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7 reasons why the midwest is a great place for photography: my Thanksgiving

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I see websites of one photographer after another who have built their businesses doing remarkable work.  Sure their photographic skills are fabulous, but who doesn’t look good by a mountain stream, or (worse) in front of a snow-capped mountain?!  How about those photographers who have an ocean-for-crying-out-loud practically in their backyard?  What about us Midwesterners,…

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Happy Autumn!

Red Wall with Pumpkins

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t say that fall is at least in their top two of seasons.  And why not?  Between the cool night-time temperatures, warm days, and low-humidity, weather just doesn’t get much better.  The colors are spectacular, aren’t they? Even if they aren’t in nature, every thing looks richer in the fall….

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My kind of town

Why I love Chicago

My husband and I recently celebrated our anniversary…we’ve always loved the fact we were married right after Christmas, because everywhere we go there are decorations up–just for us We spent two lovely nights downtown at the Renaissance Hotel right on the river.  Crazy weather we’ve had in Chicago, and those nights were no exception.  The…

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Welcome to my world.

Lara, Clarke, Maria and Caroline

Wow, I cannot believe that we’ve come to the END of January already. The last 5 weeks have been unbelievably busy, between picking up the pieces of the smash-and-grab theft we experienced in San Francisco last month, Christmas cards (none of which I sent, I only created them for clients), Christmas–which included incorporating kids back…

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