Experience
Design & Consultation
We’ll begin with a complimentary consultation covering every detail—from styling to locations. You’ll have access to my curated client closet, newborn props, and personalized session planning questionnaire. If you need shopping support, I can help you select the perfect outfits. Professional hair and makeup referrals are also available upon request.
The goal is simple: walk into your session feeling confident, prepared, and fully taken care of.
Experience
Your session is more than a photoshoot—it’s a guided portrait experience designed to create finished artwork for your home. Every session is photographed with intention using fine art principles: lighting, composition, color theory, and storytelling.
I hold a Bachelor’s Degree from a School of Fine Arts and bring over a decade of professional experience to every session. After your shoot, your final images are refined by me in-house—carefully hand-edited for natural skin tones, polished detail, and print-ready color.
This artist-led approach ensures your gallery has a consistent, elevated look from capture to final artwork.
Viewing & Ordering
After your session, you’ll choose how you’d like to view your images: an in-person reveal and ordering appointment, or a private online viewing gallery for busy families. Either way, you’ll select your favorite images and choose the artwork you’d like to bring home.
We specialize in archival wall art and heirloom products printed through Miller’s Professional Imaging—a professional lab reserved for photographers. Every purchased image includes the matching digital file for sharing and safekeeping, so you receive printed artwork plus complementary digitals.
Sessions are complimentary with a minimum artwork investment required. You’ll never be left guessing what to do with your images—this is a guided, start-to-finish print experience with options that fit real life.
WHAT WE OFFER
SESSION TYPES
Storytelling Lifestyle Sessions
Real life. Real emotion. Real you.
Storytelling sessions combine lifestyle + documentary photography to capture your family as you truly are—movement, connection, and meaningful rituals. These sessions feel natural, emotional, and deeply personal.
Every session is shaped around your story:
- Music nights, baking traditions, cozy routines
- Art, crafts, or hobbies your family loves
- Farm life, lake days, or backyard adventures
Includes full planning consultation + private ordering appointment.
Newborn Photography
Soft, timeless newborn portraits crafted in a warm, calming environment. Sessions are slow-paced and baby-led to capture tiny details, connection, and emotion.
Session options may include baby only, baby + parents, or baby + parents + siblings.
Every session includes a private ordering appointment and access to heirloom artwork.
Maternity Photography
Celebrate your pregnancy with fine art maternity portraits that highlight beauty, strength, and emotion. Includes flattering posing guidance and access to premium gowns.
Designed to create timeless artwork that pairs beautifully with newborn portraits.
Family Photography
Family sessions are designed to capture love, laughter, and genuine connection. Options include outdoor golden hour, in-home lifestyle sessions, or cozy in-studio portraits.
Perfect for updating your walls with meaningful family artwork year after year.
Children & Milestones — Including Cake Smash Sessions
Milestone sessions focus on childhood personality, growth, and joy. Perfect for birthdays, yearly updates, or studio childhood portraits.
- Milestones: studio or outdoor portraits
- First Birthday Cake Smash: portraits + cake smash + optional splash tub
- Sibling Portraits: updated childhood images
Designed with finished artwork in mind—images you'll actually display, not forget on your phone.
Senior Photography
Senior sessions are customized experiences built around personality, style, and the places that matter most. Expect guidance on outfits, locations, and posing—while still keeping everything natural and confident.
Perfect for graduation announcements, albums, and wall art for parents and grandparents.
Headshots & Branding
Headshots — clean, confident, professional portraits for work, auditions, and online profiles.
Branding — lifestyle storytelling images that show the heart behind your business.
Ideal for small business owners, entrepreneurs, teams, and creatives.
Email vcportraitslax@gmail.com for full details.
Boudoir & Women’s Empowerment
Celebrate your strength, beauty, and confidence. Perfect for birthdays, milestones, healing seasons, or simply doing something powerful for yourself.
Sessions are guided, supportive, and designed to create artwork that feels bold, timeless, and empowering.
Wedding & Event Photography
Customizable wedding collections designed to tell your full love story—real moments, real emotion, and timeless images you’ll relive for decades.
Destination, International & Elopement Photography
I travel worldwide and hold a valid passport. For destination or elopement details, please email your date and location.
Commercial Real Estate Photography
Professional real estate photography designed to help listings stand out with bright, clean, and accurate images—delivered fast and ready for MLS.
Additional Services
- Drone Add-On
- Video Walk-Through
- Blueprint Floor Plans
- Advanced Editing
- Additional Images Available
Email vcportraitslax@gmail.com for a detailed quote.
