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Welcome, welcome!

Whether it's my home or my blog, I love visitors.  The ones that come to my home to visit add something new and interesting to the mix of daily life. But then they leave again, forcing me to return to daily life without their smiles and laughter.  The great thing about blog visitors is that they can come again and again, and need never leave. 

Photographer Vincent Versace said, "We came to photography because the world moves us in such a way that we want to photograph what we see so others can be moved the way we were."  And so it was for me.  Despite my deplorable skills with a canvas and paints, I found the joy of creativity with a camera.  

So welcome.  Make yourself at home.  Enjoy the people in love, the gorgeous details, and adorable families.  I'd love to hear from you.

PS. And as much as I love having visitors, I love being a visitor!  Although based in Chicago, IL I have had the pleasure traveling around the world to capture weddings and families, and I would love to come visit you.  Live across the country (or continent) or planning a destination wedding?  I'm a wonderful guest.  And I bring my camera.


Monthly Archives: September 2009

Families: The Fozs ~ Portland Family Photographer

I have a confession to make.  I’m a sucker for little boys with curly hair and glasses.  One day I hope to have an entire tribe full of them, they just melt my heart!  So you’ll understand that I absolutely adored this next family who, yep, you guessed it, had a little imp of a...

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Families: The Osborns Part 1 ~ Portland Family Photographer

This next family are dear, dear friends of mine whom I’ve have the pleasure of capturing before.  The luxury of photographing friends is that you can propose somewhat strange and random ideas without the risk of completely alienating the client.  My suggestion? My quirky/kitschy take on “Domestic Bliss: A Day in the Life of the...

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Families: Sneak Peeks ~ Portland Family Photographer

I. Just. Can’t. Stand. It!  I have four more family sessions to edit but I simply could not resist taking a peek at the various sessions.  And so of course that meant I had to pick one initial favorite to show the families as my promise that there is more to come. Hey Fillmores! Hi...

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Families: The Limbirds ~ Portland Family Photographer

The fun continues and this next family brought it!  Skateboards in different sizes, soccer balls, bug hunting, a 3 year-old, a 1 year-old and two fun parents = a fantastic family shoot!  Most families, like this one, will insist that they are not models and are unsure of what to do.  But what resulted from...

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Families: The Myers ~ Portland Family Photographer

Of the 8 families that I photographed while in Portland, 8 of them had a 3-year old.  Assuming you’ve been around a 3-year old, then you know how absolutely fun (& funny) they are.  It was a bit like a social experiment shooting these families, as each of the 3-year olds had a distinct personality...

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