Holding beautiful images that scream ALL the things you love about photography for 4 months while waiting for them to be published is HARD WORK, friends!!! When I attended the Amy and Jordan workshop last fall (read all about it here!), I knew one of the perks would be an amazing day of shooting a beautiful styled shoot with them (I am going to share the rest of it on the blog soon!). But what really spoke to my heart shooting was this part- the outdoors, natural light, sunset desert part, shooting beside 2 photographers that are just such an inspiration to me. I LOVED shooting in the desert. The light is gorgeous and glowy, and there is such a lack of the typical midwest GREEN that I have such a love-hate photography relationship with! This couple was just beautiful, and did such a good job with so many cameras pointed at them all day long! The bride’s gorgeous BHLDN dress and grooms gray suit were perfect against the desert sun! I can’t wait to share the amazing list of vendors with the rest of this shoot soon, but for now- enjoy this super long awaited (by me!) post with some of my favorite images to date!
So many new favorites… You know I have to let just a little of that sun into the frame!!! The Arizona desert? It’s stunning, even to my midwest country loving heart. But not as stunning as these two!! One of my favorites here!
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I'm Jill, a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Chicago and Central Illinois, and available world wide! I'm also a photography educator, wife to my favorite person on the planet, mama to 3 amazing kids and an energetic Aussie, and obsessed with statement jewelry and all desserts (especially fruit pies!).
As a past high school teacher, I have a major heart for education. After going full time in my business, I have built a business I love that gives me an almost 6 figure salary and allows me to be home part time with my kids. I dream for you to run a business that enhances your life and lights you up, and I believe I can help you learn how to do it with a little hustle and a lot of heart!
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You're in the right place! As a past high school teacher, educating others is my life's work and a HUGE part of my business! I have been teaching moms and hobbyists how to use their camera from first purchasing it all the way to coaching them into businesses of their own, and I'd love to help you as well, wherever you are (and whatever camera you have!).
I'm so glad you are here! Teaching Photographers and other small business owners how to run more joyful, successful, and profitable businesses is one of my favorite parts of my business! I specialize in working with photographers to make their goals a reality (or figure out what their goals should be in the first place!).
What a beautifully styled desert wedding session!
It really was gorgeously styled!!! It was so fun shooting!
It was so much fun to be a part of,this, your work is gorgeous!! I can’t wait to show my husband. ????
It was so much fun to be a part of this, your work is gorgeous!! I can’t wait to show my husband. ????
Liz!!! I loved meeting you guys and can’t believe you found your way to this post but I am glad you did! You two are beautiful together- but much more impressively, I still can’t believe how amazing you both were for a WHOLE day of being so “on” with so many cameras pointed at you! Thank you so much for your kind words!! <3
WOW!! So beautiful (and you absolutely have to let some of that Arizona sun into the picture)!! Going to an AJ workshop is on my bucket list! I want to meet them and be able to learn from them!
Thanks!! I cannot recommend AJ enough!!! They are so wonderful! I wish I would have gone years ago!!!
Stunning! Love the desert backdrop!
Thanks!!! It was such a gorgeous location!
I follow a number of photographers who went to this same workshop and it’s been so fun to see everyone’s shots come out this week! It’s amazing to see everyone’s style and their perspective of the day. These are gorgeous!
Those flowers are GORGEOUS!!!! What an amazing shoot!
They really were!!! I love the mix of colors!!
Such a gorgeous shoot! LOVE A&J and am so happy you got to attend and learn from them!
Thank you! I was so THRILLED to attend! A+J are amazing and I learned so so much from them!
so gorgeous!!! I am dying to shoot in the desert!!