The Reset Conference Blog

 Welcome to our little corner! Here you'll find updates about the conference, learn more about the founders and speakers, and more! 

Grab your coffee & catch up with the latest Reset happenings!


5 TIPS TO BEING FULLY PRESENT WITH FAMILY

Juggling that work/mom life?

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THE OVERWHELMED ENTREPRENEUR: STOP TAKING ON TOO MUCH AND LEARN TO PRIORITIZE

Feeling overwhelmed?

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5 THINGS TO BLOG DURING THE SLOW SEASON

Not sure what to write?

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Top picks!

Karin Doolin spoke at the inaugural Reset Conference about using our talents for good. She shared ways that she and husband Roger have found to make a difference in the world through photography.  The founded the Big Picture Project a few years ago and today Karin is telling us the story of how the organization […]

Be the Good | The Big Picture Project | Founders Roger & Karin Doolin

providing cameras to those in poverty to tell their stories

We are loving seeing the stories from our past attendees doing good works in and around their communities.  Our post today is from Andrea Hearn, a children, family & pet photographer in Carlinville, Illinois.  Andrea volunteers with her local animal shelter, and she’s sharing with us her heart for animals and ways that you can […]

Be the Good | Macoupin County Adoption Center | Volunteer Andrea Hearn

adopt pets at your local animal shelter

The Mason City to Peoria St. Jude Run will celebrate its 7th run this year, with a lofty goal of a lifetime donation of $1,000,000 in 2017.  In 2016 the small town of Mason City (which includes runners from neighboring towns and runners originally from the area who aren’t local) donated $168,000, an amazing amount […]

Be the Good | Mason City to Peoria St. Jude Run | Volunteer Holly Birch Smith

Mason City St. Jude team crosses into Peoria over the bridge

Fellowship Housing is an organization in the Chicago suburbs that desires to help as many families as they can. They aim to assist single mothers by helping them find and pay for housing.  The goal is to equip and empower single moms to get back on their feet in a way that helps them live […]

Be the Good | Volunteer Karen Shoufler for Fellowship Housing

Black & White fundraising gala

It’s hard to miss Flavi Huff at Reset.  She’s never met a stranger, she has an infectious personality, she’s a wee bit loud, and she has a Brazilian accent that you can’t miss! <3 She nearly skipped Reset this year because she had a brand new baby boy, but decided at the last minute to […]

Attendee Spotlight :: Flavi Huff :: Westfield, Indiana photographer

Westfield Indiana family photographer

Oh my goodness… those of you who are writing blog posts on behalf of The Reset Conference are absolutely crushing it!!  We’ve been asking some of you from all across the country to write about your experiences, takeaways, and growth so that newcomers or those on the fence will know what they are in for. […]

Attendee Spotlight :: Kaitlin Powell :: Pittsburgh photographer

East Coast wedding photography

Today we are featuring a blog post from Meghan Daly of Meg Elise Photography based in the Chicagoland area.  Meghan focuses on family & child portraits.  Check out some of her beautiful work below! From Meghan: Oh my goodness guys, I had so much fun over this past weekend in Indianapolis! I met so many […]

Blog Feature :: Meg Elise :: Chicagoland photographer

Senior girl shootout concept session

Kara Evans wrote a fantastic, well-organized recap of her time at the 2017 Reset Conference, and today we wanted to share her thoughts and impressions with you all.  You may recognize her and her adorable husband Kyle as one of the few husband-wife teams that attended Reset together!  Kara is a wedding photographer based out […]

Blog Feature :: Kara Evans :: Bourbounnais, Illinois photographer

golden hour warm wedding photos

Korie Austin joined us for Reset 2017 from nearby Fishers, Indiana, where she specializes in lifestyle newborn, maternity and family sessions.  She left us some great feedback following the conference and we wanted to share some of her words with you today. From Korie: I cried in my car in the parking garage after it […]

Attendee Spotlight :: Korie Austin :: Fishers, Indiana photographer

newborn photography by Korie Austin

Kathy Thomas-Stagg comes to us from Champaign, Illinois where she photographs families, maternity, lifestyle newborns, and weddings.  Kathy has an infectious personality, and you’ll love her upon first introduction!  She is a huge fan of Sarah Hill’s work and was waiting impatiently by her computer when the shootout reservations went live earlier this year!  Kathy wrote […]

Blog Feature :: Kathy Thomas-Stagg :: Champaign, Illinois

photography by Kathy Thomas-Stagg