Chicago Children’s Photographer

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Chicago Kids Photographer

boy humor

what are these boys laughing at?  i’ll never tell – but if you are a mom (dad, grandma, babysitter, etc) of boys i bet you could guess . . .            

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Chicago Kids Photographer

party x 3

i’ve said it before – but three isn’t a crowd – three is a party!  especially with this group – love this family!              

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Chicago Portrait Photographer

hello sunshine!

it’s “springtime” in chicago – well, maybe not outside, but it sure was when miss e came to the studio!  what a ray of light she was!        

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Chicago Kids Photographer

boy oh boy!

  boys crack me up.  these two were no exception.  such a fun and active (!) session – who needs to work out when I have two year olds coming to the studio!?                  

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Chicago Kids Photographer

two little cupcakes!

these two were cute enough to eat!  another fun session at the studio – running, laughing – enough to make you want to hug your sister!  so many great shots from this session – i had a really hard time narrowing down for this post! btw – the mom of these beauties has a blog […]

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Chicago Kids Photographer

sneak peek!

a sneak from a recent session in the studio.  with all the space at the new studio – kids love to run!!  exhibit a:                  

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Photographer Events

dreaming of spring . . .

  and all the great things that spring brings . . . until the end of march, anyone that books a session for april or may will also receive a beautiful 3×3 album that is filled with images from your session.  these little albums are so great, they fit right into your purse. the next […]

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Chicago Family Photographer

hello cute baby

this baby was a photographer’s dream – just enough chub, some teeth and a fabulous little personality!  i seriously could’ve taken pictures of him all day long!                

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Chicago Kids Photographer

fun in the new studio!!!

i couldn’t have asked for a better little subject for my first session in the new studio!  this little girl was a ray of sunshine – she was smiling and dancing and climbing – but it was her laugh that really got me.  she would laugh so hard that she would almost cry.  now, as […]

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

one pretty child

“there’s only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.”  – chinese proverb some mothers have more than one!! happy chinese new year!

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