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Once in a life

Roshan is a smart guy, and this shows it

Roshan graduated from high school last spring (I am SO behind in posts!)  and is adjusting very well as a college freshman…with high aspirations and great abilities!  I photographed him last spring for senior pictures.  We wanted to really show who he was, and what he cared about, at this unique time in his life! …

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Location shoot: Olivia

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I photographed Olivia on her university campus a while back. Gorgeous girl! I brought all my gear, hoping to take advantage of the new landscaping, but the weather was really threatening.  After an attempt to shoot at a local bridge, only to chase the reflector that wanted to be a kite, we opted for the…

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Women of a certain age..

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I’m one of them too, a woman of a certain age.  Our kids are older, maybe even grown…and our faces show it.  But our photographs don’t have to show every line, do they?  Joe McNally, in his book The Moment it Clicks, tells his secret to photographing us, using as an example his photo session…

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Welcome to this world!

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I had the great pleasure to spend time with nearly-newborn Oliver last week, to photograph him soon after he was welcomed into this world. He’s an adorable baby, isn’t he? Although he looks sleepy in some of the photographs here, his mom Heather worked very hard to get him that way; he definitely wanted to…

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A new Vantage Point

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VantagePoint is an Orland Park, IL, civil engineering company which recently overhauled their website and imagery. They hired me to create images a different from those typically found on engineering websites, to show the energy, talent and vision of the firm, some of the work they’ve done and are doing, and the personality of the…

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