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I'm Sara Johnson, a free-spirited, travel seeking, Birkenstock wearing Wedding and Senior Portrait Photographer based in Rockford, IL! I'm also addicted to Mid Century Modern design, the host of the Living For It Podcast  and am a strong believer in creating something bigger than myself. 

Molly’s session turned out lovely! The colors, the leaves, and her laugh completely make these images. This early morning shoot was packed with perfect weather (we got lucky because the rain came later that afternoon!). A lovely day for a lovely senior. On an inside joke side note, Molly, you now have made me love […]

Molly | Rockford, Illinois Senior Portrait Photographer

Rockford, Illinois Byron High School Senior Portrait photography, Sinnissippi Park | Sara Anne Johnson

October 31, 2014

Meet Megan! This girl could NOT stop laughing…it was great! Talk about effortless. She was totally in her element, let me tell you! Oh, and that second photo with the leaves, yeah, all that was her idea…adorable! Love, Sara

Megan | Rockford, Illinois Senior Portrait Photographer

Rockford, Illinois High School Senior Portrait photography, Blackhawk Springs Park | Sara Anne Johnson

October 30, 2014

Remember Bree? This is the continuation of her shoot! Enjoy her adorableness. 🙂 Love, Sara

Bree | Rockford, Illinois Senior Portrait Photographer

Rockford, Illinois High School Senior Portrait photography, Rock Cut State Park | Sara Anne Johnson

October 27, 2014

Meet Sarah. She’s a Byron High School Senior. This girl is so sweet and kind…I loved her session. She loves leopard print (Watch for my leopard print scarf…it will make an appearance a few photos down!) and she has such a natural, classic beauty that I literally never got an “icky face” photo of her. She […]

Sarah | Rockford, Illinois Senior Portrait Photographer

Rockford, Illinois Byron High School Senior Portrait photography, Rock Cut State Park | Sara Anne Johnson

October 26, 2014

Meet Sarah! She’s a lovely, spunky, always laughing Byron High School Senior who just so happens to love golf and knows exactly how to be totally awesome at life. We got so lucky with being able to photograph on such a gorgeous evening with a perfect sunset for our backdrop. Scroll down and soak in […]

Sarah | Rockford, Illinois Senior Portrait Photographer

Rockford, Illinois Byron High School Senior Portrait photography | Sara Anne Johnson

September 16, 2014

I am in love with this girl’s personality! Nicole, a basketball playing rockstar from Byron, IL, was laughing and giggling the whole session! I loved it! We hit it off like we had known each other for years…and her smile; contagious. Although she admitted to being slightly nervous at the beginning of the shoot, that […]

Nicole | Rockford, Illinois Senior Portrait Photographer

Downtown Rockford, Illinois Byron High School Senior Portrait photography | Sara Anne Johnson

August 28, 2014

Meet Katee! Her senior photos were so natural and effortless…one amazing shot after the next…this girl was pure gold! And she was worried and nervous beforehand! Crazy! With some helpful reassurance (and laughter, of course) we had a BLAST! Her cute, spunky session is up on the blog…enjoy! Congrats, Katee! Love, Sara

Katee | Rockford, Illinois Senior Portrait Photographer

High School Senior Portrait photography Downtown Belvidere, Illinois | Rockford, Illinois senior portrait photographer | Sara Anne Johnson

August 6, 2014

Picture yourself on a warm summer day, surrounded by exotic flowers, trees, and a waterfall. That’s the definition of Karli’s Senior portrait session. Perfection. Oh, and did I mention, she’s a natural in front of the camera? Congrats, Karli!! Love, Sara

Karli | Rockford, Illinois Senior Portrait Photographer

Anderson Japanese Gardens High School Senior Portrait photography Rockford, Illinois | Sara Anne Johnson

July 25, 2014