Baby Solomon’s arrival, the Santiago family outdoor session in Sauk Village IL

Baby Solomon’s arrival, the Santiago family outdoor session in Sauk Village IL

I cannot believe how lucky we got with this incredible warm day. It was such a joy to see big sister Selah again, she is this little rain of sunshine, who just smiles and is so cooperative the whole time. It's one of my favorite parts about working with kids, their curiousity. We got to [...]

Mama, you deserve to see yourself | P52radness highlights| Chicago + West suburbs Lifestyle Photographer

Mama, you deserve to see yourself | P52radness highlights| Chicago + West suburbs Lifestyle Photographer

So at the end of 2016, I was in one of the worst creative ruts of my career. I say career because I've finally owned up to the title of Artist. But, that's a topic for another day. I looked at my work from the past two years and it was full of conforming images. Stuff [...]

Gemma’s Birth Story| Chicago + West suburbs birth photographer

Gemma’s Birth Story| Chicago + West suburbs birth photographer

My excitement has not worn off yet. I got a text on that Friday, at around 3 ish after a whole week of uncertainty and lack of sleep. I was worried like crazy that I would sleep through it. I'm guessing that its normal for birth photographers to feel like that. This was the first [...]