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February 20, 2018February 19, 2018

| Britney | Senior 2018 |

Today I get to show off the beautiful Ms. Britney! It might have been COLD and WINDY on her session day but we sure didn’t let that stop us.

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We explored a few areas I hadn’t photographed before and getting a ton of variety in just a block or two! Ivy, columns, brick walls and more (all while doing our best to hide a bit from the wind and cold). senior portraits decatur il sarah jane photography , decatur il, best photographers, senior photographer, senior portraits, senior photos, photographer, photography, studio, central illinois, illinois, high school seniors

And though her session was late fall I scouted and found a pocket of BEAUTIFUL bright fall colors right around the corner from us!

And look who joined us on session too, her adorable little mean-mugging pup! He was so much fun tagging along with us and just look at that model face haha. One of the coolest additions to her session though is that she worked in a couple clothing items from her parents high school days. Check out this classic jean jacket and even her mom’s lettermans jacket! Parents if you have a favorite relic from your high school days, this might just be the time to bust them out.

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018

| Klemm Family Portraits | Decatur IL |

I’ve so loved working with this family over the past year or so. We started with Evan’s senior portraits and then wanted to create some family portraits for Dave and Linda before they are empty nesters. And since we’d created a wall collage with Evan’s portraits we took a bit of time at their family session to take a variety of images of his sister Sara so we could give her a wall collage of her own too!

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We ended up designing a complete collage combining the below image as their feature ‘anchor’ piece in the center with a collage of the kids on each side. My favorite part about creating wall art with the ‘kids’ at this age is that these can hang for YEARS to come without the need to update as they are the last portraits of the family together before the kids branch out on their own and start their own lives/families. They’ll be your kids forever and this is our chance to freeze this moment with them to enjoy in your home even when they aren’t there any longer!

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February 13, 2018February 12, 2018

| Kaylee + Jake | Decatur IL Fall Engagement Photos |

I cannot tell you how excited I am for this lovely couples wedding day this fall. I’ve had so much fun working with them so far and everytime they’re in it’s nothing but laughs. This week Kaylee’s momma popped by to pick up their guestbook and we chatted for at least 30 minutes and that was just for pickup day so I know their wedding day is going to be amazing.

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We wanted to work in some fun personal pieces into their session so that lovely quilt their sitting on was Kaylee’s grandmothers and we added in coffee cups from black iron as that’s where these two had their first date. I love telling the story of couple’s beginnings during their sessions and adding throwbacks to their family history is even better.

The beauty of downtown Decatur’s Christmas lights helped us round out this session. They love the holiday season so it was a great chance to work in that magical time of year for them to enjoy all year long!

Friends and family you’ll get to see even more of Jake & Kaylee’s images at their wedding when you get to join in their legacy by signing their guestbook which is filled with even more sweetness from their engagement session.

February 7, 2018

| Holly | Warrensburg-Latham High School Senior 2018 |

Today I get to share Holly’s senior portraits with you!!! Her session was so much fun! We started in studio for a few classic looks and to show off her trophy and metal stash as she’s one fabulous athlete.

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Then we headed downtown to create a few edgier looks and explored a few new locations.

And to finish out her session we popped over to Hickory Point Golf Course. She runs cross country meets there so we wanted to keep things authentic with that look and were able to create a few nature looks along the way.

Be sure to check out our IG and Facebook to see a few more from her session!

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018

| Emaan | Maroa-Forsyth High School | Senior 2018 |

Today I get to show off this talented girl’s senior portraits! Not only does she play clarinet (way better than I did for a bit in high school) but she’s also drum major.

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After some time in the studio we headed out to Rock Springs to create a few outdoor looks and though we didn’t have a ton of fall colors but we did find a tree or two and some beautiful leaves for her to lay in to create that fall feel.

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Be sure to check out our IG and Facebook to see a few more from her session!