a few weeks ago i attended the annual wedding & portrait photographers international convention held in las vegas, nevada.  this year, i entered prints in the print competition and was thrilled with the results! i was received special honors in the 2010 WPPI (wedding & portrait photographers international) awards of excellence print competition. Below are […]

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 . . .

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This mother was so much fun to shoot! Just produced great shots and now I know why I love being a chicago photographer so much. She was so beautiful and would stop at nothing to work with me in getting that perfect maternity photographer shot. A great smile and figure – so amazing!  She also […]

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!)

still playing catch up – great maternity session with this gorgeous mom-to-be!!

great session – another repeat client who just keeps growing!!!

i’ve heard from many of you about my lack of blog activity – i know, i know – i’ve been a slacker! so, over the next couple of weeks i’ll be catching up my blog on recent sessions. these two are repeat clients who are such great kids! this session was at one of chicago’s […]