Elizabeth Conner Photography • Quad Cities Photographer

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Elizabeth Conner Photography • Quad Cities Photographer

I’m happy you’re here! 🤗 I’m your Quad Cities lifestyle family photographer and would love to work with you! Check out my website to see more of my work!

06/12/2026

Last minute opening for tomorrow at 6:30pm at Duck Creek Park! Right now I’m offering free film photos with my sessions since I’m still learning. Couple, motherhood or family - DM me if interested!

06/11/2026

A reminder for fellow photographers:

1) Your time is valuable. I’ve heard from so many clients, “oh wow - you charge xyz for just an hour?” and so often that’s how we look at it too but there’s so much more that goes into it - client communications, travel expenses, culling, editing, gallery creating and delivering, administrative work… when I stopped and really looked at my prices I realized I wasn’t even making minimum wage! 😳 Your time is valuable and worth more than the session itself.

2)Your skill set has grown! The photographer you are today isn’t the one you were a year ago. You’ve probably invested in education, mentorships, refining your artistic style, new equipment… as your expertise grows your pricing should reflect that!

3) Your business expenses have DEFINITELY increased. Running a business isn’t cheap - from software subscriptions and gallery platforms to insurance, equipment management, taxes, education… the cost adds up quickly! If your prices haven’t changed in years (like mine - whoops!) there’s a good chance your profit margins have shrunk.

4) Higher prices = better client experience! Shocker, right?! But when you’re constantly overbooked and underpaid, you can’t provide the experience you want to your clients. Appropriate pricing allows you to give each client more attention, improve communication, and maintain quality over quantity.

5) Burnout helps no one! You didn’t start your business to be exhausted all the time. When you charge too little, the only way to make up the difference is by taking on more sessions - and idk about you, but I’m TIRED 😅 A sustainable photographer is a better photographer.

Remember, raising your prices isn’t greedy. We need to normalize photographers charging what they need in order to run sustainable businesses. For so many of us, pricing isn’t just about making more money - it’s about creating room to serve clients well, continue growing in our craft and avoid burnout.

If your skills have improved and your expenses have increased, your pricing should evolve too.

What’s one thing you’ve invested in this year that has made you a better photographer? 📸✨

06/09/2026

Adam + Arianna on film 🤎

Just too excited to share the rest of the images from this session with you all. Be on the lookout for another post, coming soon!

06/08/2026

One day these images will mean everything 🤎

06/01/2026

In home session with the Long Family 🤎

05/23/2026

Let’s talk about weddings 👰‍♀️🤵

Many of you have seen the post where I announced I’d be taking a big step back from weddings. The long hours away from my family plus the seemingly endless hours of editing really took a toll on me and I was ready to step back. But I keep getting the question, “are you ever going to do wedding again?” And the short answer is…. yes? 😅 But probably not in the way you’re thinking. I realized at the end of last year that most of the weddings I had shot recently had felt more like productions. What I love most about weddings has never been the perfectly curated details or the 8+ hour schedules. What I loved most was the quiet, honest moments. The vows whispered through tears. The deep breath before the “I do.” The stolen glances and the feeling of two people choosing each other in the most intentional way.

So, no. Moving forward I won’t be shooting weddings that feel like a production (unless you are a close personal friend or family member). What I will be focusing on moving forward are elopements and micro weddings. I want to document love in a way that feels genuine again - less performance, more presence. Less pressure - more purpose.

Kristal + Nestor’s courthouse wedding was just that - Intentional. Meaningful. Intimate.

Surrounded only by their immediate family, they made the decision to commit themselves to each other for the rest of forever. I feel so lucky that I was able to capture the beginning of forever for them!

Now booking elopements + micro weddings for 2026 and 2027. Link to book in bio. 🤎

05/22/2026

Bucket list sessions for this summer!! I’d love your help getting the word out - please share this post with your friends who might be interested! Discounted rates! 🎉

05/15/2026

This one deserves a spot on the main grid 🤎

05/09/2026

💐 The Peter’s Family 💐

Our giveaway winners! 🙌 This was such a fun session - the kiddos were having the best time painting anything and everything but the canvas!! The cutest family with the cutest pictures!

Thanks Tess for entering our giveaway! 🤎

Address

Des Moines, IA
50301-50340-50310

Website

http://theconnercollective.mypixieset.com/

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