My daughters play lacrosse. The 2020 season was Katie’s senior year and their last chance to play together. When the season got cancelled a handful of days before their first game due to the COVID pandemic, we shed big tears, and grieved a lot throughout the next several weeks. We missed all of the big and little things that make […]
My daughter Katie is a Class of 2020 graduate. She, like her classmates, found her world turned upside down when the COVID pandemic brought us to a screeching halt. She left school on March 13th, thinking that she was just getting an extra week of spring break. None of us could have predicted that March 13th would be her last […]
COVID came like a wrecking ball and ended Life As They Knew it for the Class of 2020 seniors. No prom. No spring sports seasons. No final concerts or theatre productions. No traditional graduation ceremonies. No All Night Party. No Senior Skip Day, Senior Breakfast and Grad Walk through their elementary and middle schools. It was just so hard. As […]
I love it when I have a high school senior contact me for winter portraits. Even though it’s barren, there are still pockets of beauty, and winter portraits just feel more unique. Liam wanted a mini session with an outdoorsy feel. We got lucky with the weather – a pocket of dry sandwiched in between days and days of rain […]
Kyler and Grace are two of the kindest, polite, and thoughtful high schoolers I have ever worked with. Early into their session, Kyler very sincerely paused and asked me, “How has your day been today? What have you been up to?” I was momentarily speechless. High school boys just don’t ask me how I’m doing. Grace was just the same. […]
Katie is my favorite senior of 2020. Duh. She’s my daughter. Isn’t she lovely? We broke her senior portraits into three sessions: a mini-session in the middle of a hike, a full session the following night once we worked out our kinks, and a sports-themed mini session with her best friend Morgan. It’s crazy to me that we are on […]
The Sellke’s were overdue for family portraits and their daughter needed senior portraits. She didn’t want a fussy senior session so we combined a family photo session with some senior portraits. It was a win-win for everyone. What a great idea. Have the best year Annika! It was great to meet you and your family. #jodistilpphotography #seniorportraits #familyportraits #classof2020 #newberghighschool
Kelvin’s mom Jarae and I are running partners which means we have spent hours over hundreds of miles talking about and praying for each other’s families. I feel like her kids are part of my crew even though I’ve spent very little face to face time with them. Kel is one dynamic young man. He is loyal. Hard working. Dedicated. […]
Morgan is like one of our family members. She and my daughter Katie are BFF’s and they are together as often as possible. It was so fun to take Morgan’s senior portraits, especially since I was privy to all the pre-session shopping, planning and scheming. Morgan’s mom and Katie came along to her session, which made a fun night even […]
Dude… SENIOR YEAR already. My have you grown and changed since I met you more than six years ago. Ethan, I love the man you are… and the one you’re becoming. Keep smiling. Keep working hard. Keep laughing. Keep pressing into Jesus. Your strength of mind and heart shows through in your character. Have the best senior year. Can’t wait […]
