I love family, my own family is my life and when I was contacted and booked for a mini-session by the children of these two lovebirds - I was so honored. We give gifts all year to those we love and sometimes we just quickly grab gifts, rush to get something... anything. It was so nice to see these young adults be so thoughtful to have the foresight to realize that a family portrait session is a wonderful gift and one that will be treasured for years and for generations. Chri

I was approached by a fashion stylist to see if I had interest in teaming up to do an editorial and then to submit it for publishing. I loved the idea and the experience was amazing. It resulted in our series being published in BeauNU magazine ! I couldn't be more excited about it. :) Model: @caliraeofficial with @1930models Stylist @stylebysmo Stylist assistant: @edgar_geh HMA: @tanyareneltartistry Here are some of the images. Christina is a photographer based in Napervi

I really love lifestyle sessions and for those of you that are not familiar with them, they are inside your home. I am totally comfortable in other peoples spaces and am one of those people that if you are my friend, I come into your home and raid the fridge - lay on your bed - look through your closet - you know, the sister that everyone puts up wi.. er, I mean loves. So. I know who I am. This beautiful family let me into their home to document and help welcome their newest

In the first year of life, everything happens. At birth you finally gaze into the eyes of your child and immediately, love has sparked. Life will forever be changed. In that first year of life time seems to go so slow but at the one year mark, you see how far you have actually all come. The days that ran into each other of repetition and eating and changing and sleeping and napping and up at it again - in that time a newborn has learned to roll over, sit, crawl, stand, and s

Each one of us has experienced hardships and blessings in life. Time weaves it all together and when we look back we see how it all has unfolded and how it has come together, like a large quilt, seeing now the full picture and not just the little pieces. The hardest moments, the darkest moments, the moments where you don't know that everything is going to be okay - those moments reveal the best in humans, the angels among us. He (husband) told me, "You think that you know

Someone turned one! This little darling came to our Naperville studio and shared her sweet smiles and silly laughter. I'd love to take credit for her laughter, but it was her mom behind me being silly and playing peek-a-boo - resulting in those adorable smiles! What sweet moments. For child sessions, bringing a couple outfits can be a good idea. For example, this adorable Tutu and red headband add a wonderful, classy color pop. This image would look beautiful framed, it w

As our first real snow covered everything with a sheet of ice, rendering it a chore to leave, what else is there to do but have a cozy sleepover? Inspired by a Stacey Potter Photography, I decided to follow her lead and do a "two-minute mini" directed by my kiddos. With a sleepover underway, I seized the opportunity! (Okay, in respect of full disclosure - this was more like a 5 min. mini session.) Here they talk about what they will be doing for their small shoot. Directo