Well hot damn, i'm excited you're here. I'm Emily - you can call me em.
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I love taking adventures all over the world, photographing weddings. seniors, boudoir, and helping other photographers perfect their craft. When I have my shit together, I blog about them using way too many exclamation points. What can I say, I love my job! Grab a coffee and stay a while!
December 23, 2014
I love photographing seniors. Behind couples and weddings, seniors are some of my favorite sessions ever. There are also moments where seniors make me feel old. Meet Ally, a 2015 senior from PBL High School who I used to babysit. It seriously didn’t seem that long ago! The funny part is, we would go around […]
December 7, 2014
Phew! I have a lot to catch up on here on the blog! October and November are CRAZY busy for every photographer, so I haven’t been able to share all of the news that has happened in the last couple months! No worries though! As the holiday season draws near, it also means colder weather, […]
November 18, 2014
Meet 2015 PBL High School Seniors Rachel & Brad Cawthon! Rachel & Brad’s dad, Steve, first called me about a senior session for not one, but two seniors. Twins. I had never photographed twins before! It may sound a bit silly, but I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by the thought of […]
November 9, 2014
Austin is currently a senior at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School. His mother and I planned his session days before, and I left the location details to her. She told me about a piece of farm land owned by her family outside of Roberts, and as you all know, I love exploring new places. 😉 Little did […]
November 8, 2014
I met Ben and his mom at their Loda home on Lake Iroquois for his senior session. Ben’s mom expressed that he wasn’t really anticipating senior photos for the evening, and it didn’t surprise me, as most guys are not, and that’s ok. 🙂 Since ben lives not but two doors down from my parent’s […]
November 6, 2014
Meet Zeph, PBL High School 2015 Senior Spokesmodel! So, if you follow me on Facebook, you’ve probably already met Zeph. He’s funny, intelligent, easy going, weird (in a good way!), my cousin, and so much more. He’s also one of our 2015 Senior Spokesmodels! His sister, Carissa, was one of the very first seniors […]
November 5, 2014
Meet Jordan, 2015 PBL High School Senior! I have been anxious to show you all the shots that we got from Jordan’s senior session! We met in Paxton for her session. Like most of the days we have had this month, it was grey and windy. Despite the unappealing weather we had, Jordan still rocked […]
November 3, 2014
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School 2015 Senior Emily Fall was in the air, and we had a crisp breeze following us. However, it was one of the first days of sunlight I had to work with this season! I’m not sure why the sun has been so difficult this fall! Anyways, when we met at Pells Park […]
October 27, 2014
Seriously, you don’t want to miss this. Apply to become a 2016 spokesmodel today! I know I know, you may be thinking that it’s a bit early to be thinking about 2016 seniors. But it’s not! I have some new ideas and BIG changes coming for my 2016 seniors, and I can’t wait any longer! I will be […]
October 27, 2014
Meet Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School Senior Spokesmodel Brianna! I am so excited that Brianna is a 2015 spokesmodel! We first met for her mini session to do her head shots, and I could tell then that having her as a spokesmodel was going to be awesome. She gets in front of the camera and I hardly have […]
October 27, 2014
Meet Caitlyn, a 2015 graduate from CCHS! As Caitlyn and I planned for her senior portraits, we needed a location. As I say all the time, I love for my clients to choose the location. It allows me to explore new places, and every once in a while, I am led to that dream location. […]
October 23, 2014
Watseka Community High School | Watseka, IL Dillon was given my name by one of last year’s senior spokesmodels. When his mom, Mary, called me to set up his first session, she said that they had some land outside of Crecent City, and would like to start there, and finish up at the high school […]
October 22, 2014
Kaitlyn C. | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School Senior 2015 Meet Kaitlyn! She is one of my 2015 Senior Spokesmodel’s from PBL High School. She is a super sweet, fun loving girl, and I couldn’t ask for a better spokesmodel! We met in Paxton for some shots downtown, and then headed out to Ten Mile Grove closer […]
October 21, 2014
2015 Senior Brock Swanstrom | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School Brock’s mom, Jackie, and I have been anxiously awaiting his senior photo session for weeks now! Brock will be graduating soon, and I can tell he’s ready, even if mom may not be just yet. 😉 We met outside of Paxton at Ten Mile Grove, and I […]
October 17, 2014
Jonah | 2015 Senior | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School Jonah’s mom, Heather, and I have had his session planned for many weeks now. When Heather told me in August that she wanted me to take his senior pictures in the fall, we knew October was the only way! Since fall times book fast, we immediately set […]
October 13, 2014
When Trey first told me that he wanted to be a Mager Image Spokesmodel I was excited! Trey and his family have been close friends with mine, and so I’ve known Trey for many years! He has always been kind, smart, and so much fun to be around! I had so much fun with Trey […]
September 23, 2014
Brittany’s first session was honestly not ideal. We met on a friday night just a little before sunset, which is my FAVORITE time to shoot. However, when I showed up to her grandparents’ Paxton farm, the sun was no where to been seen. I had hoped that maybe the clouds would go away and that […]
September 16, 2014
Last month, when I hosted the 2nd Annual Senior Nominee Contest, I got a sweet email from Brenda, Jenna’s mom telling me all about how she keeps a 4.0 GPA while working to save for college, and even finds time to volunteer! Now since I have no say in which senior wins, I have to […]
September 15, 2014
Last winter, right before we got one of the largest winter storms of the season, I put out a search for someone to model in the snow for me. Lauren was up for the challenge. (You can check that out here.) As we shivered through the snow, laughed about the passersby that felt they needed […]
August 8, 2014
Aaron S. and I have known each other for a few years now. Our families are close, I was his coach for our local shooting team, and he’s one of the kindest people I know. It’s hard to NOT like Aaron! When you book your senior session with Mager Image Photography, you are allowed to […]
August 2, 2014
Mercedes will be a senior this year at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School. She’s fun, outgoing, smart, and tough. She was brought up around hunting and shooting, my kind of girl. 😉 We went out to some local property outside of Buckley, IL that her family hunts, fishes, swims, and just relaxes at. It was a beautiful […]
July 30, 2014
This year, I have a wonderful group of seniors participating in my Senior Spokesmodel Program. Sydney was the first girl I had as a 2015 spokesmodel, and I couldn’t wait. She is Assistant Sam’s little sister, and she had modeled for me before her senior year. Back then I knew she was destined to be […]
