Spring Outdoor Sessions

Our Extended Family Session is a way for the whole bunch to come together and have every combination of poses that you can think of!  This includes the whole group, grandchildren, each individual family, and the list goes on and on!  This is a way for everyone to update their family photos at the same […]

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Spring Outdoor Sessions

I have been taking Brinley’s pictures for a whole year now – and her mom always has the best props!  The table and chair set was her mommy’s when she was little, and it was the perfect addition to her birthday pictures!  Minnie made an appearance at her tea party, then we finished the session […]

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Toddlers

Emerson and her brother are only 15 months apart and they love each other so much!  Emerson’s cake smash theme is one of my favorites – her mom let me pick the theme and I just had to think of something different.  We did “You are my sunshine” with pinks, yellows, and purple – to […]

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Toddlers

Let’s face it – toddlers aren’t easy and everyone knows it.  There’s a fine line between the “joy of parenting” and the “I’m about to lose it” emotions. Picture day usually factors into the darker side of these emotions.  However, with these two (very patient) parents and a few favorite toy trucks, it was so simple to […]

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Studio Session

This sweet girl was so happy for her first birthday pictures yesterday!  She is the flower girl in a wedding we are shooting tomorrow, so hopefully she still has some smiles left!  Her session included pictures in mommy’s silver wedding shoes and her mommy’s sequins dance tutu, from when she was little!  I love how […]

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Toddlers

Brace yourself for the cuteness you’re about to view!   I was so excited to edit these pictures because I knew as soon as they showed up to the session, this would be awesome!  I’m a dog-lover…..especially dogs that are a bit round and wrinkly and have a smashed face.  (We have a pug.  Same […]

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I'm dana

midwest newborn, cake smash + family photographer

I have always had a love for art and storytelling. Photography allows me to combine my journalism background and my artistic point-of-view, which has become my dream career!

I am a wife, mom, and small business owner. On the days when I'm not at the studio, you can find me at home, editing, busy with my boys, or maybe redecorating my house, because the artsy-side of my mind just doesn't stop!

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