Archive for April, 2009

Announcement, Announcement!

Announcement, Announcement!

I am pleased to announce that I will be teaching a nature photography class at Chicago Botanic Gardens this fall!!  It will be every Monday morn from 8:30-10:30 am for 8 weeks.  It is called “Making your own Portfolio” .  I will get students started on a nature photography portfolio on their own!  I am [...]


Rockford with Jill

Rockford with Jill

This weekend I traveled home with a good friend of mine, Jill.  Our goal was some framable pictures of her and her siblings for Mother’s Day to replace the terrible ones with bad hairdos and braces that she had on her desk.  They were all so much fun to not only take pictures of , [...]


What happens when photographers get photographed….

What happens when photographers get photographed….

SO…. I always tell people, just relax in front of the camera, and I really do mean it.  Natural is best, ALWAYS… but its harder than I remembered. Harder being on the other side of the camera.  This is what happened when Eric and I decided to update our profile pics.  Ridiculous, right?   Thought [...]


Union Paperie

Union Paperie

This post is dedicated to a great friend and a very gifted designer Jenna Bott.  We just finished helping her update her site with her most recent work, and a new profile pic.  To see more of her work go tohttp://www.unionpaperie.com .  She can do everything, from save the dates, the invites themselves, and even programs [...]


I’m Back!!

I’m Back!!

My computer is back and better than ever!!  It was sick and had to go back to Mac land for awhile.  So sorry for the delay!!  We’ve got some fun stuff coming up, so stay tuned! Share/Save


Welcome to my desk.

Welcome to my desk.

Welcome to my life.  Meet Nelson with stripes, and Norah with the fluffy hair.  They LOVE to be a part of EVERY thing. (which to be fair I absolutely love, although as you can see, this CAN be counter productive).  I’m sure you’ll hear and see more of these two. They are 2 of my [...]


Previously

Jeff + Cindy Married!! |Part 1 | Chicago Wedding Photography
Jeff + Cindy Married!! |Part 1 | Chicago Wedding Photography

The thing about these two… is that they value people. You can tell by every word that comes ou


Going Home.
Going Home.

I had forgotten what it was like to go home. About four weeks ago Eric and I drove south to the town


Aaron + Valerie Engaged! | Part 2 | Chicago Wedding Photography
Aaron + Valerie Engaged! | Part 2 | Chicago Wedding Photography

Valerie and I had been hoping, wishing and praying for some lovely wildflowers for her engagement  


Aaron + Valerie Engaged!! | Part 1 | Chicago Wedding Photography
Aaron + Valerie Engaged!! | Part 1 | Chicago Wedding Photography

I don’t know what happened last Friday afternoon.  I don’t know if it was the magical a


Aimee + Russell Engaged!! | Destination Wedding Photography.
Aimee + Russell Engaged!! | Destination Wedding Photography.

Another treat while we were down south was to reconnect with family and to celebrate my cousin Aimee


Amy Wright | Auburn University Horticulture
Amy Wright | Auburn University Horticulture

On our trip south I had the pleasure of reconnecting with a friend and my past Horticulture professo