Recent Session: Family of Three
Monday, October 9, 2006
This blog sits at the intersection of my life as a photographer, a mom, a wife and all the things I adore.
My Favorite (& only) Nephew
Friday, October 6, 2006
One of the benefits of my job includes a schedule that allows me to babysit my nephew from time to time. He didn’t know it, but we had a little photo session last week during our time together. He’s great practice and so adorable I can barely stand it!
Recent Session .. Family of Three
Friday, October 6, 2006
Meet Alex & her happy family. The lovely and talented Alex is half responsible for No Little Emperors a wonderful little weblog “written by, for, and about parents of one-child families.” She has also written for Gapers Block, another Chicago favorite. I’ve been a big fan of her work for years, so to have the opportunity to photograph her family was a complete honor.
Availability Update
Friday, October 6, 2006
Dawn Mikulich is completely booked for 2006. Thank you for a wonderfully busy year!
Over the next month I will finalize my 2007 pricing and will then open up the 2007 calendar for new appointments. Pricing should be up by November 1st and I’ll start booking new sessions on December 1st.
My apologies to those who have already asked to book in 2007. I’m taking some time to take a good look at my scheduling. I tend to overbook myself and I want to have a better game plan for the year ahead. That is best for all of us!
Enough talk … adorable 1 year old TWINS!!!
Can you feel the love?
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Years ago, during the prep call of one of my very first pro portrait sessions, the mom asked if we could sneak in a few family shots during her son’s 1 year portrait appointment. I said OK, but let her know that family work really wasn’t my thing, but I would do my best.
What did I know about family portraiture? I thought.
I naively hadn’t considered that as something I would do or even be asked to do as a children’s photographer. Wake up, right? Anyway, I saw that type of work as a mystery. I wasn’t a fan of the staged shot where everyone is matchy-matchy pretending to be this perfect stereotype. There’s nothing real about that. Nothing special.
I arrived as usual with no plan and while we were making introductions and exchanging pleasantries the family was playing around with their child and I got chills. Giant, life-inspiring, goosebumps. There was so much love, so much admiration. I started shooting that instant with the family completely unaware their session had started.
When I came home I told my husband that I found a family for us to adopt. This is no joke. But then the next day and the day after that and pretty much every session I’ve had since the same thing happens. I see this love, this wonderful captivating love that begs to be captured.
A few family shots that snuck into yesterday’s session…
Recent Work .. Two Year Old
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This little darling and I met last year when she was one year old. Now she’s all grown up at the ripe old age of, well, two. I love the curiousity and playfullness at this age. Fun!
Nothing tops a running toddler…
… except a pooped toddler.
