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How to Prepare Your Child for a Santa Mini Session
You've booked your child's session time, shopped for the perfect outfit to coordinate with the set and backdrop colors, and in your adult...

Lisa Pallardy
Nov 6, 20224 min read
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6 Reasons Summer is the Best Season for Family Pictures
What is the best season for family pictures? Summer! Follow me here: Without a doubt, a photographer's busiest season is fall. Those...

Lisa Pallardy
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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Why do I need family pictures?
In my childhood home, my parents have the walls of their family room covered with framed family pictures. From small 4x6 snapshots, to...

Lisa Pallardy
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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Bolstering Self-Confidence in the T(w)een Years
Are you the lucky parent of a t(w)een? I raised six of them, and I'm probably not telling you anything new when I say the days can swing...

Lisa Pallardy
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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The 10 Best Locations for Senior Pictures
First things first: your senior pictures are about YOU. And while location options for your senior session should be carefully...

Lisa Pallardy
Apr 2, 20213 min read
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Why 8th Grade Pictures are So Important
Moms of tweens: Do you remember being 14? The awkwardness. The insecurities. The trying to fit in. Even once-confident kids may...

Lisa Pallardy
Mar 18, 20212 min read
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Choosing a Family Photographer
The past year has been a year of change and growth as we've spent more time with our families in our homes. When you're looking for a...

Lisa Pallardy
Mar 3, 20212 min read
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How to Take Better Cell Phone Pictures
If you’re as old as I am, then you’ll understand when I say that when cell phones first started including cameras, I was skeptical. Why...

Lisa Pallardy
Feb 24, 20213 min read
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3 Basic Tips for Taking Better Pictures
I'm a firm believer in professional photography (um, okay, it's how I make my living in Central Illinois :) ). However, I understand...

Lisa Pallardy
Feb 7, 20213 min read
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3 Tips for Taking Better Sports Pictures
Sports are back! If you're the parent of an athlete in Pekin, Peoria, or anywhere in Illinois, then you know the biggest news this week...

Lisa Pallardy
Jan 31, 20213 min read
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The unexpected benefit of family pictures
There are probably as many reasons to invest family pictures as there are families in Pekin, Peoria, and Central Illinois. But perhaps...

Lisa Pallardy
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY PICTURES
In my childhood home, my parents have the walls of their family room covered with framed family pictures. From small 4x6 snapshots, to...

Lisa Pallardy
Jan 15, 20212 min read
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