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We are a mother-daughter team tucked in the heart of rural illinois. though we are located in rural illinois we always love photographing new places and new people. so grab a dessert and coffee (or tea in our case) and take a look around at the moments we have captured. we are so glad you are here, make yourself at home!

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You might recognize Avery, not only is she one of our 2020 Spokesmodels but we also had the chance to do a summer session with her last month. This time we hit the gym for a volleyball session and enjoyed highlighting this special part of Avery’s senior year. Avery is a beautiful girl inside and […]

September 28, 2019


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We loved being able to capture Savana’s passion for all things sports! We did softball, volleyball and basketball during her sports session. So many favorites and we are excited to be sharing them with you! Enjoy!

September 21, 2019


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This styled session was so much fun last year we of course had to do it again! We love that our spokesmodels are always up for anything and all the fun that comes with being a #creativetouchspokesmodel This year the girls got to wear “Babes support Babes” tees donated by Rural Bliss in Carthage and […]

September 13, 2019


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Meet Olivia, she is a senior at Illini West High School and has such a sweet and fun personality. We had a great session together in Carthage, and enjoyed highlighting her passion for cheer and band. And of course we loved the awesome willow tree that Olivia had planned for us to use. (Because you […]

September 12, 2019


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Meet Neveda, a gorgeous Illini West Senior. You might be thinking you already recognize her from some of our previous photos and well you would be right, because Neveda is one of our 2020 Spokesmodels.  We absolutely love having her on our team and as always, it was so much fun getting to photograph her. […]

September 9, 2019


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One thing we hear all the time from our seniors is, I want to do something different. And we completely get that! We LOVE that actually! Maybe you are really into a sport, or play an instrument and incorporating those type of things is always a fun idea. We actually have a blog post all […]

August 26, 2019


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We have absolutely loved how many of our senior spokesmodels we have gotten to see lately. We got to do the beautiful Avery’s summer session last week and it was AWESOME! I am already looking forward to her next session! So if you know me very well you know that I am obsessed with willow […]

August 21, 2019


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Alivia is a senior at West Hancock and one of our beautiful 2020 Spokesmodels. We absolutely love having her on our team and having the opportunity to get to know her this year. She has the most beautiful smile and sweet personality. The weather was absolutely perfect for her session! The sun was shining and […]

August 20, 2019


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Livia came to us by way of a photographer friend of ours. It is always such an honor when a fellow photographer recommends you to their family or friends. We absolutely love that we get to specialize in seniors (and weddings too of course) and that we have the opportunity to get to know so […]

August 19, 2019


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Meet Anna, one of our 2020 Spokesmodels. She is a senior at West Hancock and loves all things sports. We are excited that we get to be a part of her senior year and look forward to watching her make many more memories this year! Here are some of our favorites from her summer session. […]

August 13, 2019


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