Ellie B Photography

Preface: I did not take any of the pictures in this post.  They are all from other, much more talented people.  But on to the reason for the post...

I have a really good friend.  Her name is Ellie.  And she takes great pictures.  So great that, in fact, she has her own photography business.  I've designed a couple things for her business that you can check out in my portfolio.  Ellie just opened up a brand new website.  This is a very momentous occasion that she's been looking forward to for a long time, so I thought I'd celebrate with her and give her some free advertising as well, just for fun.

Let's start way back at the beginning.  I met Ellie when we were probably about seven or eight.  We met at church, in children's ministry.  Since then, we've gotten to be better and better friends.  We love spending time together, and have had numerous fun memories together.  Just for laughs (thanks, Ellie, for that great phrase idea!), here's a picture of us four years ago.

{photo credit: my mom}

Wow.  Now that's a major flashback.  And notice the different colored writing on the lunch bags?  We liked being creative together even then.  But moving on...

Fast forward to the present time.

My graphic design business is just starting up, but Ellie's photography business has been going for a good while.  She's now a lovely young woman who's a fabulous photographer and a super fun Biblical friend to me.  Ellie and I laugh a lot together, and she also encourages me to love Jesus more.

{photo credit: rachael boer photography}

And she takes some pretty fabulous pictures.  (Did I say that already?)  To give you an idea of what she does and why it's so great, I've taken some pictures off her blog (with her permission of course) to show you. 

She does very cute newborn sessions.

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And she's very talented at capturing family portraits in a real down-to-earth, precious way.

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She also does great individual portraits.  Really, she is a very good portrait photographer.

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Ellie also does senior photoshoots. (Attention seniors: I know graduations aren't until next spring, but start planning ahead and book a session with Ellie!  I'm sure she won't mind!)  I'm impressed by all the creatively posed shots she does.

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And believe it or not, on top of all this fabulous lifestyle portraiture, Ellie also does weddings!  She will shoot or second-shoot your wedding.

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All that said, I think the best thing about Ellie's photography is that it's real.  When you get pictures taken of yourself, or your family, or your wedding, or whatever, you want them to really capture who you are, don't you?  That's what's really precious about pictures, right?  And Ellie's pictures truly do this, in a way that not all pictures do.  There's nothing dressed-up or stuffy about her photography.  She takes pictures that reflect the real you and your real personality.

Please head on over to Ellie's website and check it out for yourself.  If you need a photographer who will do everything she can to capture your family or your special day or your new baby...or yourself, let Ellie know.  I know she'd be happy to be that photographer.