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  • Chicago Documentary and Story telling photographer – Short stories, crazy girl

    Last days of summer are seriously cherished around here. Chicago’s weather is volatile at best. Soon comes those deep winter days , where the sun sets a four pm and we get to stay indoors all the time , sadly. On this day we headed to the Taste of Melrose Pk . We rode cool rides and ate lots of tacos.  We shopped around, well window shopped really. Little miss Zoe fell in love with a baby doll , that I obviously was not going to buy, I mean we have like… 20 babies. I wish I would have photographed the fit she threw, because it was a big one. No one was going to separate her from her long lost baby doll , she was in tears. I was slowly pulling her away …when Abuelo  (my dad) stepped in as most grandfathers do, and bought it for her. The lady from the shop wanted twenty dollars, and of course my dad bartered with her down to ten, I believe. Zoe pushed that dolly out of there in spite of my objections. She was as happy as can be.

    At least I got to photograph her toting around this baby, and stopping traffic. I think she would call that day a success.
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  • Chicago family Documentary & storytelling Photography – Short stories- change and turning 4

    Change is scary. Then again, change is good. In the past recent months, we have moved to a new place and we are still getting used to it. Although we do miss our old neighborhood,Our new one is jammed packed with tiny families like ours. Soon Lucas will begin Prek, which will bring more change onto our routines. I want to add that I am a self- proclaimed change queen. I attended over 10 schools in my lifetime. Considering most kids go to 4 or 5 schools. That a whole bunch of new.

    This past month Lucas also turned 4. He is considered a child now (sadly to my mama heart) . I’m not sure who made these guidelines up ; Baby, toddler, child, preteen…ect. They are kinda silly, and of course he is still my baby, but there is no denying he is loosing all of the things that made him my once chubby baby. For one, He has really embraced his role of big brother.He adores that girl to death.  He is taller and much faster, super strong. Also that brain is just insanely filled with his own ideas. He has opinions and judgments on activities. Its just a crazy explosion of learning. I know he is resilient, and he will embrace his new environment like a champ.

    I can’t say kids are immune to change, but I do know that they are probably better at adjusting than us adults.
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  • Chicago family documentary and storytelling photography- short -stories

    H e l l o

    I recently joined the team for @thealbumsco on instagram. My first post was about daydreaming. I really got flashbacks of my daydreams, and what I have done so far to accomplish them. I said that ” I used to daydream about the life I am currently living” and it was so true. I am blissfully happy. God could not have blessed me with a better life. I am so thankful. While our future is a work in progress, and we have bills to pay and children to raise, I have the ability to look at my life and say that I love it. I get to stay home with my kiddos, and go on adventures daily if I wanted to. We are not rich, nor do I think we will ever be, but We are doing well and that’s all I could ever ask for. I am surrounded with the most amazing people. I have also learn to let go of those people that I have outgrown. I think that is one of the tougher challenges of growing up, learning to let go. Even with loosing some people, my community is growing, and I feel a sense of belonging, specially within the photography community.

    Anyway, this life is good. This life is the one I wished for, and I am teaching my children to enjoy it. To savor the moments and not care about acquiring things. To see this borrowed time as an opportunity to do something special. I have finaly understood, “You reap what you sow”.
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  • Siblings //Chicago documentary photography

    Two of  you. 

    Just another day in June.Out and about with these two.  Playing together will come later, I’m assuming. For now they both fight over that one object that a minute ago no one thought about and now is a gold trophy. I can’t wait to see the friendship build. Lucas is already a crazy protector. Zoe, only cares about copying everything he does. Oh, I so believe in my heart Lucas was born to be a big brother. I am happy for this crazy girl that we brought into his life. 

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  • Chicago Documentary & Storytelling Photography / Short Stories / Cloudy day

    ( I have been trying to think of a way to blog more personal stuff. It is honestly daunting with out any inspiration. That’s why I created the Short Stories series for me. As a way to capture the everyday and have it make sense in my brain and in my blog. Hopefully I can stick to blogging more and sharing the beauty of the everyday this way.)

