Our May Styled Sessions with Your Entrepreneurship Hype Squad was such a great day! Work that fuels creativity AND serves others is such a gift in my life; one that I am so grateful for and will continue to work hard to be worthy of the invitation into your stories. Passion + Service is what […]

May Styled Sessions: “The experience was a gift that I will treasure!”

creative-portraits

May 28, 2023

Storytelling with our local school district all year long is a gift because I love seeing the exciting things happening in our schools. I was a teacher for years and love the opportunity to be back in the schools helping them share all the great things they are doing. End of the year activities keep […]

School is out for summer!

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May 27, 2023

Becky Nowak recently launched her photography business Arise Images and it has been such a privilege to mentor her over the last few months and see her grow in confidence and step out to use her gifts in visual storytelling, the art of noticing small beautiful details of life, and genuine care for others in […]

Becky with Arise Images Mentorship

creative-portraits

May 26, 2023

“That was FUN!” -my 8 y.o. son’s response to finishing our family photoshoot. Roxanne has an incredible gift of encouragement, inspiring confidence and chasing after everyday moments of fun. This infuses her photography with pure joy, even amidst the messiness of life! I feel so lucky to have our “right now” captured so beautifully and […]

Joy & Titus : “playful, joyful, and confident”

family

May 25, 2023

Katy and Katy’s mother both had photographs taken wearing this blue dress and they wanted to continue the family tradition again with Kaylyn. A few years ago I was invited to photograph her older sister Ary wearing the dress and we wanted to recreate but also allow Kaylyn to just be her in the dress […]

a blue dress legacy

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May 24, 2023

Larry Gonzalez is a business owner and entrepreneur who works hard to “help others to help themselves” through running restaurants as their brand is expanding throughout Chicagoland. I photographed his sister Christina as well and this time we wanted to help photograph him for upcoming feature story in a publication about their expansion of Los […]

“opportunity through hard work”

creative-portraits

May 23, 2023

Sophie is graduating in just a few days and will be headed to Cal Lutheran. She wanted a Senior Portrait Session to show her vibrant side and celebrate “all the hard work and effort I have put in over the last few years.” SHe escribes herself as “motivated, hardworking, and competitive” and after being with […]

Sophie’s Senior Portraits

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May 22, 2023

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and adults. “The SCA programs allow participants protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks, community green spaces and more across the country. The SCA is devoted to building equitable access to nature, providing green job opportunities for […]

“Trees make good neighbors” Tree Planting with The SCA

events

May 19, 2023

Foster Progress celebrated their annual Horizon Benefit on April 29th in Chicago and raised over $110,000 to help make the college dream come true for youth who have experienced foster care. The night included great food and drink, celebrating the staff and volunteers and donors that allow Foster Progress to continue their great work as […]

Horizon Benefit with Foster Progress

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May 10, 2023