I’m excited to share Peyton’s session with you today! I had so much fun on her session with her momma and adorable little sister who came along for the fun. We had a late fall session and were lucky enough to find a pocket of great colored leaves remaining. But before we could get to all that beautiful fall color we started her session downtown for a bit more urban look which I LOVED for her amazing sequin dress. 
Follow us on | Jessie + Derek | Engagement Session | Columbia, MO |
Guess what?!?! My beautiful cousin got MARRIED! I had the honor of photographing these two tie the knot last year and now that all their guests got to enjoy their guestbook I get to share/show it off to you here (and you’ll get to see their wedding images soon too).
I’ve said it before (and I’ll likely say it again) but I LOVE our guestbook albums for wedding days. We designed one for our big day and just this past week I got it out to show a client and had fun flipping back through it to see not only our images but all the sweet notes left by our friends and family on those pages too. This is a product that lets you share and enjoy your engagement images for years and to remember not only your sweet relationship but also all those who shared in your wedding day.
| Executive Portraits | Richland Career Week | Decatur IL |
In January I was invited to speak at the Richland Community College 8th grade career fair on the art panel along with my fellow creatives and entrepreneurs Kat Smalley (Thrive Entertainment Guide), radio personalities Toby Tucker and Tat Taylor, Kate Flemming (Millikin University) and performer Jerry Johnson. This was a blast and I was excited to see a number of these 8th graders have a great interest in not only photography but many areas of arts and entrepreneurship.
Through that event I connect with John Oliver with Richland’s Student services office and they invited me in as part of their career week to offer executive portraits for some of their staff and students. As college students, either entering their college careers or about to graduate and searching for their full time career, many of them are starting to adjust their online profiles to reflect a more professional appearance and/or creating new professional social profiles through sites like LinkedIn. Clearly, when you set up your LinkedIn profile it’s time to phase out that selfie on the beach for something a little more formal and professional. But what students often may not think about or know is that a professional executive portrait session can easily run you a couple hundred dollars investment and much more for a full executive branding package*.
So I was excited to partner with Richland to bring the students these portraits for use on their growing web resumes absolutely FREE to them! And a few of their staff and visiting personalities (like Tat and Nicole) jumped in at the opportunity as well. And I’m excited to be offering a similar opportunity to the professionals in Decatur this coming Tuesday, March 13th from 3:30-5:30. We’ve partnered now with Network Solutions Unlimited to offer a public Executive Portrait event to once again create professional headshot images for the professionals in our area 100% FREE.
Our NSU event will be held at NSU (1234 N Water St, Decatur, IL 62521) on Tuesday, March 13 from 3:30 -5:30 and will include FREE quick 2-3 minute sessions (black background) with immediate viewing of your images to select your favorite. PLUS, we’ll provide a fully retouched web-size file for use online (printing rights are available for as little as $50). And while you wait, you’ll be able to network with other area professionals and enjoy a few light refreshments.
To help us prepare please RSVP here. Walk-ins are welcome but may incur longer wait times.
Can’t make it to the event Tuesday, but still need updated portraits for you and/or your staff? We offer in-studio individual executive portrait sessions for only $45 plus the ability to bring out studio to YOU for in-house portraits your staff can complete in just a few minutes. Bulk pricing is available for larger offices/schools/etc.
| Beauford | Decatur IL Pet Photographer | Basset Hound |
Hold on to your britches guys because today I have some major four legged cuteness on the blog for you today! I met Beauford and his momma for our fall Limited Edition session date this past fall and not only is he the sweetest pup but he brought his model A-game to the session.
I love our Limited Edition session events for pet portraits since they are so quick and simple. I’ve never encountered a pet who was up for posing for an hour but a quick 15 minutes, no problem.
We’ve already got dates set for our 2018 Limited Edition sessions and you can book online HERE or by calling/emailing us at 217.330.7012 or mail@sjanephotography.com.
| Alex | Maroa-Forsyth High School Senior 2018 |
Check out Alex’s senior session(s)! I always love working to feature what my clients love and fitting their hobbies and collections into their session. Well when I mentioned making sure to bring a few pairs of shoes for the session both Alex and his momma laughed that finding a ‘few’ wouldn’t be a problem and they were definitely right so we worked in his 20+ pairs of shoes into his session. The hardest part was definitely picking which ones for him to wear with each outfit #somanychoices!
And being multi-talented we found a way to feature his sports, academics and drum into the session even having a little fun with him drumming with water.
