Summer and Winter are the two seasons I hate the most.  They are on opposite spectrums of the temperature grades and equally long and weary in their oppressiveness.  But Spring and Fall?  Oh, yes, give me those all year around, please.  Spring brings with it the smell of clean air and new life, a thawing […]

I was privileged to take the family’s pictures a few months ago and today I was honored to visit them again to see their precious new addition.  Peyton is a beautiful little boy with a head full of dark, soft hair.  He wasn’t so keen on being without his clothing, but afterwards, he snuggled right into […]

This was my very first try with textures.  I’m sure in a month, I’ll look back and say, “Wow, I didn’t know a thing.”  For tonight, I’m exhausted and happy with what I’ve learned so far.  In short:Top image SOOC.Bottom image, added a spider wood image layered over top, opacity 25%, changed it to overlay, […]

Her door is always closed.  It’s hard to know if she’s there, but then again where else would she be?  The light was off so the room was dark.  I thought maybe she truly was gone somewhere, but then I found her behind the door in her full slip, trying to tug on her dress. […]

I got the loveliest email today from a bride.  It just melted my heart and then erupted like lava out of a volcano with happiness. “Emily Lorae! I got the pictures yesterday and have been looking and looking through them. I cannot get over your talent, the way you have so many variations with lighting, […]

I live so close to Iowa City that it’s really a shame that I never go there.  My daily life revolves in a little 10-mile radius that includes my job, the grocery store, the mall, and every restaurant cuisine in between that you can imagine.  God forbid, I would drive an extra 5 miles to […]