PRODUCTS & ARTWORK
PRINT MENU
No session fees. No hidden costs. No high-pressure sales.
Order only what you love—then enjoy a complimentary digital file included with every purchased image.
$150 minimum order (artwork investment).
Printed through Miller’s Professional Imaging — a pro lab that’s not available to the public (requires a tax ID). Museum-quality materials, true-to-life color, and archival longevity.
How Ordering Works
More than photos on your phone.
Your images deserve to live where you can see them—on the walls, on your coffee table, and in your hands. After your session, you’ll select your favorite images and order professional archival prints and wall art designed to last for generations.
- No session fees — sessions are complimentary
- $150 minimum order (order only what you love)
- Complimentary digital file included with every purchased image
- Transparent menu — no surprises, no hidden costs
- Your choice: in-person ordering OR a private online ordering gallery
- Pro lab quality: ordered through Miller’s (exclusive to photographers)
Prints & Wallets
Wallets
- Wallets (set of 8) — $55
- Wallets (set of 16) — $59
- Wallets (set of 24) — $64
Gift Prints
- 4x6 (set of 2) — $53
- 4x6 (set of 4) — $55
- 4x6 (set of 6) — $57
- 5x7 (set of 2) — $54
- 5x7 (set of 4) — $58
- 5x7 (set of 6) — $62
8x10 Prints
- 8x10 (single) — $55
- 8x10 (set of 2) — $57
- 8x10 (set of 4) — $64
- 8x10 (set of 6) — $70
Complimentary digital file included with each purchased image.
Wall Art
Museum-quality wall art created through a professional lab exclusive to photographers. Choose a statement size for your home—other sizes available upon request.
- 8x12 — $55
- 10x10 — $55
- 10x13 — $55
- 10x15 — $55
- 10x20 — $55
- 10x30 — $72
- 11x14 — $55
- 12x12 — $55
- 12x18 — $57
- 12x24 — $78
- 16x16 — $69
- 16x20 — $78
- 16x24 — $89
- 20x20 — $90
- 20x24 — $102
- 20x30 — $123
- 24x30 — $186
- 24x36 — $237
- 30x40 — $282
Complimentary digital file included with each purchased image.
Other sizes & specialty wall art (canvas, framed, metal, acrylic, wood) are available—please reach out for the full guide.
What We Offer
Prints
- Professional photographic prints
- Fine art prints
- Proof boxes & proof portfolios (for keepsake collections)
- Matted prints (ready-to-frame)
Albums & Books
- Signature albums (luxury heirloom albums)
- Signature books
- LayFlat press books
- Hardcover & softcover books
Wall Art
- Gallery wrap canvas prints
- Framed prints
- Metal prints
- Acrylic prints
- Wood prints
- Collagewall displays
Presentation & Keepsakes
- Custom keepsake USB drives
- Acrylic blocks (desk/display pieces)
- Signature album boxes
- Proof portfolios
Photo Gifts
- Ornaments
- Statuettes
- Calendars
- Cards (flat, folded, foil, accordion minis)
Not seeing what you want? Other sizes and specialty products are available—request the full product guide.
Request the Full Product Guide
Want to see everything we offer—albums, framed pieces, gallery wraps, metal/acrylic, keepsakes, and collections? I’m happy to send the complete product guide.
Email vcportraitslax@gmail.com and tell me what session type you’re interested in. I’ll send the full menu with clear, transparent pricing—no hidden costs.
Our Promise
- No session fees
- $150 minimum order
- No high-pressure sales — you choose what you love
- Complimentary digitals included with purchased images
- Professional pro-lab printing (exclusive to photographers)
Because your photos deserve to be more than files on a phone, hard drive, or computer. They deserve to become the print on the wall you cherish every day.
What to Expect
Each session is designed as a custom, elevated print experience — focused on creating meaningful artwork for your home, not just digital files.
There are no session fees. Sessions are complimentary with a minimum $150 artwork order. You only purchase what you truly love — no packages, no pressure, and no hidden costs.
To reserve your session date, artwork payment is due in full at the time of booking. Your session is confirmed once payment is received.
Every purchased image includes a complimentary matching digital file. Your portraits are professionally printed through Miller’s Professional Imaging, a pro lab exclusively available to photographers, ensuring museum-quality, archival artwork designed to last for generations.
After your session, you may choose either a private in-person ordering appointment or a convenient online viewing gallery for busy families. Final selections, image quantities, and product details are finalized at that time.
This experience is intentionally designed to help your images become tangible artwork — displayed on your walls, held in your hands, and treasured far beyond a screen.
