Together with grandparents, extended family session in Barrington IL

Together with grandparents, extended family session in Barrington IL

Sometimes I am invited into the most beautiful spaces, who are completely underwhelming compared to the lovely people inside. This family is no exception, they were so kind and gorgeous, I mean stunning! Grandma was the vision of beauty. But I love that I got to see her being taken cared of, the way her [...]

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 [...]

It’s a home birth party for August, Riverside IL family and birth photographer

It’s a home birth party for August, Riverside IL family and birth photographer

Eeek I've been wanting to share the home birth of August for a while now, I've just been insanely busy enjoying life and capturing so many beautiful families. But at last ! I photographed mr. August's entrance into the world earlier this month. It was such an honor to have been there for this incredible [...]

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 [...]

The Anderson Family | a beautiful cloudy morning at Busse Woods In Elk Grove Village

The Anderson Family | a beautiful cloudy morning at Busse Woods In Elk Grove Village

So we managed to see a few beautiful elk cows in the grass on this lovely morning. I love when I meet new families especially close to the holiday season. I learned that Mama is a native to Minnesota and Dad is originally from Wisconin so naturally baby was not even going to be remotely [...]

Orland Park IL, Meha family session | Adri De La Cruz family photographer

Orland Park IL, Meha family session | Adri De La Cruz family photographer

A few weeks ago I did this beautiful session at 3:30 pm. Why is that relevant? well if you're a photographer, then you know how difficult brighter light can be for a session especially with little kiddos. They move fast and they're unpredictable. Most of the space in this location was also very open. But [...]

Front porch session | Davison Family, Downtown Chicago session

Front porch session | Davison Family, Downtown Chicago session

During the middle of quarantine I offered my clients a tiny front porch session. This is the Davison's beautiful front porch. I was so excited when I was the beautiful tree oasis right in front. Im always so happy when we can venture and do a few different things. It was so lovely to see [...]

Fresh 48 Baby Ana Maria | Best Downtown Chicago and West suburbs newborn photographer

Fresh 48 Baby Ana Maria | Best Downtown Chicago and West suburbs newborn photographer

I came back to visit with this little lady the day after her birth. It was so worth it to be able to see her lovely face again with a little less puffyness and much more calmness. I would honestly recommend a fresh 48 if you budget doesn't allow for a birth package. It did [...]

What a year ! Chicago family photographer

What a year ! Chicago family photographer

This year, no scratch that. This decade has been full of amazing surprises. 2019 was such a revelation. It was a huge year for growth and understanding personally, but also a tremendous year for my business. I want to thank all of my incredible clients that took a chance on me this year. I met [...]

The Beck family | Lincoln Park IL, family photographer

The Beck family | Lincoln Park IL, family photographer

What an absolute joy was this family. They had the sweetest back story, and one of the amazing and most funniest things is that they both have the same name. They were a part of a Dockatot campain to celebrate all kinds of different families. Baby O was so calm and beautiful. You could see [...]