    C l o u d y  D a y //

    A year ago I wouldn’t have even thought of bringing my camera out on a cloudy day . I was so in-love with sunset, backlit images, that it was clouding my vision (Pun intended)a bit. I joined the Erin Hensley 365 group and all the different light possibilities she explores, have quite frankly taken me by surprise. I have learned so much!, and feel so much more inspired than ever before. Also the group for Goodbye Posing Guide has been incredible. Everyday seeing inspiration of amazing artist who are also learning and on a journey of their own is enough to get me going for my  camera daily. I am so pumped to seek out all that I love about photography and share it here with you all.

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  • Chicago storytelling and documentary Photographer / Try again

    Yesterday I photographed my daughters struggle to learn something. It was so adorable seeing her trying different ways to do this single , simple task. She gave up multiple times, then saw the pull thingy “Hippo” ( I have no idea what a toy like this would be called) and  kept trying. She was relentless. It’s always fun seeing your children try new things. What is not fun is seeing them fail. The disappointment is disarming, and it makes you want to run and fix it. I did however remind myself of all she is learning while failing and how fixing it while it may mend my heart, will only hurt her in the grand scheme of things.

    That is what I keep telling myself in this photography journey. In the past I have wanted to just “ARRIVE”!! what ever that means. I mean who the hell wants to fail. I certainly don’t. I have wanted to learn who I am in this photography community. Find my niche, style and voice. I tend to forget that it all takes a bunch of time. For now I will keep trying and failing and discovering who I am and what I love to photograph.

    Its bananas to me how many lessons my children have inadvertently taught me. If you fail, get up and try, try again.

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  • Early Light

    E A R L Y L I G H T / APRIL 2015

    My thoughts are heavy on my mind right before bed.
    These days I fall asleep at 12PM and wake up whenever these two decide to take on the day.
    That is what early light is about.
    Those just waking moments, where you can still hear the birds.
    The stillness that can be beautiful and found everywhere you see.

    To my little boy

    Your heart is so big.
    and right now, you are having a tough time with all of the feelings and emotions inside it.
    This month you are learning about sharing more.
    the concept is completely lost on you, most of the time
    then, I see your sweetness shine in
    wanting nothing but to please that little girl.
    Thank you for your patience, as mommy is mainly occupied with her.

    To my little girl

    You, my dear.
    Are something to be admired.
    Just two months ago was your 1st birthday and already,
    you are doing the stuff toddlers dream of.
    Your wit and laughter is so incredibly awesome.
    I can’t wait for you to soak in the beauty of summer as a walking big girl.

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    To continue the EARLY LIGHT blog circle. Check out the lovely Sand Lee Fales (WILD PRAIRIE PHOTOGRAPHY)

  • Chicago children’s photographer – Zoe almost one -pt2

    Zoe, almost one pt-deux
    Yeah, so of course after submitting her to almost an hour of indoor photographs we had to go outdoors.
    Remember that winter weather break we got in late January, I believe? Well it was sunny and gloriously warm. The snow on the ground just topped off the beauty.

    (also, in this post zoe changes colors) ha!google color cast. Sorrounded by white snow and greens will do that to a girl 🙂

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  • Chicago children photographer – almost one pt-1

    Zoe, almost one.
    You can kiss babyhood goodbye, after one. It is like one day she woke up and knew how to do it all interdependently. I am taking it all in, since she is my last baby. I am cherishing this crooked smile which she has now filled up, no longer does it look like this, missing gap. The next time i see a gap, god willing I will be raising a sweet young child. It’s incredibly bittersweet.

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  • Personal Project 52 in black & white

    Jan 12 2014

    A week before the new year I started to think of next year’s goals. Growing a small photography business really takes much more work than you think. There is always a fight in my head about what to put out there. I think any photographer struggles with that. The type of work you want to do, is not always the type of work your clientele wants. So this year, one of my big goals is too shoot for myself more. To discover what I love in a photograph. To learn a whole lot, and push my camera to its limits. Also push myself to think out side of myself. I can get hindered by indecision. I hope my Project 52 can allow me to discover new things. I choose to do it in b&w , because I think that it will challenge me a bit more. Since not every image should be a b&w.
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