Chicago Family Photographer

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Chicago Kids Photographer

bring on the drool!

i love drool.  on babies, that is.   i love a chubby, happy baby that has a string of drool hanging from his mouth.  and i think it’s perfectly appropriate to capture that in a photo – depending on the context of the photo.  passport photo, probably not.  senior picture, i don’t think so.  6 […]

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Chicago Family Photographer

mr. smiles

busy weekend with lots of fun sessions! this little guy was so smiley and such a trooper!!!  i could’ve taken pictures of him all day!

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Chicago Kids Photographer

authentic

authentic –  {aw-then-tik}   adjective – not false or copied;  genuine;  real. can you be authentic if you’re wearing a fake smile?  can you be genuine if you’re saying “cheeeeeeese?”  is it real if your kids are sitting still and doing the two aforementioned?  i don’t think so . . .

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

spring is in the air!

the snow is melting, the sun is starting to shine and new babies are EVERYWHERE!!!  i’m heading out of town today but wanted to give this family a sneak peek from our session yesterday – i also did mom’s maternity photos – both mom and baby girl are naturals in front of the camera (dad […]

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

miss mary mack, mack, mack

that was this little one’s favorite song!!!  we listened to it a lot during our session – like, the whole time!  dad wanted to change the song but little miss would have none of it!  i thought it was great.  definitely a girl who knows what she wants!!! i had so much fun with these […]

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

wide awake and ready for her close-up!

finally – i’m back to the blog!! i know, it’s been a long while.  what a way to come back – i just love newborns!  so tiny, so sweet. this was a great session and i felt so lucky to be able to capture these moments for this family.  i’ve said before that to me […]

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Chicago Family Photographer

fab friends

these are the luckiest kids  -they have one of the coolest chicks i know as a mom.  it was so fun to spend time with my dear friend and her fabulous family!!   i hope we get to hang out again soon – and so does my three year old – who is in love […]

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

new babe

this was my second session with this family – and i was so pleased they chose me to photograph the newest member.  he’s such a peanut and big sis is just as sweet as ever – look at those big brown eyes!!      

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Chicago Family Photographer

what fun!

This little one was so much fun!  She was so smiley and would stop what she was doing to look at the camera and smile – so cute!  She also had so much fun giving her big furry friend treats.  

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

a real blond

i was telling the parents of this sweet boy that i can’t remember ever seeing a newborn with so much blond hair!!  i know many women that pay a lot of money to get their hair like this (ok, i’m one of them!) this little guy was such an angel (and only 9 days old!) […]

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