Studio |

I’m so excited to have Jase in our Baby Grows session schedule. These little ones grow SO fast (how is our own last baby already cruising quickly toward TWO years old?!?!) but I know we don’t need HOURS of session multiple times a year so we offer our Baby Grows families quick 25 minute sessions to capture these stages from newborn to two years old (yup, not just one year over here ya’ll that jump from 1 to 2 is HUGE).

This little model cruised through multiple outfit changes and was still a happy camper! I get to see his whole family in just a week or so for their full family session too so I get some bonus Jase time before his next solo session for 8 months. 😀

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

| Alleson | Central A & M Class of 2020 Senior Model |

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Alleson’s senior album design is complete and headed off to be beautifully printed this week so now I get to share it all with you guys here. We explored a bit further down an alley downtown than I have wandered in the past and were rewarded with a few gorgeous brick walls and beautiful light!

Then for a little variety we headed out to a wild nature location that didn’t disappoint either… sunset, tall grasses and even some flowers. Alleson has been a really fun part of our model team this year. I just love photographing her with her absolutely stunning blue eyes and vibrant smile. I hope you love her images as much as I do. <3

And these are the last few of their favorite images (which we featured in individual prints outside their album design):

You can see ALL of Alleson’s images in her video on our Facebook Page HERE!

** Learn more about joining us for your senior year and becoming an influencer model HERE.

August 23, 2019August 28, 2019

| SJP Senior Model BFF Sessions |

One of the most fun things we do with our senior model team is host their favorite people in the studio each May for BFF sessions! Some seniors bring along one friend and others bring along the whole gang and we love these!

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Of course, we photograph the whole group (no matter the size) together but we also shoot to show off each individual relationship and also give everyone their very own minute in the spotlight for a solo photo shoot.

Now accepting applications for class of 2021/22 senior models & influencers HERE.