Thank you, Chicago weather, for forcing me to look for creative indoor locations during your cold, rainy or especially windy days.

This hat is from Carter’s. Size? 12-24 Months. She’s only 5 months here. We accidentally put the hat in the dryer and now it’s a little snug on her big 5 month old head. I think we’ll be able to stretch it out for when she’s older, but I couldn’t resist trying it on her now.
Happy Friday! Here’s to a dry (oh it won’t be, but let’s pretend!) weekend…

A very large portfolio update is long overdue. Sadly, I only had time to make a few minor updates in all of 2007. It will be slow coming since new photo shoots and baby wrangling is top priority these days.
This kiddo had personality. Oh the fun we had! We were running all around his downtown condominium and by the time we wrapped up I needed a nap.

Babies in hats??? Forget about it. The cuteness is unbearable. So when I found this green polka dot hat at Baby Gap there was no doubt that it would end up in my bag.

We did this shoot in their home using both his nursery and the kid’s playroom as our on location studio.

The two images above were taken in his playroom. His mom painted adorable frogs and blades of grass on the walls. The blue toned walls in both his playroom and nursery made his blue eyes stand out. No retouching necessary on those baby blues.

One of my first sessions back was with a family I’ve been photographing for nearly three years. The oldest was only four months old at our first session. Time goes so very fast. She’s already three!!!
Here they are, adorable as ever.

During Kendall’s last doctor visit I documented the rituals of the wellness checkup. You’ll see that she is the perfect photographer’s child. If you have a doctor’s visit scheduled, plan to take your camera! It was a spur of the moment decision to grab my camera on the way out the door. I only realized once I downloaded the images how truly priceless these are.

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Our little girl arrived 3 weeks early on November 1st weighing 7lbs and measuring 19in. Absolutely perfect (if I do say so myself.) I’ll continue to be on maternity leave enjoying this little miracle until Spring 2008. See you all then!!!

Oh! Did I mention she was born with a full head of hair?

Many of the families I photograph have at least one furry family member. More often than not the story told involves the pup being the first child. Wow do I understand that! I thought it was only fair to introduce everyone to mine.