What Customers Are Saying
Valorie P.
“100% the best photographer I have had experience with… The photos she took turned out PERFECT… Definitely recommend!!!”
Gracee O.
“Jodee was calm and patient with our children… The photos are so crisp and clear!”
Dana H.
“Our family photos turned out AMAZING… She did a fabulous job with our special needs son.”
Tammy W.
“She captures the personality & spirit of her subjects… Her pictures are stunning.”
Kara D.
“Her attention to detail and artistry are unmatched… We highly recommend her.”
Now Booking 2026 and 2027 Weddings
Wedding Photography Real Moments
My wedding photography style is a thoughtful blend of natural light, photojournalism, lifestyle, and documentary storytelling designed for couples who want their day captured honestly, beautifully, and without pressure.
From the moment the day begins, I focus on the real, meaningful moments that naturally unfold. I start by photographing you getting ready, the quiet anticipation, the laughter with your closest people, the details that matter most. These early moments set the tone for a story that is uniquely yours.
Throughout the day, my approach is largely candid and unposed, allowing genuine emotion to lead. From the first look or first kiss to the first dance, I document your wedding as it truly feels not staged, not forced, but authentic and full of life.
That said, your experience is always tailored to you. If timeless, traditional wedding party portraits are important, we absolutely incorporate them. I guide you gently when needed, ensuring you receive a complete gallery one that includes emotional storytelling, natural interactions, and classic images your families will treasure.
My team and I work seamlessly in the background, capturing the big moments and the in-between ones, the hugs, the tears, the laughter, and the connections you may not even realize are happening. The result is a wedding collection that feels real, emotional, and enduring, telling the full story of your day exactly as it was experienced.
Our Booking Calendar is now open for 2026 Lifestyle Family Sessions
What Are Lifestyle Family Photography Sessions?
Lifestyle family photography is about capturing real life as it unfolds -the quiet moments, the laughter, the movement, and the connection that make your family yours.
Unlike traditional studio sessions that rely heavily on posing and direction, lifestyle sessions focus on authentic interaction. Children are encouraged to move, explore, and be themselves. Parents are free to relax, engage, and simply enjoy being present with their family.
These sessions blend documentary photography, photojournalism, and natural light lifestyle portraiture to tell your story honestly and beautifully.
What a Lifestyle Session Feels Like
Lifestyle sessions are intentionally relaxed.
There’s no pressure to perform, no need for perfect smiles, and no expectation for children to sit still. Instead, I gently guide your family into moments that feel natural – holding hands, playing a game, baking together, cuddling on the couch, or exploring an outdoor space you love.
Think of it as a guided experience, not a rigid pose list.
I’ll step in when needed and step back when the moment is already unfolding – allowing space for real emotion, genuine expression, and meaningful connection.
A Blend of Candid + Timeless Portraits
While lifestyle photography is rooted in candids and real moments, it’s not chaos.
Every session includes:
Natural, unposed moments
Soft guidance to create flattering light and composition
A few timeless, frame-worthy portraits where everyone is together
Story-driven images that feel emotional, warm, and honest
You’ll walk away with a balanced gallery -images that feel like art and images that feel like home.
Perfect for Families at Every Stage
Lifestyle family sessions are ideal for:
Growing families who want images that feel authentic
Parents with energetic toddlers or shy children
Families who don’t love stiff posing
Those who want storytelling over perfection
Clients drawn to documentary or photojournalistic photography
These sessions meet your family exactly where you are – messy, joyful, tender, and real.
Where Lifestyle Sessions Take Place
Lifestyle photography can happen anywhere that feels meaningful to you, including:
Your home
A favorite park or trail
A lake, farm, or backyard
Downtown streets or seasonal locations
Spaces that reflect your everyday life
Serving families throughout La Crosse, Onalaska, Holmen, and Western Wisconsin, I help choose locations that feel natural, comfortable, and visually beautiful.
Why Families Choose Lifestyle Photography
Parents often tell me they choose lifestyle sessions because they want:
Photos that feel real, not forced
Images that capture personality and connection
A stress-free experience for their children
Artwork that tells their family’s story
Lifestyle photography preserves the moments you’ll miss someday – the way your child reaches for you, the laughter between siblings, the quiet closeness that defines your family right now.
Your Story, Beautifully Documented
Lifestyle family photography isn’t about perfection.
It’s about presence.
It’s about connection.
It’s about remembering how this season felt.
Every session is thoughtfully planned, intentionally photographed, and carefully edited to reflect your family with warmth, honesty, and emotion – creating images that will only become more meaningful with time.
