Recently I was invited to photograph Caroline in Milwaukee for her Senior Portrait Session. I had traveled there a couple years ago for her older sister’s session too and we wanted to plan a session unique to her while having a similar city vibe! Partnering with her family we planned locations and made sure we […]

Caroline’s Senior Session in Milwaukee

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Claryssa Rolison reached out for a Branding Storytelling Session to help share her passion for aesthetics. Claryssa is a Aesthetic RN and offers services at Tres Jolie Medical Spa. We carefully planned her session and this is what I mean when I say “a branding storytelling session is WAY MORE than an updated headshot!” We […]

“My Passion for Aesthetics”

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Sean is an amazing young man headed to college soon and his family is preparing for a huge move to New York. We celebrated his graduation with Senior Creative Portraits and some family images as well right near their community. Sean’s mother Jeanne shared, “I’d like to celebrate all Sean’s hard work and who he […]

Sean’s Senior Session

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A neighbor and friend gifted this session to Lashunda and meeting and partnering with her and her mother was such a gift. Lashunda shared, “I just want my melanin to be poppin’ and I love street style and repping my city.” Yes, Yes, and absolutely. We met along the 606 early morning Chicago and had […]

Celebrating success with “Melanin poppin'”

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As a photographer, I have been waiting for this moment and it came way too soon. Photographing your first child senior portraits has me all up in my feels. This season is so complicated & watching Annikah become HER is messy and beautiful part of motherhood. What I know for sure is the world both […]

When it is your own Senior

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Recently I was invited to teach a Intro to Photography Class with some amazing young people with Traverse, a program of Foster Progress and It was a blast and the students had excellent questions- at the end of the class we decided we needed a morning of Creative Portrait Sessions and these images are what […]

Chicago Portraits with Foster Progress & Traverse

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Denali is a Senior at Westmont High School and is excited to study nursing at Ohio State next year. Her Senior Portraits were an opportunity to show her outgoing personality as she prepares for the next phase of life! We had a blast exploring and selecting locations for her portraits. Blessings on your bright future […]

Denali’s Senior Portraits

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Trevor is about to start his senior year and his mom Clara wanted to make sure he had his session before I headed to North Carolina. We had so much fun highlighting his love of history and Japanese culture. Every Creative Portrait Session is unique to my client and I love seeing what aspects of […]

Trevor’s Senior Portraits

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I was so excited to partner with the Morelock family again to photograph their family before their oldest Ben heads off to college! The last time we met in Chinatown for their session (the kids have grown so much!) and this time it was 31st Street Beach. Kindra shared, “my kids find part of their […]

Being City Kids

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