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A full service one-of-a-kind senior photography studio

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Mark The Date Photography

Hello, and thanks for visiting. I’m Janet Van Blarcom - - the smiling face behind the camera. I am a high school senior portrait photographer in southern Wisconsin. In 2014, my husband, Mark, passed away after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Many emotional and heartbreaking days followed me and my family. Shortly after the loss of my husband, I learned taking up a new hobby is an effective coping mechanism for grief. I decided to re-focus my energy on something that brought peace and joy to my heart and to my life. I picked up my camera and started capturing all the beauty around me. It didn’t take long before I launched my business, “Mark the Date Photography.” My goal is to show off what is uniquely beautiful about YOU. Each click of the shutter will showcase your beauty, grace, strength and enthusiasm for life. It will be an incredible experience. I can’t wait to meet you.

 

~Janet Van Blarcom

Janet was AMAZING! She was so positive throughout my entire session and made the experience so memorable. My pictures turned out beautiful. She helped me every step of the way with outfits, locations and answered all my questions. This was the most amazing experience and I couldn't have asked for a better person to do my senior pictures

~ella weber~

Janet is an absolutely amazing photographer! Her warm and fun loving personality made the session so fun. Janet’s eye for detail and creativity captured so many beautiful pictures for our daughter Ava’s senior pictures. On a beautiful summer night with incredible city landscapes, beautiful flower gardens and stunning water shots really seized everything we wanted. These photos are a true gift. We finally found our photographer that we will book again and again

~heather nelson~

Janet made me feel so beautiful. The entire session was so easy, and I truly was able to enjoy my experience without worrying how I looked. She was super enthusiastic to show me the beautiful pictures that she captured! I could not have asked for a better experience or photos!

~ellie bains~

Janet is so good at what she does. She comes to your session fully prepared with poses and locations and
fun ideas. It is hard to not feel confident when you’re in front of her camera. She helps pose you to make you look the most flattering. Also, she is always hyping you up and being so energetic. Her positivity always makes the sessions so much fun!

~AVA FOLEY~

Janet was amazing to work with! She is very organized and knows exactly what to do in order for your pictures to turn out perfect! She is very outgoing and easy to talk to. She made all my photo shoots so much fun and I loved working with her! I would highly recommend Janet to all upcoming seniors!

~ALLY SMYTHE~

Janet was so easy to work with! Everything felt so natural. Her kind, enthusiastic energy made my session with her so much fun! Her work is outstanding!! My pictures turned out amazing! I couldn’t have asked for anything better.

~EMMA GROSSEN~

I am so glad I got the opportunity to do my senior pictures with Janet! She is so wonderful to work with during your session. You can see how much Janet loves her job. She is an amazing photographer and does an amazing job from start to finish. I would recommend her to anyone looking to get their senior pictures, she’s amazing!

~morgan erstad~

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