Category Archives: portraits

hannah family {springfield, mo family and newborn photographer}

I had the pleasure of photographing one of my favorite families again last weekend, the Hannahs, and I got to meet the newest addition to their family — baby Ian! Little Derek just recently had a birthday as well, so we had a lot to celebrate with these photos. If you’ve followed my work for...

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lynsey {parkview high school, springfield missouri}

I was blessed to have the beautiful Lynsey model for me as I tried out a new camera. Isn’t she stunning?

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precious moments {personal}

This weekend, my photographs have been more meaningful and have affected me more than ever. I sat with my family as we spent precious hours with my 96-year-old Grandma Alverta. She’s been waking from her naps saying, “I’m going Home,” and we have been preparing our hearts for the day she leaves us for Heaven....

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meet kacey dotson {springfield, mo portrait photographer}

Personal photography projects are important to me. I can read, and learn, and watch videos on the art of photography for the rest of my lifetime, but if I don’t allow myself to put that knowledge to use, with a model in front of my camera, what good is it? How will I ever grow...

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before & after {springfield, mo portrait photographer}

Just for fun, I thought I would throw together some fun Before & Afters. The “Before” shots are straight-out-of-camera (SOOC), and the “Afters” are the final, edited versions, with some minor tweaks in Lightroom. It’s important to get as much done right in-camera, so that there is much less to do in post-processing, which means...

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then & now {springfield, mo portrait photographer}

Happy New Year, fans! I love starting out a new year with a clean slate. Isn’t it neat to see what all you’ve been able to accomplish when you take the time to look back? Here is a time warp back to my first paid photo session in July 2008, compared to a photo from...

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meet yulia {springfield, mo portrait photographer}

You’ve seen this pretty face on my Facebook Fan Page, and she made it as one of my top 10 favorite images of 2011, but I realized that I totally overlooked making a full blog post dedicated to the beautiful Ms. Yulia. So here she is… some pictures you may have seen already, and some...

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victory house {nonprofit spotlight}

Today I had the opportunity to photograph several women from the Victory House in Springfield. My good friend, Becca Brotherton, is the New Life Program Coordinator and it came up in conversation that it might be nice for the ladies to have some pretty photographs of themselves at this point in their journeys. Ladies, I...

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sneak peek {springfield, mo portrait photographer}

Here’s a sneak peek of the gorgeousness that was in front of my camera today… Meet Yulia. More to come! ~Jen

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slavens family {kansas city, mo family & senior photographer}

I’ve been looking forward to posting this sweet family’s session since the moment we parted ways in Kansas City last weekend!  Shannan, here you go! I hope you all had a great time! Here are just a few of my favorites…  Senior session tomorrow! And beautiful weather on the radar again. Can’t wait! ~Jen

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