Born and raised right here in central Illinois – Cissna Park to be exact – I transplanted over 20 years ago to Fisher. I’m proud to say I’m now a Fisher Bunnie (yep, that’s our school mascot, you can’t make these things up). When I’m not behind my camera, you can find me hanging out with my hubby and 2 kiddos, Payton and Mackenzie.
Snapshots were an important part of family gatherings growing up. My dad was our family photographer, and I remember sitting in my Aunt & Uncle’s living room watching slides of my cousins as babies, and of their family vacations. Because of my dad’s photographs, our family can look back on these gatherings, these vacations, these glimpses of the everyday, and immediately be transported to those times and places. We can remember exactly how red Uncle Art’s cheeks got when he laughed, or how horrible that haircut was my freshman year (imagine perm + mullet + a bit of Sun In – yikes)! Eventually my dad handed over the role of family paparazzi to me, and my love for hearing that shutter click was born.
Photographs tell the story of our families. The good ones, the bad ones, and the ones that take our breath away – they’re all part of our perfectly imperfect stories, and each one is beautiful in its own unique way. I have been telling stories of families just like yours in the central Illinois/Champaign-Urbana area since 2012. Building lifelong relationships with my clients as their families grow, and telling their ever-changing story, is what makes my heart go pitter-patter. I would be honored to tell your family’s story.