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What is the first thing we do when we lose a loved one? We go to the pictures. The every day pictures on our phones, the memories on our social media and of course the professional ones. Larry was given the terminal diagnosis and he took it with such grace. He was clear on the […]

Family session in a flower field should be everyones goal for August/September! Oh my heavens! So magical! It helps that these three ladies are absolutely stunning. Becky and her girls have been in front of my camera basically since the beginning of starting my photography business. Gabrielle was photographed on my famous blue chair as […]

Little Heroes Craig Toth November 9, 1971 – November 5, 2023 These family portraits were taken November 15 and only three weeks later, Craig was free of pain and suffering but his family and friends were left with broken hearts. I was given permission to share photos and I would love to share his story […]

My beautiful niece! We were way over due to update her pictures but we were also a year away from starting her senior portraits so I wanted to go places we wouldn’t go to a year from now. Also wanted to play with ice cream for color and texture and yuuuuum!!! I love her outfits […]

Little Heroes, The Riggle Family (Bret) Thank you to the following donors:Kelcy & Justin $50 (reoccurring every month set up on the LH website) YOU ARE ANGELS!! Written by Bret:I’ve been struggling with cancer for 4 years. In 2023 the tumors were so invasive and debilitating that I had to stop working. My body has […]

Please send me more farmers, ranchers and dairymen families!! The Wind family are some of my favorite people and this session is one of my favorites! I love cows but most of all I love capturing families in their element. I love the white dresses dragging in cow poo and I love how curious the […]

Oh miss Claire bear! You are a senior and I can’t even believe it! You have been in front of my camera throughout your years and you are nothing but a beautiful girl, inside and out! You are kind, you are beautiful, you are smart, you are talented and your heart is so big! Keep […]

When the band is back together, you grab the dogs and update family portraits! Look at these smiles! Do you think this family has fun? I mean, nothing but fun!! This mama with all her boys has got to be non stop entertainment! They love their kicks, their dogs and warm hugs! The dogs were […]

This beautiful family came to me to get updated family portraits with their old man dog, Rueger. He was recently diagnosed with mouth cancer and didn’t have long to live. He was their first baby and a huge part of their family. They wanted time to stand still during this time of their lives, forever. […]

Look at these cuties! Mom wanted pictures of her kiddos before the oldest two headed off to college. We snuck them in one evening and had nothing but belly laughs! If you know their mom, she is one of coolest humans on the planet and so funny! This night she tried cooking dinner, shrimp dinner, […]