i don’t know too many people that can say that if they are having a lousy day it will be better once they go to work – but i sure can!!!!! it always amazes me! not that i have a ton of bad days – i don’t (thankfully!) but you know how life is. . […]

is that my shutter clicking away? or is that me and this couple just clicking and “getting” each other? was that totally and completely cheesy?  aahhh, yes it was.  however!!!! the correct answer is . . . wait for it . . . both!! sometimes people come into your life and you just “get” each […]

if i had a nickel for everytime a woman said that to me, i’d have a lot of extra $$ to spend!!!!  if i had a dollar for everytime a man said that to me, i’d have about one extra dollar.  little kids don’t say it.  tween and teen girls don’t say it. if you’ve […]

it’s no secret i love babies, but i also love having older “kids” into the studio. it’s a different kind of fun. i also love having older siblings in the studio – especially brothers, probably because i have two boys so i look at it as a glimpse into my future (hopefully!)  these two brothers […]

i’d wager that if you ask the average 2-6 year old girl who the most beautiful woman in the world is, after they answer (insert current Disney princess name here) their reply would be their own mother.  i talk to many, many little girls over the course of a year so i think i may […]

sometimes you can count on them, sometimes you can’t.  this sweet baby girl came nearly two weeks before hers!!! some due dates you can count on?  let’s see . . . tax bills, that’s a biggie.  also, deadlines for holiday photos people!!! this year, for our sanity we are setting deadlines and we are sticking […]

Just a quick reminder to schedule your fall photo sessions now. We have a limited number of openings remaining in September and October. Now is a perfect time for an outdoor session. The kids are back in school and things are starting to calm down, the hot summer temperatures are subsiding, and the afternoon and […]

love seeing these girls every year when they come to visit their cousins and grandma all the way from Paris! Photographers in Chicago | Baby Photography in Chicago | Child Photographer in Chicago | Newborn Photographer in Chicago

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i love both!!! yes, i love the sleepy newborn images but i also love to capture when the little peanut is awake – making all sorts of funny faces as she or he figures out how to work their face, their eyes, their arms.  this little sweetie was a dream when she was asleep and […]