Landon Paul Skoog

I absolutely love shooting weddings. I thought it was my favorite thing to photograph. But I was wrong. Births are by far my favorite thing. There is something so spectacular and so magical about a birth - from seeing the mother's pain change to sheer joy in seconds, when she holds her newborn baby. It's so wonderful!! And I love being able to capture that for people as well. I know, personally, I LOVED having the birth of Seth photographed and will continue to do that for all my children. I will absolutely cherish those pictures forever.

I have so far only done the births of family members (my sister and sister-in-law to be exact). I'm still trying to convince others it's the way to go, but I understand how modesty can take over your desire to want those pictures. To fight the myths of birth pictures, I do not, I repeat, DO NOT photograph anything that would expose you or would embarrass you in any sort of way. It's a completely clean and beautiful display of pictures. I don't do anything x-rated here! :) Really, the birth pictures mainly consist of things that happen post birth - the mother's reaction, weighing the baby, those first few moments with your child, etc....

Anyways, all that to say I got to witness another nephew being born! Landon Paul arrived on Oct. 21 - a whole 9 days early! Jen and Bryan did not know what they were having, so to be in the room and hear "It's a boy!" was very exciting.
























Here is the whole birth slideshow in case you are interested....

Rachel's Senior Pictures

I first met Rachel 2 years ago when I photographed her sister's senior portraits, and now here we are again doing HER senior portraits! Rachel recently got her braces taken off, so her smile was nice and perfect for the shoot. What a feeling of relief that must be for her! She is also a dancer, which explains why she carried herself with such grace and elegance. We did her senior portraits at Ault Park and could not have asked for a more beautiful day. Here are a few to prove it....

Megan's Senior Pictures

Last week I headed out to Greensburg, IN to meet Megan, an upcoming senior. We had a lot of fun doing her senior pictures around a local farm. I must tell you that I am a big fan of using farms for photo shoots. Megan is a very pretty girl, which made photographing her very easy. She also was good at changing quickly, which was great because she had 8 outfits! Here are just a few of my favorites from our time together....

Most seniors choose their sport uniforms to be photographed with - Megan chose her books. I love it!