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I'm a photographer who loves to capture the beauty in real & authentic moments.

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I'm Christine and I'm so happy you're here. This blog a journal about newborn, milestone, heirloom and maternity photography. 

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Farmhouse School

This is Leslie Meredith. She is the woman who owns and runs Farmhouse School in Campton Hills. She’s absolutely lovely, kind and wonderful- everything you’d want from someone teaching cooking to adults and kids! I have had the pleasure of working with Leslie and I aim to bring light to her business at Farmhouse School. […]

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In Home with a newborn

This year I decided to go back to offering In Home Newborn Sessions for various reasons but the main reason is because I had enough inquiries last year to make me re-think my view of offering an in home newborn session. Normally, I capture newborn sessions in my St Charles, IL studio but now it’s […]

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Motherhood Mini Sessions

Upcoming Motherhood Sessions

I have TWO dates available for upcoming Motherhood Mini Sessions!! I have times available for next Wed. 4/10 and Sat. 4/13 for these beautiful Motherhood sessions. These sessions are designed specifically for Moms to get in the photos with their children. This could be a young Mom with her babies or this could be grown […]

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What to wear for a Maternity Session?!

Oh, this is a fun question! Honestly, it just depends on the type of maternity session you want. For both in studio and outdoor sessions Moms can go ultra glam and wear a maternity gown and look like the maternal goddess they are OR they can keep it super casual and wear jeans with a […]

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The Warriors against GM1 Gangliosidosis

The photo above shows one of the strongest families I know on this earth. I was honored when Christine Waggoner, who’s a good friend of mine from high school asked me to photograph her and her amazing family this past year. Christine and I reconnected over social media about 9 years ago and shortly after […]

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When is the best time for a Maternity session?

Typically, I capture a Maternity Session between 30-36 weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes women will request to shoot before that, but often times they won’t look as rounded as they would in those last weeks of pregnancy. I believe that pregnancy is an absolutely magical time (from the outside, not necessarily how it feels on the […]

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When is the best time to do a Newborn Session?

Newborn sessions typically occur 5-15 days after birth to insure that a sleepy baby arrives for easier posing HOWEVER, that is not always the case! I’ve photographed hundreds of newborns and I’ve had some that were 5 days old and WIDE AWAKE! And, I’ve had 1 month old’s who sleep like champs. There’s no real […]

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Happy New Year!

With each new year, I can’t help but reflect on the past year to see what went really well and what could have been better. Over the past few years a kind of burnout has occurred within me that I’ve never really experienced before. As a creative person, I’m always excited to try new things, […]

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Heirloom Portraiture with CRP

A while back, a client of mine asked me about doing heirloom portraits for her children and at the time I wasn’t sure what she meant.  I googled it to find many photographers offering it with various techniques being used.  I found one photographer in particular in South Carolina whose work was just breathtaking.  I […]

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