Category Archives: The Gillis Family

Sweet 16!! Here’s a free download!!

Yesterday marked SIXTEEN years of Terri Gillis Photography. I love celebrating this anniversary of the day I took a leap of faith.  I had a toddler on my hip as I walked accross the Calder Stage area  to the county building to register my business with a skip in my step and a dream in […]

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Leap Day 2016!

I wrestle with the fact (almost daily) that I haven’t blogged for over a year. Why haven’t I you ask? So many reasons…. mainly, I think I’m the only one who ever reads it. I was also a little burned out. Burned out on the hustle of photography, burned out from the schedule, exhausted from […]

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Caleb| Rockford High School Class of 2015 | Terri Gillis Photography

Seriously… texting during our session…. “They’re waiting for me to respond!!” This one belongs to me.  He’s our second child, #2 out of 4, one of three brothers.  He was born 5 days early and I’ve joked ever since that he has two speeds, fast & faster.  He walked at 10 months, climbed out of […]

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Camelopardalids Meteor Shower May 24, 2014 | Terri Gillis Photography

Stepping out of my box last night  I decided to try and photograph the Camelopardalids Meteor shower.  This was about 11:45pm  and as you can see I have 2 little trails/tails  (not the HUNDREDS I was hoping for).   I set my alarm and got back up at 2, nothing more was happening and my […]

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Baggage |Terri Gillis Photography 2013

This is what summer looks like at my house.  It’s my baggage.   This pile is always there…. Every.  Single. Day.  Right  in the middle of my living room.   I could and should put them “away”, even if only for a few hours, but I don’t. I shift the items from one bag to […]

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