2014 Here We Come!

Ahhhhhh. The perfect end to a wonderful year. With 2014 right around the corner we are dog-gone excited around here.  Our little home town business is growing and growing.  More weddings on the books for this next year..more doggie sessions then ever before. Family sessions, baby sessions, baby bump sessions, glamour shoots, senior portraits, doggie portraits..opps, did I already say that. It has become a favorite of mine and have found pet photography to be a huge part of my business. They are after all part of our family to. For some of us they are our only family.  This coming year is gonna be huge. I can feel it in my bones. Check back in the next coming weeks for our new package prices and exciting new products we have in store for you.  Now booking  for sessions starting in January !

Pet Portraits That Come From The Heart

It all started with one...

Meet my dog Timber.

Over a year ago I walked into the SWCHS with a framed picture of this dog

 My sweet girl of 15 years

The pain of losing her still fresh in my soul

I was in the second year of my business

And I had an idea ...

Thank God I had hundreds of pictures of my girl

Had I not taken them I surely would be lost right now

Without a memory of her that I can see every morning

A small comfort when your heart breaks from the loss of a pet

So I decided I wanted to do Pet Portraits

After all they are like children to most of us

And a portrait of them would be cherished forever

Long after they are gone

So we came up with a plan

I would do Pet Sessions and give part of the profits to SWCHS

For every package I sold

Well.... Nobody Called

I have to admit I was saddened that nobody seemed to see the value in what I was offering

Then a new idea was born

The animals at SWCHS were in terrible need of a makeover

They needed portraits

 Portraits that would find them a Forever Home twice as fast

Portraits I could provide.

And So it began that I started volunteering my time to

SWCHS and my name exploded all over their facebook page

The dogs and cats were getting calls, lots of calls

Animals that had been there forever were suddenly finding

Their new forever home

My heart melted and I was hooked

A year later I am still stopping by bringing hope

And....... pet portraits

Now people were noticing

And wanting their own pet portraits

So now it all has come full circle

I get the best of both

I create lasting memories for families of their beloved pets

And I also help to make memories

Every single time someone sees

One of my Shelter Portraits and adopts

So back to where it all began. I adopted my sweet Timber

From SWCHS when she was a pup

She was the best friend I ever had

And every time I take a picture I think of her

 

 

 

 

SWCHS BEFORE AND AFTER

 SWCHS BEFORE AND AFTER

 

 

Waiting on Forever

 

 

 

Happy Endings

 

 

 

Making Memories

 

 

 

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Leaving behind something Beautiful.....

Two dogs.. one unbreakable bond . Find themselves homeless.

Meet Jazz a 13 year old black lab, and partner for life Mugzy. Mugzy is blind and is completely dependant on Jazz to be a seeing eye dog so to speak. They are bonded for life and have found themselves homeless and the South Wood County Humane Society.  Such a heartbreaking situation . Can you imagine how scared Mugzy is without being able to see. Finding herself is a strange environment . With dozens of other dogs barking throughout the day. Strange smells. Clinging to Jazz for reassurance and protection. They are both house broken and very well mannered. If you have room in your home and your heart for these animals or know someone who does please spread the word!

Hello out there from crunchy bitter cold Wisconsin. Isn't it something how everything freezes . The ground is as hard as a rock. Flowers gone, grass gone, everything dull lifeless frozen. But somehow on what seems to be just another endless day of cold. The sun comes out, the air gets warmer, the ice starts to melt flowers start to peak out of the ground, and suddenly before you know it everything is fresh and alive again.  My favorite part of spring is Lilacs. I have tons of them planted all over my yard . When early may arrives the smell outside my windows is intoxicating. The only thing I like about winter is when it snows . Those huge beautiful snowflakes.  Have you ever looked up at night time when it is snowing. If you haven't take a moment to do it. It is stunning to watch them fall out of what seems like an endless sky. Since I started this journey so many things have become so clear to me. I notice things.. everything. The world has become my next location.  I don't see a field of weeds, I see a field of golden sunshine bouncing off lush fields. Clouds , oh my the clouds. Give me an open field and some clouds in the sky and I will be busy for an hour. Everything in the world has so much beauty to offer. Yet I sometimes think that we are so busy we don't even notice.  This is where I find my peace in this crazy world. Some people like to watch tv. I like to take my camera and photograph everything I see, the way I see it. I can get lost in an entire day doing just that. Please spring.. come soon. Because I have to admit. If it is not snowing outside.. I hate winter. I could blog on about all the beautiful things about it from a photographic standpoint. But I have to be honest. I don't like the cold. And because of that I stay indoors.. alot.. so my spring fever is running high. I don't think it could come fast enough.

My Journey Continues.............

This year my biggest goal is to make myself known to the world. I have had over 800 people view this blog... that is a lot of people. That soooooo makes me smile. I would like to take those 800 people and bring you closer.. connect with me on facebook . Get daily feeds , follow my journey from small town mom .. to what I hope to be someday one of they most talked about photographers in the area. I want everyone to know me... I want to shout it out from the roof tops... I'm over here. The hardest thing in business to conquer is of course being discovered. This year I plan to enter a lot more contest, summit alot more photographs to magazine company's , calender company's.... anything I can do to get my work noticed. I am on a misson . I have already come so far in a few short years. More than I could have ever imagined.  Who would have ever thought that a small town mom with a big dream would have made it this far. I have to admit. In the beginning I was a bit nervous. Afraid of failing.. but you know .. you can never fail unless you quit.  And the bull head in me woudl never even allow such a thing Thank you to everyone whom has helped me along my ever long road to greatness. I ask this small favor of you all.  Please.... If you believe in me spread the word.
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