Blog - Elizabethown Senior Photography

May

2022

I Miss You

I miss calling you just to check inI miss those car rides where we would just "Be"I miss talking about about my problems and you saying, "It's going to be okay.I miss telling you about my latest dream and how I everyone would think I'm crazy, and ...

Aug

2021

You Are Here- Grief's roadmap

If Grief's a journey, I need a GPS.Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. AcceptancePrior to the loss of my grandmother, anytime a friend would lose someone, I would google articles about grief. Prior to July 14th, I had never really had to grieve. ...

May

2021

Mr. Astor and the Fishtank Disaster

A Low Maintenance Class Pets:The whole concept is absurd, because in reality it means the already overcommitted teacher is now responsible for another living thing’s well being. I learned this the hard way my first year, as I tried ...

May

2021

Closing the Store: You've Got Mail,

"Closing the store is the brave thing to do. You are daring to imagine that you could have a different life. Oh, I know it doesn’t feel like that. You feel like a big fat failure. But you’re not. You’re marching into the unknown, ...

Apr

2020

Surviving your first week of foster placement & 10 tips that helped

Foster Parenting Tips part 2If you missed our first article about Foster Care for babies check it out here. In this second article, Hannah Hutson of Hutson Productions, shares some insight on how to survive the first week after receiving a new ...

Apr

2020

Why you need a prenatal massage.

The Benefits of a Prenatal MassageOne of the struggles I’ve heard from some of my maternity clients is the back pain during pregnancy. While there are many options to alleviate that pain, a prenatal massage not only alleviate the pain ...

Apr

2020

7 Things Foster Parents should bring to the hospital

Hello! I reached out to a friend of mine in Missouri about sharing some insight about Foster Parenting. This first part focuses on those who are fostering and going to pick up the baby at the hospital. While policies and procedures to change from ...

Apr

2020

Quarantined Newborn pictures

Capturing your baby's pictures during quarantine.Let's face it, this was not the plan. You probably had plans of arriving at your photographer's studio, allowing them to capture your photographs, and then having those fleeting moments captured ...

Mar

2020

Quarantime Binging

Breakup the burnoutLet’s face it sometimes we just need a break and something to do to “kill some time.” While I have been very busy working on some much needed business tasks, burnout is real. To avoid getting bored, I’ve ...

Mar

2020

Cleaning your photography props

Props EverywhereI'll be the first to admit, I have a slight prop addiction. With the development of COVID-19 and responsibility as a newborn photographer, I decided to "close" down the studio for a couple days to deep clean my props and space. ...

Mar

2020

It's a Chik-fil-a Birthday!- Elizabethtown Baby Photographer

Elizabethtown Chik-Fil-A One Year Themed SessionMeet Nolan- one Chikfila loving kid! This guy's little session was a lot of fun to put together. We used balloons, some Chikfila things, and even a big cow poster! It's no secret that the ...

Feb

2020

Why We Love Lucy

A Photographic Tribute to America's Favorite RedheadWhat inspires an artist to create? I guess each creative would answer that differently, but for me it comes down to two thing: American culture and my family/ friends' interests, so when the two ...

Jan

2020

The Uncle With A Camera

The Family photographer part oneThe Family photographer. When my family left Granite City, IL to go live in Kentucky, one of the changes we had to adjust to not being around our family. Besides going to church with many family members, every ...

Aug

2019

What to expect for your upcoming newborn session

Session GoalsI have two goals at every newborn session is to capture beautiful images for the client and make it as easy as possible. To achieve these goals, I’ve created a newborn session workflow that incorporates years of experience and ...

Jun

2019

The Force is Strong with This One- A Star Wars Session

The Littlest Jedi- A Star Wars Themed Newborn SessionIn a Galaxy Far Far Away....(Sorry I couldn't resist) I remember the first time I watched my first Star Wars film. The original trilogy (episodes IV-VI) was re-released to VHS in 1997 in a ...

Jun

2019

Celebrating Your Service- Military babies

Celebrating Your ServiceUsing your military uniform in your newborn photosBeing located near a military base has been such a blessing over the past three years. For the first three years of my business, I was based out of Hodgenville, Kentucky, but ...

Jun

2019

I Love Lizzie! An I Love Lucy Session

I Love LizzieAn I Love Lucy themed sessionI Love Lucy is one of America's most beloved television shows. If you grew up in the 90's, you may remember a time when Nick at Nite (before the modern classic overhaul) featured much older classic TV ...

Jun

2019

A Golden Girls Birthday!

A Golden Girls BirthdayPicture it Vine Grove, KYSometimes my brain surprises. Why in the world would I create an entire one year session based upon on of America's classic television shows? While every other photographer is photographing ...

Jan

2018

The McNeil Christmas Pictures- A legacy family

A Family Portrait SessionThe McNeil FamilyChristmas pictures near Hardin CountyThe holiday season in Kentucky is always a special time for portrait artists. This was the first year we were able to create unique Christmas themed sets, so we are so ...

Jan

2018

The Senior Picture Rep Program

Hardin County Senior Pictures2018 Senior Rep ProgramMakaylaHardin County is home to some amazing seniors! Our Senior Rep program features Kentucky teens in a variety of portrait experiences. Today we are featuring one of our 2018 seniors, Makayla ...