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“A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.” Tamara Jaros Photography // Wedding, Lifestyle Newborn + Family PhotographerOn-Location Photography Based out of Crystal Lake, Illinois Hello and welcome!I’m a natural light photographer specializing in Family & Newborn Photography as well as weddings.To inquire about a portrait session with me, […]

We recently had our master bathroom renovated and I’m OBSESSED with how it turned out! After our wedding we decided to renovate our bathroom for a handful of reasons — although our old bathroom was clean and looked nice it just wasn’t our style. Not only was it not our style, but the counters were […]

My dear friends Jessica + Luis welcomed their second baby boy into the world this July! It was my absolute pleasure to photograph this adorable bundle of joy. We wrapped this baby in blue and photographed him in his nursery. After his portraits he snuggled with mom, dad and big brother for some family pictures. […]

Oh my goodness, I can’t believe my best friend’s baby girl is one already! Where did the time go?! I got to photograph Amelia’s first birthday cake smash session in July and it was so much fun! She even wore her flower girl dress from my wedding this past June–I’m so glad she got to […]

I still love the wedding album company I was using previously, and I’ll continue to use that company for my individual prints and canvases, but I thought it was time for a refresh to my album offerings — so here they are! TJP’s new custom heirloom wedding albums! There are many fabulous options to choose […]

I think this session has to be one of my favorite maternity sessions to date. I mean, who doesn’t love a lovely mom to be, adorable family of three (becoming four), a golden sunset AND beautiful waterfall? I had a blast photographing Jessica and her adorable family. We played on the bridge, walked along the […]

Professional headshots are the perfect way to show off your unique personality and style. They can catch a potential client’s eye, and give them a glimpse into what working with you would be like. I recently did a professional headshots session with online business & marketing strategist, Susie Romans. During the shoot, we got to […]

This family! They’re so sweet, fun and beautiful! Shenika & Chris were referred to me by one of their friends for their maternity session. We had a fabulous time photographing their maternity session in Crystal Lake that I was beyond excited to hear they wanted to do a spring session at the same park after […]

Happy Monday everyone! If you saw my post from last Monday about the, “10 Thigs Most People Don’t Know About Me,” then you know that I actually wanted to be a teacher when I began college. I obviously ended up taking a different path. So, today I thought I’d share the story of how I […]

I absolutely love shooting an engagement session. It’s an opportunity to get to know my couples and allow the couple to showcase not only their love, but their hobbies and interests as well! As much fun as engagement sessions are, there is also a lot of planning that goes into them. Lucky for you, I’ve […]