Lisa Paden // St. Louis Business Portrait Photography

I'd like to introduce you to Lisa Paden - wife, mother, worship leader, & entrepreneur (she has multiple different businesses/jobs) - She is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside & I was thrilled when she told me she was in need of some new business portraits to capture the many facets of her professional life.  I teamed up with the talented Kristi Pinkham once again for this session.  She is so good at bringing creativity to the norm & giving people the confidence to try something new with their style - she & Lisa worked together before the session on her makeup & wardrobe, which I'd say came together brilliantly!

One of the businesses Lisa owns is The Personal Gift Basket Company - she puts together lovely baskets, bags, etc. for personal & professional needs - if you're ever in need of something unique & beautiful to give to someone I'd highly recommend talking to Lisa!

Lisa also has a personal blog, Adventures of an Aspiring Superwoman, which is what these next few images were created for.  We had so much fun bringing Lisa's vision to life with these!  Like many women, Lisa juggles so many roles every day & even though no one is perfect she has the desire to be the best she can be in her every role...thus the Aspiring Superwoman.  :)  So her blog is basically anything & everything that pertains to being a wife, mother, homeowner, & business woman.

Thank you so much for trusting Kristi & I with bringing these images to life for you Lisa - we had so much fun working with you & pray you find joy & blessings in all of your life adventures!

Angeles + Denise // St. Louis Business Portrait Photography

I am so excited to share these rockin "head shots" of Angeles & Denise with you!  I put head shots in quotes because they are far from your traditional head shots & I can't quite think of what else to call them though.  haha  I have another amazing session I'm going to share later this week to show you another take on gorgeous, untraditional head shots.  Gosh I love having such a fun variety of people to work with - it seriously puts a skip in my step!

Okay, back to Angeles & Denise...These girls are so edgy & so much fun to work with!  They wanted something a little different for their head shots (an idea I am always totally on board with fyi) so we headed to the Washington University campus to use the beautiful, old, slate stone buildings as the backdrop for their spunky style...it was perfect!

p.s. if you're ever in the need for a little help in buying/selling a home you should get in touch with them - they'll take great care of you! Jonske Rinehart Group

Amy's Adventure // Castlewood Park // St. Louis Portrait Photography

I met Amy way back when I had a "desk job", before I took on photography full time.  We worked in the same department & quickly became friends.  She's one of those fun, encouraging, sweet, full of life kind of people that you just just love being around - her whole family is like that actually.  She & Rick have an amazing testimony to share & God is using them to bless & encourage so many couples & families...even more so when Amy's book is published & reaches people she will never even meet!  I'm so excited for this adventure she's on & that I got to somehow be a part of it by doing these "head shots" for her!  The goal was to really showcase Amy's vibrant, real, & beautiful personality in this session - I think we succeeded.  ;)

When her book is out I'll be sure to update this post with more info on it for y'all. 
Thanks again for asking me to do these for you Amy - it was so much fun spending time with you & Rick - you two bless me so.