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Monthly Archives: November 2008

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Family shoot in Palos Verdes

I had a wonderful session with Remy and Katrina’s family on Saturday. They are good friends that I have known for more than ten years, even before they were even dating! It has been fun seeing their family grow, first with Nani (the lighter colored Italian Greyhound), then with the birth of Kimberly who is now almost one, and finally with the adoption of Oscar, the darker IG. Kimberly is such a doll and just loves to observe and smile and the IGs have so much spirit and character. Thanks for a fun session!

Precious 6-day old

Isn’t this little newborn girl so precious? Although we struggled to get her to sleep during the session, persistence prevailed and we got a lot of these images toward the end of the session.

Downtown Chicago photo shoot: Maggie

These images are part of the same downtown photo shoot of Isabel. Maggie is only 7 years old, but showed the maturity and poise of a girl much older; I would have guessed that she has been modeling for quite a while, but she had never modeled before. When mom asked her where she learned to bend her knee when posing for some of the shots, her response was “America’s Next Top Model”… From what I saw during this shoot, she will be a superstar. Thanks for a fun and awesome shoot!

Downtown Chicago photo shoot: Isabel

These images are part of an incredible photo shoot that I had in the alleys of downtown Chicago. I first met Isabel in Spanish class in our freshman year in high school. Yes, that was a LONG time ago! I vaguely recall that we were troublemakers in the back row of class. =) Isabel is currently an actress working in the Chicago area and mostly does theatre and voiceovers, but I’m sure she’d entertain any multi-million dollar offers to work in TV or movies. Anyways, Isabel and her daughter, Maggie, got up especially early to meet me downtown at 8am on a cold (below freezing) and windy morning. We had a blast walking around and shooting in the alleys downtown. I hope you like them Isabel!

I personally love this mother-daughter portrait and the strength that they show! More photos to come of Maggie!

Fun twins in Chicago

These three-year old twins were a blast to shoot. They were content to have fun in front of the camera on a cold, windy day in Chicago. It was about 40 deg F outside, but you can probably tell that the weather didn’t stop them from having a great time.