Chicago Newborn Photographer

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

mr. personality

a photographer friend and i were talking the other day about how fun it is to do what we do.  especially when photographing newborns and capturing all the great faces they make.  even though this little guy spent most of the session asleep, when he was awake, his expressions were fabulous!!

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

sneak peek . . .

everytime i photograph a newborn i’m still amazed at how small and perfect they are. . . this sweet girl was no exception.  big brother thought she was the bees knees too!

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Chicago Newborn Photographer

new baby girl

if this isn’t one of the most beautiful babies – then i don’t know who is!  perfect skin and perfect little lips!

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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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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 Newborn Photographer

triplets!!

what an honor and a privilege to be able to photograph these three! this was my second session with them – well kind of, i also did mom’s maternity photos! both sessions were a ton of fun – mom is so cool (dad too!)

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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 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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Chicago Newborn Photographer

that face!

one of the things i love about babies are all of the great facial expressions! this little guy was such a cutie-pie! for all those who follow the blog – sorry i haven’t been updating like i should be!!! will try to do better!

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