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Tuesday night our local PPA group met up in Bloomington for an awesome lesson in photographing families with Jess Weinstock Photography.  I first met Jess a few years back at the Reset Conference and ever since then I have followed her work.  Her knack for making families look so joyful and relaxed with real genuine connection is was draws me to her photos.  Jess was wonderful about explaining in detail what she was doing and why.

Taylor was born and raised in central Illinois.  That’s what brought this couple back to Champaign from Seattle, where they currently live, to say “I Do”.  With the help of HR Events, planning a wedding while out of state made the process much less stressful.   Where does one even begin to talk about their wedding day?  […]

Princess Day at Pear Tree Estate was exactly the kind of day you dream about as a little girl playing dress up and watching Disney movies.  Wearing your fanciest dress, wearing flower crowns, receiving jewelry, eating sweets, having your picture taken – truly a day dreams are made of!

Kaine was an amazing sleeper, and slept through most of his session, stopping to eat a couple of times.  A full belly makes us all happy and sleepy – right?  While he was asleep, I was able to grab some lovely macro images of all of his little features – eyelashes, lips, fingers, toes, etc…He graced us with some awesome open eyed opportunities too – love it when newborns seem to be looking right at the camera!

Welcoming kiddos back to kDarling Photography for their milestone sessions year after year is such a special reward.