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Portraits :: Ruti
February 10th, 2010

This was quite possibly one of my favorite portrait sessions to date. Ruti found a fantastic little art gallery in the city – the staircase and the detailing that it had was so phenomenal, I wanted to live there! As I mentioned in the sneak peek of these photos, Ruti is a very talented classical pianist, so we got some shots of her playing the piano as well as some portraits. It was also a treat to have a private concert with a classical, professional pianist playing. Have I mentioned that I love my job?

I gravitated to using window light as my main source of light for the portraits because both the setting and Ruti are very elegant, and I think the soft quality of the window light really exemplified the elegance. Besides, I just really love window light.

I hope, dear readers, that you enjoy the photos – there are a lot of them. I couldn’t help it.
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Portraits :: Amanda
January 21st, 2010

This is cheating a bit. I did these portraits for my day job, but I liked them so much that I wanted to share them here too. And actually, while I was setting up my lights, I found out that Amanda and I know a lot of the same people. She goes to a lot of local concerts around the area and is friends with one of my good friends. I think we might have spent more time chatting than shooting. Don’t you just love when you randomly run into people like that? (more…)

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Sneak Peek :: Ruti
January 10th, 2010

Ruti is a classical pianist and wanted some dramatic photos for use in her work, as well as for her website. She was fantastic about really having a clear image of what she wanted, and I put my own spin on what she told me. These are just a few of the photos we took during the few hours we were shooting. There are several more gems, but I just had time for a quick sneak peek tonight. Ruti, I hope these match the vision that you had! (more…)

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Portraits :: The Tews Family
December 29th, 2009

This was one of the last family sessions I did this year, because Chicago winters are just not good for outdoor shoots! I was a little sad that the sun didn’t peek out for our morning family session, but I still think we got some adorable shots. I mean, with kids that cute, it would be impossible to NOT get cute shots (those pink galoshes kill me… just perfect!).

Thanks to the Tews family for finding the (great!) location and also for being troopers in the cold. I hope you enjoyed your doughnuts and football game afterwards! (more…)

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Portraits :: The Frank Family
December 14th, 2009

The Frank family is such a loving, beautiful family. I spent almost two hours with them in the wonderful Garfield Park Conservatory, where we walked around, learned the names of some plants, and played. And, as someone without children, I was definitely exhausted by the end of the shoot… but I must admit that it was a ton of fun! I went for a more candid approach on these, so we could capture the natural energy of the boys, and I love the way that their personalities shine through (especially that first one up there!)

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