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the journal

A few weeks ago my Pentax 645NII finally came in and I was beside myself! If you’ve been following along at all on my “film journey” I started back in September (very slowly) getting into the world of film photography. I’ve always LOVED and admired the classic and timeless look of film, but due to […]

This year was the first time I really gave myself a true “time off” in nine years! I’ve had slower seasons in the winter before, but this time around I intentionally planned to take November through March completely off. And as I reach the end of this time, I’m determined to do it each year […]

I can’t believe we’re already here at the end of 2019! The season is all wrapped up and it’s my favorite time where we get to reminisce back on all the beautiful weddings I had the privilege of capturing this year! Even more special than the amazing venues, dresses, flowers and shoes (this year there […]

If anyone knows me well, they know I have a bit of an obsession with Starbucks. So when I heard that they were building one of their “World Famous” Starbucks Reserve Roastery’s in downtown Chicago, I knew I’d need to make a trip and check it out. Tannan was sweet enough to take me there […]