headshots, portraits, photographer, business photography, Bloomington, Illinois, midwest, central Illinois, spring, flowers

Thank you for stopping by! β™₯️ My name is Melissa and I am a lifestyle and posed photographer. This means I will pose you for photos to get the β€œsmile at the camera” pictures. I will also prompt you to get interactions and movement. Then, sometimes I will just sit back and capture you with your loved ones interacting as you normally do & to remember and cherish those memories forever.

I am a married woman as of Oct. 14, 2022, my husband’s name is Kevin, we have an 8 year old daughter, Harper, and a Black Lab & Golden Retriever pup named Winny. Some of our favorite things to do are go outside (Winny loves this one πŸ˜‚ ), family movie nights, exploring new places, and binging anything spooky or documentary or hilarious. I’ll try most things once. πŸ€ͺ

Creating my own family and our own space to be ourselves is something that is very important to me. Growing up in a very emotionally disconnted home without my biological mother and emotionally immature adults has made life a big inner journey for me. πŸ₯° Now I am surrounded by people who uplift me and actively love me, who understand mental illness, and work towards bettering themselves and others.

To put it plainly, I understand the many different dynamics a family can take.
I understand not communicating with your parents for long periods of time.
I understand feeling not understood by so many people.
I understand shedding the layers of your past & becoming someone new.
I will take the time to understand you. πŸ’•

** Send me all your binge worthy shows, your drool worthy recipes, and your refreshing drinks, cocktails or mocktails!

πŸ’Œ Click the button below and lets have a chat! About anything at all, I’ll ask you a million questions, we can become besties! 😝

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What People Are Saying

 

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Melissa is absolutely amazing to work with and I have been over the moon about the pictures we now have of our daughter!

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β€” ELIZABETH C.

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Melissa is so warm, kind, funny...just love our pictures!!!!

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β€” PATTY F.

 

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She’s not like any other photographer! She doesn’t make you pose those weird poses that everyone does, she tries to get pictures of you that a caught up in the moment and are more natural!

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β€” SAM M.

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I have used Melissa for all my photography needs the past year, and I can honestly say I will never use another photographer again. She is SO reasonably priced, personable, and truly captures the moments that you want to remember in every picture she takes.

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β€” ABBY M.

*EACH SESSIONS INCLUDES ONE GROUP HUG

*also lots of kisses, you’re welcome