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The Best Way to Back Up Your Photos

The Best Way to Back Up Your Photos

Guess how often I receive the following email:

“Stephanie! HELP!! My computer has crashed. I’m absolutely devastated and hoping that you still have the files from my session.”

The answer is….a LOT. And I’m sympathetic! It has happened to all of us. Our memories are captured and then lost on neglected hard drives. We tell ourselves that we will get around to printing those photos or backing up our computers and then life gets in the way like it always does.

Award-Winning Portrait Photographer

Award-Winning Portrait Photographer

Being a Portrait Photographer doesn’t require a degree or certificate. Anyone with a camera can start taking clients. Awards and accreditation are an incredible way to get feedback from fellow photographers and for potential clients to see that I am working at a professional standard.

Celebrating Sixty With a Portrait Session

Celebrating Sixty With a Portrait Session

Today I am wishing my mom a HUGE Happy Birthday as she celebrates sixty! The portraits I took for her in April of this year are the only portraits I have of her and with every year that passes, they will become more important to me.

Featured in Voyage Chicago!

Featured in Voyage Chicago!

Stephanie Toland Photography got a feature in Voyage Chicago’s Inspiring Stories Series. Her professional photography studio is located in Lakeview in Chicago.

New Headshots!

New Headshots!

Filled with personality and customized just for you - it's part personal branding, part headshot, and part targeting your inner model for an unforgettable photoshoot experience!

Personal Branding Photography

Personal Branding Photography

Some of the best images you can invest in for your career are personal branding photos. Personal branding is where I got my start in photography - before I even knew what it was called!

Summer 2018 Headshot Photographer

Summer 2018 Headshot Photographer

To celebrate my new Chicago Portrait Studio, I'm offering a headshot promo all summer long. If you're a Chicago actor, dancer, singer, or performer, I'd love to help you update your look!