Loved creating this headshot and fun Christmas session for Nicole Chilton's kiddos! So fun!

If your kiddo needs headshots, a school photo re-do, or a fun holiday session for Christmas cards--don't hesitate to reach out!

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This couple's fall photoshoot session kept giving me When Harry Met Sally vibes. God, I love that movie! It felt wonderful to be surrounded by fall leaves, blue skies, calm waters, a warm sun and cool breeze, and these two's love. Pinch me!

Also, hats! I love hats. I knew this session was going to be a good one when they each pulled out hats. Hat people are my kind of people.

Take advantage of this fall season--it will be gone before you know it! Or plan ahead and book your Christmas card session now!

It was an honor to shoot new headshots for American Musical Theater Composer and Singer Craig Carnelia! 

As someone who started my adult life studying theatre in New York and eventually ended up in Springfield, MO...getting to share some time with and photograph this Tony nominated composer who has also made his home in Springfield, Mo was a real treat. 

Whether you need new headshots because you are an actor, an author, or in any field (which is most these days) that requires some kind of professional portrait, shoot me a message!

This was a special senior session + mother/son family session. I am so impressed by all the teenagers I've shot lately for their senior portraits. On this session, we bonded over our shared interest of the Russian language, movies, and architecture. They showed me a magical Ferris Bueller mural that I had no idea existed just off of Commercial Street. 

We also shot some family photos with William and his mom TJ. They were so sweet together--it's so awesome to shoot kids and parents when you can tell they are actually really great friends. 

If you are interested in updating your family photos or booking a senior session, shoot me a message!

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Family photos with kids are becoming one of my favorite things to shoot. I love using a sense of play to get kids who are getting to a point of "over it" in a photoshoot to reengage and use it as an opportunity to really capture their personalities. In this case, that looked like "arrroooooing" like a dog while running and chasing and hiding. To me, that's a great day at work!

If you're looking for some fall family photos in Springfield, MO...don't hesitate to reach out. It's a beautiful time of year around here and I'd be honored to capture your family in all their wildness.

The Springfield Art Museum is like a second home to me at this point--photographing their exhibits and events (oh, how I miss Art Museum events!), as well as designing their postcards, banners, and newsletters has become one of my favorite consistent Designing Indie jobs. For these staff headshot updates, I brought my home studio set-up to the Art Museum. We shot everyone over the course of two days to accommodate for their schedules.

While more creative, editorial type photoshoots are more my jam, sometimes it's nice to just strip it all away and capture people as they are. For photoshoots, either in my studio or on-site, I have a variety of photo backdrops to choose from: white paper, grey paper, green paper, pink paper, blue paper, yellow paper, gold velvet, red velvet, pink satin, blue sequins, gold sequins, silver sequins, beige fabric, navy fabric, etc. Something for everyone!

Ready to schedule your shoot and get your staff photos updated for 2021 and beyond? Send me a message and let's talk! We can be as formal or informal and creative as you want!

The Ladies of the Springfield Regional Arts Council were such a blast to photograph. I love that they went for the bright pink backdrop and I think it complimented each of them so beautifully. They are working on a website revamp and wanted update staff headshots to compliment their new design. I can't wait to see it all come together!

For this shoot, I brought my studio set-up to their office at The Creamery. I set up in the Library and they each came in for a mini shoot session. I was able to get all 6 mini sessions done in just over an hour. I edited them and turned them in less than 24 hours later. 

Could your office benefit from updated headshots? Schedule me to come shoot a studio set-up at your office! Quick, affordable, high-quality headshots--what's not to love?

Senior photos have come a long way since I was a graduating senior in 2004! I love the creative willingness of kids today and how they own who they are and what they love. For Belinda's senior photos, she sent me a Pinterest board of images she loved and from that I derived two central themes: Food & Fields. 

We decided on two set-ups/looks: one centered around the fridge and her favorite snacks (chips and cereal) and another centered around a chair in a field at sunset. I highly relate to these two moods for I too am either in an oversized shirt snacking out of the fridge or fancy--or anyway, I used to get fancy when I places to go be fancy in. Maybe I'll be fancy again someday. Or maybe, like this photoshoot shows, you don't need anyplace to go be fancy in. You can be fancy in a field just for the joy of it. 

I loved creating these! If you are interested in getting creative with your Senior photos, shoot me a message!

This was a super fun in studio photoshoot with musician and poet Molly. Her inspo board she sent me was full of bright colors and moods. She wanted photos to use to promote her upcoming album, and possibly for the album cover art as well. We collaborated on the direction in the weeks leading up to the shoot, passing phots and ideas back and forth. 

She brought her boyfriend along for moral support and my dog Olive also joined us in the studio to help with moral and soundtrack snoring. We collaborated on her outfit and then I did hair and make-up while Lizzo filled the studio with pump-up music.

For the shoot itself, we switched over to ABBA for some different vibes and began work on creating sparkly, moody, colorful work. I love how these turned out! What do you think?

If you like what you see and are ready to book me to help make your creative vision come to life, shoot me a message and let's get started!

I remember the first time I went to Culture Flock--it was the grand opening of their brick and mortar. I was so pleasantly surprised to discover a place like this existed in Springfield, MO. An inclusive, inspiring, creative environment with all kinds of fun trinkets, clothes, and gifts--plus, a workshop space and fun events?! What!

I remember thinking how cool it would be to work with them--at the time I had just started my business and it felt like a far off dream. Then, not long after that, they reached out to have me do some photos for them and have been using me consistently ever since. And I still feel like I've been called to sit at the cool kids table every time. 

Happy 8th birthday to Culture Flock! I'm so glad you exist here. And I am so grateful to be a creative collaborator with such a cool group of people. 

Also, Happy Pride Month! Culture Flock has new pride shirts in three different colors! Support your local LGBTQ+ owned shop this month with a new shirt or gift from Culture Flock and an empowering, creative photoshoot with yours truly!