Caleb’s sister says often he has “main character energy” and after our Senior Creative Portrait Session I absolutely agree. He is an absolute gentleman with so many great ideas, questions, and he is so full of life. Caleb is smart and kind and it was a joy to partner with him to help craft images […]

“Main Character Energy”

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Barre3 in Clarendon Hills is a welcoming and innovative studio and community. Mariel Pain is the studio owner and is so passionate about seeing their clients “become a part of the barre3 community and change their relationship with exercise to taking care of themselves from the inside out.” Barre3 combines strength conditioning with cardio and […]

“Change your relationship with exercise”

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If you have a lot of littles it is easy to feel overwhelmed or not schedule a Family Lifestyle Session because you are worried they won’t cooperate. Can I tell you the secret? DO IT ANYWAY and LET THEM PLAY. Along the way we will get some amazing images that perfectly capture your life stage […]

Funny, Independent, & Loud

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Laura reached out again to invite me to photograph her extended family. Carol and Bob and their kids’ and their kid’s kids’ plus a sweet dog named Dori. This family loves to spend time together at their lake house and wanted more traditional images of them together. We made sure to photograph each smaller family […]

The Whole Fam

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The Rathburn family has not had Family Portraits in too long and we had to photograph them as a family before Jack heads off to college. We were even able to squeeze in some Senior Portraits at the end of our session. The boys (who are SO GROWN now!) were gentlemen and I loved their […]

Rathburn Family

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Audrey is a Senior at Whitney Young High school in Chicago and we knew we wanted to photograph her around the city. She is inspired by music, art, nature, and fashion and loves reading and trying new foods. She wanted images “that celebrate growth” and was the fastest wardrobe changer EVER- I seriously was impressed! […]

Creative, Activist, & Passionate: Audrey

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I knew Liz WAY back when we were some of the only women studying to become Social Studies teachers in a large group of men- do not worry we held our own. It has been so great to reconnected when she invited me to photograph her beautiful family last year and again this year. This […]

Delzell Family

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It is a joy to photograph your family again and again- it helps your kids feel more comfortable and allow me to photograph those small gestures, looks, details that make them THEM. Thank you Feuser Family for inviting me to photograph your beautiful family again in Chicago. Wind blown hair, giggles, and dance parties are […]

Feuser Family in Chicago

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WHen Jessica, Kayla’s mom reached out she said Kayla was shy but they really wanted to do a Senior Creative Portrait Session to mark and remember this important time in her life. I am so glad they trusted the process. Kayla is so kind and really leaned in and allowed her personality to shine. Her […]

Kayla’s Senior Portraits

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