Some days are just hard! Whether you are entrenched in the corporate world, working in the small corner office of a non-profit, tending to kiddos at home, launching your own business or trying to grow your family, it ALL matters. It all makes a difference and I’m here to say, “Great job!” It’s National Day […]

August 2019 was full of firsts for Danielle Hardesty Photography. I’m excited to finally begin sharing all that happened with you! First up, this adorable first birthday party at the Elk Grove Village Park District, complete with a real indoor carousel! The room had floor to ceiling windows on 60% of the walls so the […]

Every time I walk into a newborn session, my heart melts and I can feel the excitement and exhaustion the family is feeling. So you can only imagine that when my best friend brought home her newborn, I was in LOVE and literally wanted to hold her the entire time! Their Downers Grove home exudes […]

As a child and family photographer, nothing beats capturing the moments of life as they happen. Nothing could be more true than capturing a newborn baby girl in the hospital. At just 15 hours old, this little lady stole my heart and has had a hold of it ever since! While I love all newborn […]

This Giveaway is Closed! In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Nurse Appreciation Week, National Small Business Week and Mother’s Day, I’ve decided to do a giveaway for your leading lady nominees! Who can be nominated? ~Any woman that has made a difference in your life and/or the lives of others. Think of all the amazing […]

Are you a small business owner or do you have a side hustle? If not, I’m pretty sure you know someone who is! Then I could use your help! I’m looking for local brick-and-mortar and online entrepreneurs and influencers who needs photos of themselves to promote their business and grow their personal or commercial brand. […]

Well, you have made it through the first day of #Chiberia2019 so let’s get through one more day! I’ve included many more than yesterday because the kids are probably very restless at this point! Alrighty, here are today’s ideas so enjoy and don’t worry if you don’t have unlimited internet and have an outage currently […]

Who else is stuck inside from the frozen tundra outdoors?! It is the coldest temperatures in my generation…in fact, I was about a month old when these type of temps were last experienced here in the Chicago area but many experts are saying we will even break those records! So you probably are wondering what […]

For those of you that are Bears fans, you know that our season abruptly ended on just Sunday night in a disappointing one-point loss to the Eagles. Initially, the missed field goal was branded as a miss and a “double doink” but within 24 hours, it came out that it actually was tipped by an […]

I’m excited to announce that I am going to be collecting socks and financial donations for The HallieStrong Foundation from now until December 31st, 2018! “Why socks?” Well, that’s because The HallieStrong Foundation was created to honor the life of a little girl that was taken from her parents far too soon. Soon after their […]