Tiny keepsake moments from a newborn mini session at home in Chicago IL

Tiny keepsake moments from a newborn mini session at home in Chicago IL

Sometimes we don't need a lot of time to make a beautiful session a reality. We can get beautiful keepsakes via my MINI newborn sessions by focusing on connection, details and overall just attempting to have fun and enjoy all of the quirkiness of life. Who are the mini sessions best for? People on a [...]

Book a photographer that connects with who you are, Chicago IL family photographer

Book a photographer that connects with who you are, Chicago IL family photographer

In this incredible time in the world, photography is accessible to everyone (well most everyone with privilege to modern technology) . Genuinely if you have a phone you have access to photographs, to memories. You can print and reproduce and gift images to love ones. You can be creative and develop a voice with your [...]

A Memorable Encounter: Meeting my brand new niece in Fresno CA for the first time.

A Memorable Encounter: Meeting my brand new niece in Fresno CA for the first time.

I got a chance to photograph my brand new niece on my latest trip to California. My extended family and I traveled to California to meet her and it was the loveliest time. We rented a huge airbnb my aunts and mom made breakfast everyday to my siblings and I, I mean we didn't eat [...]

ANOTHER CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP, SOMEWHERE NEAR LAS VEGAS NEVADA

ANOTHER CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP, SOMEWHERE NEAR LAS VEGAS NEVADA

It's so typically me to have white sneakers in gravel and dirt and completely ruin them immediately. I knew the terrain and I made those choices. sigh. I'm catching up on blogging. it's been a while since I added some personal work in my little humble part of the Internet. I've been enjoying my Summer [...]

A SELF-PORTRAIT A DAY FOR FEBRUARY PART TWO, ADRI DE LA CRUZ CHICAGO PHOTOGRAPHER

A SELF-PORTRAIT A DAY FOR FEBRUARY PART TWO, ADRI DE LA CRUZ CHICAGO PHOTOGRAPHER

Holy wow! I did it, I finished. Nothing feels like how doing what you'll say you'll do feels. It has been so hard to stick with something that requires me to remember to carry a tripod. I hit a huge wave of indecision on day 3. After I overcame that hump I stopped over thinking [...]

WEATHERING THE STORM, ADRI DE LA CRUZ FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER CHICAGO IL

WEATHERING THE STORM, ADRI DE LA CRUZ FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER CHICAGO IL

These days for us are mostly calm now. We've arrived at the other side of one of the hardest years of our collective lives. Everyone is going through something. I know. The world is experiencing a shift. Inside our little family that shift was a big wave of so many things. At the start of [...]

A FEW MICHIGAN CAMPING MOMENTS IN MONOCHROME, CHICAGO FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

A FEW MICHIGAN CAMPING MOMENTS IN MONOCHROME, CHICAGO FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

I'll forever be the mom who photographs my children sleeping I have absolutely no shame about it It's quite literally the calm before the chaos I'm catching up on sharing some personal images of mine. We're back in school and my summer routine is completely disrupted. I'm slowly getting back into a new one. We [...]

31hours, road trip to California |Adri De La Cruz chicago family photographer

31hours, road trip to California |Adri De La Cruz chicago family photographer

Last week completely unplanned and stupidly so, I drove to California. If you don't know that's 31 damn hours. Was it impulsive? probably. Do I regret it? HELL NO. Would I do it again? Absolutely, but perhaps with a little more planning and more time to and back. I should also mention that my kids [...]

Seasons are changing, Self Portraits with my children in Jackson Park Chicago IL

Seasons are changing, Self Portraits with my children in Jackson Park Chicago IL

Well hello there. I dragged my kids out for some self portraits and a new adventure. You want to know something.. it felt amazing. I've missed getting behind the lens, I used to do it so damn much before. It always felt like it pushed my growth. I think I'm currently stifling my creativity. So [...]

My loves | Adri De La Cruz Chicago family photographer

My loves | Adri De La Cruz Chicago family photographer

I cant believe we're here, so close to December. Just about to celebrate Thanksgiving. As I mentioned in on my previous post things are looking different in the future for us. Perhaps this is too heavy and personal for my photography page or perhaps it's just what my clients need from me. To see me, [...]