Olivia

Olivia was in the studio for her three month pictures, (see sept blog "meet olivia"),
her big sister Grace was going to come as well but was under the weather with double ear infection. Olivia is SOOO adorable, and so photogenic she makes me job easy. Here are a couple of previews, isnt she something?

Our Christmas card!

Merry Christmas to everyone, thanks to everyone who let me be their Photographer this year and to those who will be coming in next year!! Here is my family and our Christmas card this year. My son and daughter and daughter-in-law, their cats and our dog,my husband and I on the card!! Have a wonderful time with your families this holiday season.
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SURPRISE!!

Its a good thing little Thomas Edward Funke cant talk yet, because he might have told his Mom and Dad about the plan that Brenda and Kelsi enlisted me in! The plan...go to the Dehler's home and photograph Tommy in a few outfits and different settings, make a gift book for his mom and dad for Christmas and all the while keep it a secret until Christmas, or close to it anyway. We did great, had a ton of fun and more than a few laughs doing it, and better yet SUCCESS in keeping the secret until tonight when Brenda gave the the book! Isnt he adorable!

Layla...the snow angel

Layla is the granddaughter of a friend of mine, I have known Layla's mom since the day she was born,(I know I am getting older by the minute!). This is the second time Layla has been to the studio, we had to be sure to get her in for her Christmas pics.

Johanna

johanna is a senior from Kewanee, and came in last week for her senior portraits. She is adorable and sweet and we had a great time doing the pictures. Here are a couple from her sitting.

Mother Goosebumps Christmas Portraits

We did a photo shoot at Mother Goosebumps in Galesburg on sat. I go there about 3 or 4 times a year and set up for different reasons and sets. I love seeing the little ones all dressed up in their Christmas best. For those of you who were there, any you want to order, other than the ones you ordered on Sat must be ordered by the 16th to get them in before Christmas. Your orders should be in the store(Mother Goosebumps) on Sat, barring any unforseen hold ups because of the weather. There is also special pricing for these, so take advantage of that!
to view them
go to the view proofs tab on here
my website www.dstudios.org
then click on "red door" (coz the set was a red door)
then enter your email
then enter your password it is reddoor2 (no spaces)
thanks to all who came out...we had a great day and a ton of fun!

Kara and Michael

Kara and Michael came in for some family portraits and some indivdual pictures of each of their ADORABLE kids. They are such an attractive family, and so great to work with. I had trouble choosing some blog images because I loved them all. Here are a couple of their previews.

Nolan

Nolan is a senior at Galva, a very busy young an. He played on the football team, and is super busy with the band he is in. Motorbiscuit is a very area band, who's area expands every day. His sister Devon sings and plays keyboards in the band as well, so we did a few pictures of them together, working together as they do in the band. I had them sit in this step of an building and to make the "pose" seem real to the camera, I asked them to sing and play so I could "shoot". I got goosebumps as they performed their impromtu music session. Here are a couple of previews!

Giving Thanks

I have been watching everyone's posts on facebook everyday about what they are thankful for, sometimes tearing up as i read them. From what i have been seeing, we all have so much in common about the things we cherish in our lives. I am thankful everyday, especially today for so many things, my family, my friends, my relationships with my photography studio "family" who allow me to do what I love to do everyday. thanks and Happy Thanksgiving.

Shelby

Shelby and her mom came in for Shelby's senior pics on a day it was very hectic here. It was a school early out in some schools and others had the whole day off so I had several seniors scheduled in the same day as time is getting short before most school's yearbook deadline. Shelby is adorable and super sweet, here are a couple of her previews. ps and thanks for locking the door! (inside joke) ha ha

The Cavanaugh Family

We did the Cavanaugh's family portraits a couple of weeks ago. I enjoyed visiting with them after the shoot, They are a friendly, easy-going family and I was happy to meet them and do their portraits. Here are a couple of their previews.

Sierra

Sierra was in for her senior portraits a while back, she is a beautiful girl, as you can see here in her previews.

the Gale family

I photographed Dawn and Kraig's wedding a few years ago. They had a beautiful wedding,and now they have a beautiful family. We had a ton of fun with Kalleigh and her individual pics and all three kids looked so cute reading a book together.
Here are a couple of their previews.

Name signs

Once again this Christmas, d studios is taking order for the name signs. All photos in the name signs are taken by me, most taken in the Galva and Bishop Hill area. Prices are as follows

up to 7 letters in a 10by20 size unframed 50 framed 73
8 and over letters in a 10by30 size unframed 100 framed 130

email or call with the orders, orders to be done by Christmas need to be in by Dec 7th!

Margaret

Margaret is a senior from Galva who is active in softball, basketball and plays the violin. A busy girl for sure! We ventured around town looking for leaves and colorful trees which at this point are few and far between! Here are a couple of her reviews!

50th anniversary

Marvin and Lois were in for a portrait sitting to commemorate 50 years of marriage. they were a lovely couple, and I was honored to be photographing them for such a special occasion. congratulations!

Ava and Griffin

Ave and Griffin were in for their portraits the other day. Ava is on the walls at dstudios more than once, if you have been in the studio you have seen her. Her little brother Griffin is just as photogenic. The one with them "fighting" was just a split second of tiffing and the rest went super smooth, but the one split second, i happened to snap and when I saw this picture I laughed for a long time! It was really funny for sure, but mostly because they are so good when they are in the studio, but thought you might like to see the "before' and "after". You two are so ADORABLE!!

Jordan

Jordan and her Mom Michele drove all the way from Lincoln to have her senior portraits done at d studios! Jordan's baby cousin Addison from Galva comes to the studio for her portraits and jordan's family has loved her pictures, so they made the long drive up. I SO appreciate that, more than i can say. We had a great time brainstorming over ideas, just a great time over all. Here are a couple of previews from her sitting.

Chelsea

Chelsea has these beautiful eyes as you can see. She also brought some cool stuff for her pics, her Twilight series books and some cherished items in memory of her Grandfather. Those kinds of things make senior pictures full of good memories. Here are a couple of her previews.

Emery and Olivia

We had some sun the day these girls came in for some outdoor portraits, it was a gorgeous day out. I wish we could have had some more days like this before all the leaves were gone, like they are now. Here are a couple of previews of the sitting!

Katie and Nathan

Nathan was fighting a cold when he was in with his fiance Katie for their engagement pictures. What a guy! Came out on a very early Saturday morning with Katie(and his Theraflu) and smiled every time! Now thats true love! Seriously, they are a great couple, I enjoyed my time with them!

The Austin Family

Kristy, Andy and their two adorable sons were in for a family portrait awhile back. We did some outside shots, and if you notice the SUN was even out. So, it was a special day indeed! They are an awesome family. Here are a few previews.

Kellen and Evan

Kellen and Evan are the cutest brothers. Kellen's portraits are on the walls in my studio if you have ever been there, you have seen him. His younger brother Evan is just as photogenic. They always have the cutest Halloween costumes and i get the biggest kick out of them. Here are a couple of their previews!