Welcome to Rae of Light Photography! Named that way because I like to think I bring a ray of light to the world of photography. Oh, and my middle name is Rae. Please allow me this time to tell you about myself. I grew up in a very small town called Colesburg, Iowa. I moved to Dubuque in 2005 for college where I originally studied graphic and web design.
My husband and I have quite the full house! A know-it-all 17 year old, a laid-back but sassy 11 year old, and a 6 year old who one day thinks he's a dinosaur and the next a Ninja Turtle. All boys! Oh, and not to mention we have FIVE cats! We have a Siamese (Owen), a Tabby cat (Astro), an orange Tabby (Blaze), and 2 black cats (Daisy..who happens to be the mom of our other black cat, Spooky).
—Robert Frank
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"I contacted her on a Saturday after finding out suddenly that my best friend, my dog, had to be put down. I was given only the weekend with my dog and had to take her back in on Monday to be put to sleep. She drove a half hour to come to me on a Sunday to take a very meaningful photo session. I can't wait to use her for future photography sessions! She forever holds a special place in my heart for doing this for me and recommend her to everyone I know!"
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"Rae of Light Photography is definitely the way to go for your wedding! My mother-in-law found Ashley for us and we could not be happier with our whole experience. Ashley started out our day at the hotel getting photos of the girls, and then went to the boys. At the wedding she had an assistant photographer to work with her. The two girls worked great together. They both got to do their own ideas for our photos, and just seemed to flow together great. I felt like we were on a time crunch for photos, but they"
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"We really enjoyed Rae of Light Photography capturing our amazing day! Ashley was great to work with and it was nice with another photographer there to make sure all the special moments were captured! We gave her some inspiration photos and she was able to capture them beautifully while also coming up with some ideas on her own! It was such a great day and a wonderful experience"
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"There are not enough compliments to give Ashley on her talent and spark of imagination in photography.
After having to postpone our wedding due to Covid19, deciding to just get hitched at the courthouse and have the wedding later, and now finally getting into the swing of things in our new normal; Ashley has gone above and beyond to stay in touch, accommodate schedules, payment plans, and so much more.
We had an amazing time with her at Kinnick taking our announcement photos and they are breathtaking."
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"Very responsive to messages, accommodating to schedule and kind during the session! We will forever cherish our photos that she took."
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"We had family pictures taken by Ashley and she did an amazing job! She is a ton of fun and had our pictures back to us within a very timely manner! And she even traveled 200 miles to take them for us! Highly recommend!"
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"Ashley was so much fun to work with at our engagement shoot! She had so many great ideas and worked with the setting we had beautifully! We can’t wait to work with her again at the wedding!"
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"Ashley did a rainbow session for my beloved Bella (dog) and I. I highly recommend her and her services. She was extremely professional, and I received my photos in a matter of weeks."
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"Ashley is an absolutely amazing photographer to work with. Very personable and professional. She works really well with kids and making sure you are satisfied and kept in contact. The photos always turn out amazing. Great turn around time and very reasonable! Absolutely love working with her! Will stay with her for all pictures ❤️"
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"I’ve worked with Ashley multiple times and she is the only photographer I will work with moving forward! She is so reasonable for the work she provides. She does amazing work and is always willing to work with us to make sure the shots always turn out perfect. She is so sweet and flexible. I absolutely love working with her and so does my little one! I highly recommend working with her!"
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"This beautiful lady went above today. I was in a pickle because I forgot seniors needed to submit yearbook photos by February 1st. She did me a huge favor by accommodating a quick shoot at Mines of Spain on a cold January morning. The pictures came out great!!! I 100000% recommend Rae of Light Photography"
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"Ashley was an absolute pleasure to work with for our engagement and wedding day photos! She was super attentive and checked in frequently, made things fun and was super flexible when there were changes."
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"Ashley is amazing with kids!! We had a blast working with her today and very much so looking forward to seeing the pictures! Cant wait until next time!"
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"Ashley from ‘Rae of Light Photography’ is amazing! She picked a beautiful spot for our engagement photos. She had great ideas and also let me do some of my own ideas to. It was so much fun, she helped direct us very well! If no there would have been a lot of peace signs and funny faces. The photos came out beautifully! I constantly stare at them, it was such a great day to lead up to the wedding. Can’t wait to see her work on the big day."
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