For All the Romantics

  Yup, this is yet another post about my fiance.  I can’t help it.  I’m hooked! We have officially conquered 3/4 of our long distance engagement!  And with 99 days of separation still ahead of us, I decided that today was a good day to concentrate not on the discouraging length of the countdown, but…

Winterns!

*trumpet call* Buh-duh-duh-duh-duh-nuh!!!!! Introducing two new gorgeous ladies here at IG-Katie and Paige We’ve been graced with the presence of two wonderful ladies for interns this winter (and now spring) that we have dubbed our “Wonderful Winterns.” As they’re becoming regular faces around the studio and on location with us, we thought you might like…

A Moment in Time: RMC Heart Ball

This Saturday, six of us had the immense pleasure of being a part of Riverside’s Heart Ball. It’s so fun to get dressed up, and we all looked pretty good if I do say so myself! (A HUGE thanks to Dr. Rowland and his lovely assistant Tess for the wonderful photography- the obvious handiwork of…

Snow Days Galore

It’s been a relentless winter this year! With what seems like a record amount of snow days, I’ve been getting cabin fever and I thought- what can I possibly do with all of this time? Well let me tell ya… with all of this snowed-in time to kill, here are some ideas of how to…

Flashback Friday!

  In the midst of a cleaning spree around the studio this week, an old photo surfaced of the boss man that was just TOO good not to share. That got me thinking about the good old days. Do you remember what it was like being a kid? Carefree and fun and we didn’t worry…

New Year’s Blessings

It’s been an eventful holiday season here at the studio! The wintery holiday season tends to lead people into review of the past year and to make goals to propel the new year forward. For this new year, I am choosing to focus on those sometimes-overlooked little blessings in life. These are some of the…

Football Fanatic

I don’t know about y’all- but we Groupies are pretty obsessed with that good ol’ American football (complete with an in-house Bears vs. Packers rivalry). We do a lot of sports photography amongst our school travels and each time I’m on location I think, “How cool is it that I’m getting paid to attend events…

Intro to Photography

BJ teaches classes at Olivet each semester and with gorgeous weather this week- we went on location with his intro to photography classes. In the most basic of terms- photography is the manipulation of light. Going on location gives us the opportunity to use available light and to manipulate it to give us stunning results.…

A Wedding or Two

    My Joshua flew in from Washington this week to say hello… and to be the best man in his best friends wedding… It’s been a busy week full of travel, long awaited conversations with old friends, and large family gatherings.  We had a date day planned for Saturday and though I love spending…

Get Glad! Momence Glad Fest 2013

I don’t know if y’all know it, but just east of Bourbonnais- one of my favorite festivals just celebrated it’s 76th year in Momence. My dad grew up in Momence and the Annual Gladiolus Festival has always been the highlight of the year. With history that includes Drum Corps, carnivals, parades, flea markets, concerts, car…