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Cleve Family {Ellisville, MO}

Drury Studio — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:42:44 +0000

Meet the Cleve family. On Saturday I had the opportunity to photograph this beautiful family. All photos where shot on location at their home in Ellisville, MO. This was a multi-purpose session – family photos and children/baby photos. Their children where great to work with and so photogenic. Tanja and Matt thanks for choosing me to capture some incredible photos of your family. Enjoy the sneak peak!

Harmon Family {Edwardsville, IL}

Drury Studio — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:26:30 +0000

This fast Saturday I had the opportunity to meet the Harmon family and photograph this beautiful family. This session was a Christmas gift to Mike and Ceci from the their kids. I think the wait was well worth it. Little Nathan made me laugh as he made faces the whole session to help the rest of his family relax. Check out our facebook site for some incredible photos of Nathan. This guy could be child model!

Thank Harmon family for a great session and privilege of taking your family photos! I hope you enjoy them for years to come.

Elle {St. Charles, MO}

Drury Studio — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:18:59 +0000

Last Friday I had the opportunity to catch up with old friends and capture some cute photos of their daughter Elle. Elle just turned 4 years old and is growing into a little lady. It is so hard to believe that Elle is four. It seems like yesterday her dad, Joe, called me to tell me he was going to be a dad. Where does the time go? Joe and Kelli thanks for being such great friends and allowing me to capture these photos for you. I hope you enjoy the sneak peak!

Alexis Michelle {Bethalto, IL}

Drury Studio — Sun, 09 May 2010 21:11:55 +0000

Happy Birthday baby Alexis! This little one will be turning one year old in just a few days. I can’t believe it has been a full year already. Alexis’ parents hired me year for the Baby’s First Year Package. This year has been an eventful year for them and a fun one as well. They have moved homes and their bundle of joy is walking and saying a few words now. Justin and Renea thank you allowing me to capture Alexis’ development through out the year! You guys are so blessed! Enjoy your sneak peak.

To see watch Alexis grow through out her first year click the session you would like to to see…

The first year – newborn, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month

Bickers Family {Conway, AR}

Drury Studio — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:13:06 +0000

These little kiddos are so special to me. Hannah, Abbie, Josiah, Jonathan, Sarah Jo, and Joanna are my nieces and nephews from Arkansas. I love going to visit them and teach them and do all the thing uncle things with them. Being a uncle is just a blast! One of the traditions we started about three years ago was family pictures around Thanksgiving time. Well this post is this year’s family photos. I have posted the family and individual photos. Oh… if you can’t figure it the family is huge HOG FANS! I am so lucky to be their uncle and I enjoy them so much. I hope you enjoy watching them grow up!

Ivester Family {Godfrey, IL}

Drury Studio — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:36:54 +0000

The Ivester family did a combo session right before Thanksgiving. They combined family portraits with their son Wyatt’s one year portraits (click here to see his 6 month session). We used several parks here in Bethalto and even Ashley’s parent’s backyard for some shots. I can believe how this man, Wyatt, has grown over the past several months. It is amazing to watch him walk and start to communicate with people. It never gets boring watching little ones grow. Ashley and Eric thank you for choosing me for your family portraits. I hope you enjoy your sneak peak!

Ella Jane {Bethalto, IL}

Drury Studio — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:22:39 +0000

On October 22 our baby girl turned two years old. I can’t believe how fast babies grow into children. The past two years have been filled with challenges, laughter, and incredible memories. For those of you that don’t know our families story, Ella was born with Cystic Fibrosis.

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that: clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food. We found this information out when Ella was only 11 days old. The only thing that SJ and I knew about CF at that point was that people with CF have short life spans. Well God began to give us hope in a situation that had no hope. We came to the realization that the Creator of this world did make our daughter this way and we began a process of releasing anger and accepting the way she was created. Well fast forward two years… Ella has hit every development mile stone along the way (solid food, crawling, walking, words, running, jumping, sentences, and counting). From the outside you would never know the struggles of our little girl. God has truly blessed us with a team of doctors at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO to help us understand and get the best health care for Ella. We have made adjustments to the way we raise her but life is good and beyond the side effects of CF Ella is a healthy girl.

Thank you friends and family for washing your hands, getting flu shots, staying away when sick, doing chest therapy, and most importantly praying for our family. I also could not have made it through these last two years without my amazing wife, SJ. She is on top of the latest health treatments and takes steps every day to help Ella know who God is. Sarah Jane you are amazing and I love you! Thank you for being my friend, wife, and mother of my daughter. We are blessed family. Thank you God for watching over our little girl and giving us the wisdom to raise her!

Here are some photos from Ella’s two year photo shoot. Enjoy!

To view a photo of Ella as a baby check out the post from Art East last year (first photo). I used one of her photos for my display photo in the Jacoby Art Center of Alton, IL.

Gates Family {Godfrey, IL}

Drury Studio — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:47:19 +0000

This family session turned out amazing! Believe it or not this session was shot in grandma’s back yard. Corby ask me to come to her mom’s house to shoot Amia’s 1 year photos and some family portraits as well. I didn’t think we where going to get the session in but the rain held back and Pam (grandma) was a my umbrella holder when we had sprinkles. Over all we had a ton of fun creating backdrops and using the yard to create beautiful photos. Toby and Corby thank you for allowing me to capture this special moment in your life! Pam thanks for being my assistant and happy birthday Amia! I hope you all enjoy your sneak peak.

The Mann Family {Bethalto, IL}

Drury Studio — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Last week I had the opportunity to do a “top secret” shoot the Mann Family. Rick, the father, called me and ask me to come do a session with his daughters. They were going to surprise mom, Donna, with a gift for her birthday. This shoot was so much fun! Susanna, Samantha, and Alissa where a blast to work with and were naturals for the camera. I talked to Donna after her birthday and she was so surprised at the photos and just loved them. I hope you all enjoy them as much as this family did!

Ella {Wood River, IL}

Drury Studio — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:59:00 +0000

Having a small studio in your basement and a 14 month old daughter is a photographers dream. It also helps to make some great gifts for Grandma and Grandpa.

This session is of my daughter Ella. She has been photographed since the day she was born and can even smile on cue. The plaid dress in this session was a gift for Ella last Christmas. These photos where a hit on Christmas morning with Grandpa and Grandma. I hope you enjoy them as much as they did!