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Nature’s Beauty | Ektar 100 film

Shooting Film is one of the ways I love to learn more about photography. I love my digital cameras (I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark ii and a Canon 60D) but shooting film has a slightly different look to...

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Tubing on the Lake in Wisconsin

For the first time, my family went tubing on the lake in Wisconsin. We have friends who invited us out for some fun on the water and good food to share. We had a blast! Even though I did not actually...

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Graduation Party Celebration | Event Photographer

Family events are all about family – hugging, sharing memories and creating new ones, laughing, relaxing, and having a wonderful time. The last thing anyone wants to do is remove themselves from the...

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Tween Besties | Portage Tween Photographer

Last week I had the absolute pleasure of shooting the two amazing young ladies. I was able to shoot them separately, as well as together as best friends. The only thing better than shooting a beautiful...

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A Girl And Her IPod

I’m a mom of 5 children. I love being a tween photographer, so my oldest child, Sarah, agrees (sometimes willingly, sometimes begrudgingly) to be my subject when I want to practice shooting tweens. On...

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Summer SALE! Book Your Family Photography or Senior Pictures NOW!

  Before I jump into the exciting details about my big summer sale, I want to take a moment to thank all of you. Everyone who reads my blog, everyone who is a fan on my facebook page, everyone who...

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Growing Family Tree | Portage Family Photographer

  What started as this…     Grew to this…     and became this…     I had the great pleasure of photographing this family last month at their lake house in Portage. I saw the look in the grandparents...

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Made to Love Each Other | Adoption Photographer

I’m so blessed to be an Adoption Photographer with Red Thread Sessions. Being an adoption photographer means I get to capture families of different ages, nationalities, and whether the family has one...

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Family Time | Portage Family Photographer

Making Memories. That’s the very best part of being in a family. All the little parts that go into special moments – giggles, snuggles, new adventures, old traditions – they all add up to the lasting...

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A Visit to the Orchard | Autumn in Wisconsin

Recently my family had the opportunity to visit the home of some new friends, Jane and Joe. My husband and I met this couple while we were visiting their church one weekend. The men struck up a...

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2014 Pricing | Portage WI Family Photographer

    Session Fee   at my farmette or on-location  {$50}   Session fee covers a 60-minute photo session, hand-edited images of your session, and a custom app of your session images “on-location” means...

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Featured Photographer | Film Photography | Infrared and Vintage

This has been a really exciting week for me! I’m honored and flattered to have been featured on two film photography group’s websites.   On Wednesday, I was featured on Film Mama, a blog devoted to...

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Retro Film Photography | Kodak Duaflex

I have a beautiful collection of vintage cameras. I find retro, vintage and antique cameras at estate sales and auctions, and after purchasing them I will bring them home and give them some TLC. I...

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Do You Want To Build A Snowman

The snow is almost gone and I’m not sad to see it go. But I can’t deny the fun it creates for my kids. They love to sled, make snow angels, and have snowball fights. Most of all, though, they love to...

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All Grown Up • Tween & Senior Photographer

My sweet little girl, Sarah, is quite a young lady. She’s athletic, smart, funny, sincere, and kind. She is about to graduate 8th grade and start high school in the fall, be still my bursting heart....

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Red-headed Beauty • Senior Photographer Portage WI

When Emma contacted me to be her senior photographer, I knew how much I would enjoy it!   First of all, Emma has the most AMAZING smile. She’s got a great sense of humor, even when she tries to act...

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Portage Youth Soccer | Spring Soccer

My son, John, plays soccer for Portage Youth Soccer. PYS is part of the MAYSA system (Madison Area Youth Soccer Association) so we spend lots of weekends traveling between Portage and Madison, watching...

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Bloom Where You Are Planted

At one time I wanted to be a travel photographer – the pull of exotic lands was very strong and the pages of my National Geographic magazines were *so* alluring. But a good friend reminded me, if you...

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Portage Farmers Market | Summer Strawberries

We live on a lot of land, so I like to think of myself as a country girl. (maybe…)   Whether I’m a little bit country or a little bit rock ‘n roll, I know some delicious jam when I taste it. And...

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Something Good

I don’t blog enough. All the SEO experts say that to be a successful family photographer, it’s really important to write blog posts and get your name out there. Get on the first page of Google. Get...

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