Mattie | Madison, Wisconsin, Senior Portrait Session

I often get asked, "besides weddings, what do you like to shoot?" The answer? Senior portraits!! That's why you'll notice a mix of wedding, engagement, and senior portraits in my portfolio. I should probably create a different website just for seniors, but I'm all about simplifying my life right now ;)

Senior portrait sessions are so much fun for me because it's a time dedicated to bringing out each person's personality and interest through portraits. If I have extra time some day (haha sorry I usually don't have that much free time) I'll scan some of my prints from my senior portraits and share them with you, but for now you'll just have to see some of Mattie's awesome session last summer!

Mattie is a super busy senior this year with basketball and softball, but she also loves the water so of course we just had to go in the lake for a bit! Why not?! I love the variety of locations we used in downtown Madison and just how effortless is was to photograph Mattie!

Engagement + Senior + Lifestyle Portrait Favorites From 2015

At the end of each year (well and throughout the year as well) I always go back and look over my images from the year. First, it's just fun to look back at all of the wonderful people and memories from the last year, but second, it really gives me a chance to see if I'm creating the best work possible for my clients. I am constantly trying to improve my skills, creativity, customer experience, and really anything having to do with my photography business! I am so grateful to be able to be a photographer and because I never want to stop means I always want to do my best for all of my amazing clients. 

I went through and pulled some of my favorite images from some of the engagement and portrait sessions from 2015, and it was so tough to narrow it down! There are a million little reasons why I chose these images, and tomorrow I'd probably choose different ones, but I can't help smiling as I look back at this little collection of moments from the past year :) THANK YOU all for a wonderful 2015 and I cannot wait for 2016!!

Travel Diaries | Utah - Salt Lake City, Wasatch Mountains, Moab

Back in June I went to visit my best friend in Salt Lake City and photograph their engagement session! Well, my super delayed flight, and their crazy doctor schedules meant we couldn't hike up into the mountains for a grand background, but we still got some beautiful and fun portraits in downtown Salt Lake City!

In 2016 it is my goal to photograph more adventurous couples that want to go off the beaten path to get epic views and backgrounds for their portraits! If you want to try something new, different, or meet at a stunning location get in touch because I do as well :) Lets go explore this beautiful country together! ....just imagine yourself in front of some of these amazing views for your portrait session

Senior Session: Madison, WI

Senior portrait sessions are a blast! It's a chance for a high school senior to really express who they are and their interests, and I like to think of them as a lifestyle or editorial session. I want to make each high school senior feel like they have been picked to be featured in a national magazine and this is their photoshoot to tell their story.

When I was going into my senior year of high school, I got the traditional studio portraits taken, and then some with my horse (no, sadly he didn't come to the studio with me. He is though one of the most photogenic horses I've seen! He was definitely meant to be owned by a photographer) but I wish we could have gone to more unique locations or made more of a story out of it.

I will spare you any flashbacks to my senior portraits, but I'm taking my experience and what I love to do now and hopefully making a more unique and less traditional senior experience!