Cease Fire Studios, Maryville, MO and St. Joseph, Missouri Photography – Photographer Lana Cease

Welcome … My name is Lana

My passion is photography.

I have typical "middle child syndrome" (That means that I'm always going for the laugh.) Sarcasm is my super power. I live in the country on a make believe ranch. I don't herd cattle, just chickens.

My favorite ice cream is Butterfinger by Edy's but I never buy it, mainly because I'll eat it all at once. LOL. I love shoes but you will rarely see me in the summer in anything other than flip flops.

The stupidest thing I've ever done was break my foot - on a shoot. (Because I'm cool like that) :p I pushed through and shot 6 weddings in a walking cast. (Because I'm insane like that).

My best friend is a stinky boy. I married him, and he follows me around and lovingly carries my equipment, if I bribe him with butterfingers.

I'm a former mommy - now just "Mom" or "Mother" - to two young men. One is out in the big bad world on his own, and the other is a quickly growing teenager in high school. Neither one of them think I'm cool.

I'm ok with that.

If you'd like to learn more about me and my other photography, you can visit my personal blog Mz-Cellaneous

I am based out of Maryville, Missouri (northwest corner), but am willing to travel anywhere on this planet a plane will take me. We cover Kansas City, St. Joseph, Missouri, Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska and Des Moines, Iowa. I have a special fondness for Colorado and Utah.

I take photos because I'm driven to create.

I really like making normal people look their best, so you probably won't see any gorgeous models in my portfolio. Just regular people who look like gorgeous models. For many people, my images will be a defining point in their self-image. I take that seriously, and I treat them with a respect befitting the beauty I see in all people. That's what I strive to create and the spirit with which I approach those for whom I'm privledged to make portraits.

That's not just something flowery I say to make people feel good. It's real and it's also our mission statement.

So, let’s chat! Coffee, tea, skype, lunch, or old fashioned phone call - you can reach me at 660-927-0491 most week days between 9:00 - 5:30. I look forward to hearing from you.