
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (I posted this side-by-side over on Facebook a while back, then completely forgot to share it on the blog! Doh!)

This is your final chance to sign up for this weekend’s family mini sessions on Saturday, September 24th at Wolf Road Prairie. The prairie is looking fantastic right now. It is ablaze with flowers and some of the trees on the periphery have started to turn. There are only afternoon time slots available for September…

How does a photographer make an image that is truly candid? That is, an image where the subject does not know they are being photographed? So many of the images that portrait photographers take are set up. Even those photographers who labels themselves as “lifestyle” or “candid” photographers go to great lengths to get things…

Another sunny, late summer session with an extended family… Extended family portraits are the hardest to orchestrate for both the client and the photographer. There are the extra logistics of coordinating many family schedules, a suitable location, and usually a wildcard toddler. Let’s not also forget that most extended sessions happen on weekend afternoons, when…