One big happy family

Naperville Portrait Photographer

A few shots from a family session in Naperville.  The rain tried to ruin our fun but thankfully we had beautiful canopy of trees to keep us nice and dry!

Getting the whole family together can be so tough....aligning schedules alone is a challenge let alone getting everyone coordinated in such a nice (but not too matchy-matchy) fashion...hats off to Megan for getting this organized!

My camera settings weren't ready for an action shot so these images are blurry (which kind of works in this case)...anyone who knows me knows how much I love to dance...so kiddos busting a move = one of my favorite things!

It's 'bout time

Chicago Portrait Photographer

Given that it's May...I am thrilled that Mother Nature might be gracing us with ...drum roll...SPRING!!!?!  Oh how I hope the warm(er) weather is here to stay.  Outside of the excitement of shedding all the layers and putting the boots away...it also means it's time for outdoor portrait sessions!  Finally!

A few out-takes from a session at the Lincoln Park Lily Pond a few weeks back.  I had the privilege of shooting this beautiful family last fall.  So sweet to see how much little Bobby has grown! 

Happy St. Pats!

From my tiny little leprechaun...showing off her Irish pride! Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Breckenridge Engagement: Stef & Brian

Breckenridge Portrait and Wedding Photographer

In June of this year Stef and Brian will be saying "I do" in Keystone, CO.  We spent an afternoon in downtown Breckenridge and a nearby park doing an engagement session.  In just a few short months we will all be headed back for the big day....!!

It was bright and sunny but a reeeaaaalllly chilly day.  But that didn't stop us from having a great time up in the mountains.  Remind me again why I live in flat Illinois??

A few shots of the Mr. and Mrs.-to-be...

 

Special day for Baby V

Since just about all of my portrait sessions are done outdoors...I get a nice little break this time of year.  It's a welcome bit of downtime after crazy fall portrait season and then the holidays!  Also gives me time to devout to my babe and her daddy and our little fur baby.  This past weekend we celebrated a very special day for my little angel...her baptism.  It was a wonderful day shared with family and friends.

And of course we started the day capturing how beautiful she looked in her baptismal gown :)

Fall Catch-up Part II

Chicago Portrait Photographer

I'm baaaaaaack. And only a few short weeks (okay more like 3) later...congrats to me!  Just another quick review of some of my favorite fall portrait sessions.  

This last one was so bittersweet! It was my last session of 2012. I shot this sweet family when they were expecting their darling little girl...and again for her newborn session.  About a year later they got an amazing opportunity to ship off to Amsterdam...LUCKY!! But sad that it will be some time before I shoot them again.  Thanks to FB I can tell they are having an amazing time :)

Saying goodbye to Chicago :(

Holy Hiatus!!

Chicago Portrait Photographer

Okay okay...hiatus is an understatement.  What would a hiatus times like 1000 be?  I'm pretty sure my New Year's 'virtual' resolution was to be better with posting. Yikes.

Baby Vela's arrival has thrown a wrench into my ability to juggle a full time career and my photography business...and the blog is taking the brunt it!

I think part of the problem with the blog is that I have this desire to be smart and funny and quick and witty in the few sentences that accompany the photos I post.  The blogs that  I enjoy reading (well...enjoy-ed reading...unfortunately not doing much of that these days) are all just that.  And I really enjoyed writing at one point in my life. Still do...really...I just don't ever do it. So I think that's the problem.  What I aspire to requires time...and the ability to concentrate with no distractions...aaaaaand well there's not a whole lot of opportunities for the latter or the former so I just clam up and don't blog at all. NOT OKAY! You can't have a 'blog' and only blog every 3 months. Just not cool.

I digress...so as a means of trying to bring everyone up to speed...a quick 'catch up' of all the Fall portrait goodness...Part I.

Will post some more fall fun very soon...time to put the babe to bed!