If one thing can tell you about the thoughtfulness of this family, It would be that my name was kindly added the the names of birthdays on July 19th. I mean just how sweet is that also its the day I came in on call for this sweet baby. This was my second time working [...]
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 [...]
I'm back sharing one of my favorite families! This session, from the weather, the outfits and the overall vibes and connection were perfection. Sarah is an incredible mother who honestly inspires me to be more patient and more kind every time I work with her. Her kids are so incredibly lucky to have such an [...]
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 [...]
Chicago summer is a lovely wonderful thing. Big deal in fact, so much that songs have raved about it. But before The beauty of summer, we go through this rough period of weather that tests us, our patience mostly. By late spring we are so tired of empty trees and brown areas just nearly on [...]
Oh failures, how bittersweet they are. I mean you never set out to fail, sometimes we self sabotage and it ends up being self professed thing. I truly believe that. I just couldn't find the drive to move forward with this project back in February, life has been a steady flow of up and downs. [...]
The greens peeked through just in time for this Spring time maternity session in Chicago. I have worked with this beautiful family before and it was amazing to see how much bigger big brother to- be had gotten. To get to take these images of them celebrating another big moment in their lives. Baby number [...]
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 [...]
Sometimes schedules align and last minute photoshoots can become a cherished session. The Elmhurst park conservatory was a perfect background for this session. I photographed this sweet family 3 times in a single season. The cute cousins were an added bonus. In the heart of Elmhurst, Illinois, lies a hidden gem of natural beauty - [...]
I wanted to write this important blog post to reassure my clients and future clients who are not comfortable with their kids images online that there are ways around this. By now in my many years in this industry I've had plenty of request to not share or show my little clients faces. The session [...]
