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EMILY CRALL BLOG

I'm Emily and I'm so happy you're here! This blog is a journal about my life and my latest work. Stay a while and say hello!

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Using Coschedule to Easily Marketing Your Blog and Social Media

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Business

I’ve been using CoSchedule for just shy of a year now. I could tell you 5 reasons why you should be using it too (which I will down below), but first I’ll tell you what it is. So CoSchedule is a WordPress plugin for your blog posts so you can easily plan and schedule your […]

Exploring Yale University

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Travel

Admittedly, I saw very little of Yale when I was in New Haven last week, but I’m so glad for the small pieces I did see. My trip to Connecticut was a quick one, but jam-packed. I flew in on Tuesday, grabbed my rental car, and drove from Hartford to New Haven, where I had […]

Henry: Fifteen Months

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Personal

My darling, You are officially a toddler in every way, even though I still call you my baby. You are walking and running everywhere and rarely take a break unless we are reading books or you’re watching your favorite Super Simple Songs on YouTube or Daniel Tiger (you love!). Winter has taken it’s toll on […]

Cortney & Christian

A Downtown Iowa City Evening Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

My typical photographic style is airy and bright and I schedule engagement sessions and portrait times on wedding days to be when the light is golden and glorious. So when I had to submit an assignment for The International Academy of Wedding Photographers that showed the use of “natural light” (no flash) after the sun had […]

Glowing Skin Serum

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Personal

In all my efforts to have less toxic chemicals and way more natural in my life, I had to rethink my skin care routine.

Anne & Jim

A Downtown Davenport Spring Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

I had misread the forecast and was expecting sunny-with-60-degree weather. Unfortunately, I was a day off and we were hit with overcast, gray skies and a chilly breeze. Thankfully, when I met Anne & Jim for their downtown Davenport engagement session, we managed to find some warmth indoors while still getting natural, outdoor light. They also straight-up […]

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