This year marked one of my favorite Valentines Day themed sessions.  It was inspired by two things.  First, my favorite reality tv show (dare I say, the Bachelor and Bachelorette, terrible I know, but I’m hooooooked) as well as the 2018 Vanity Fair magazine cover showing the work of  brilliant photographer,  Annie Leibovitz.  It was a […]

Happy New Year from Shelby Photography!!  I have been enjoying this festive time of year and if it’s going to be cold,  I LOVE, LOVE the snow!  The past two years, there has been very little snow, so when it started coming down Christmas Eve, I was jumping for joy! This snowy, Happy New Year […]

IL high school senior photographer | Class of 2018 Pekin Community High School | Shelby Seniors         Meet the bubbly and outgoing Class of 2018 senior from Pekin Community High School, Lexi Juergens!  I have nicknamed her the “Energizer Bunny” because she keeps going and going and going.. Lexi has a magnetic […]

Peoria IL photographer     Meet Olivia Hishon, Class of 2018 senior from Peoria Notre Dame High School.  She is one part things sweet, one part sassy, and a big dose of beauty!  Her heart is as beautiful as her outward appearance and I am soooooo happy to share her beautiful senior pictures and senior […]

Best IL high school senior photographer   Meet the vibrant Class of 2018 senior from Washington Community High School, Devon Blumenshine!  She is bubbly, happy-go-lucky, and incredibly fun to photograph! Her red hair.. those blue eyes.. that smile.. love, love, love!!! We also cherish some of the same things including love for our dogs and […]

Meet the B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L Class of 2018 senior, Katie Reichel from Washington Community High School.  Her senior session was an incredible, fun-filled adventure complete with crazy gorgeous hair/makeup, stunning fashionable outfits, and a dip in the water for some of my very favorite pictures.   Check out this senior film by Hoop House Creative!!  They offer […]

Meet Madison Vancil, Class of 2018 Senior from Metamora High School!  I’ve been taking her photograph since she was a little girl and it bleeeeewww me away to see her several years later; I just can’t believe she’s a senior now and wow, she’s just gorgeous!! My camera loved her as you can see from […]

We didn’t know we were making memories, we just thought we were having fun! This year’s Shelby Summer Senior Experience was held at Allerton Park in Monticello, IL.   If you’ve never been there or even heard about it, it’s totally worth the short drive to visit… it’s absolutely incredible!  I first experienced Allerton Park […]

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Congratulations Class of 2017! This year’s class was incredible and our very last shoot was truly bittersweet.  It was the mark of completing 12 years of hard work!!  The end of their high school senior year!  And the beginning of an exciting adventure ahead. Every year we wrap up our senior program with a caps […]