A couple quick tips for getting great shots of little kids at the studio. First, timing is everything, it’s best to schedule your pictures for a time when your kids aren’t normally hungry or tired. You know your kids best and we’re flexible so we will rely on you for what time you think will […]
You’ve just got to love family portraits on the beach, especially when the kids are this adorable and the family is laid back and up for just about anything! The focus here was definitely on the kids but we managed to squeeze in a couple of quick family shots and I love how everything turned […]
Our friends the Zuberts were in town on vacation from Minneapolis last week to see family so we took the opportunity to go do some fun family pictures in downtown Saint Joseph Mi. It was fun to get away from the typical family beach portrait session for a change and go for something a little […]
My sister in-law tied the knot this weekend at a beautiful park in Southwest Michigan. The wedding ceremony was short and sweet and it was hard to miss just how excited the happy couple was to finally be married! While the entire day was lots of fun my favorite part as usual was the photo […]
Here are a few pictures from a Trash the dress session at the Round Barn Winery in Southwest Michigan this past fall…. (yes I know I am WAY behind on the blog) The shoot was put together by a friend and fellow photographer Monika Caban (Monika Caban Photography) who organized a DWF gathering here in […]
I posted some of the pictures from Ken & Katys Notre Dame wedding a few weeks ago and I wanted to share the album design that we came up with. This is just a rough draft and we’re in the process of making changes to the book with the bride and groom Ken & Katys […]
I love shooting lifestyle portrait sessions with families in Southwest Michigan because they’re fun, you can do them just about anywhere, and you can almost always find something new to do with the family photos! This family photo shoot took place in the dunes in Stevensville Michigan on what turned out to be a beautiful […]
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year for engagement photos in Chicago, especially downtown in and around the Art Institute and Millennium Park! It never ceases to amaze me just how much fall color you can find in a city the size of Chicago but I guess that’s a testament to Mayor […]
This past week I was invited by Monika Caban, another local photographer, to take part in a series of trash the dress photo shoots on the beach here in Southwest Michigan. The shoots featured beautiful locations in Southwest Michigan along with several couples looking for amazing pictures. The great thing about trash the dress portraits […]
Welcome to the world baby Lincoln!! I took these photos weeks ago when my wife and I went to visit our good friends up in Minnesota. They’d just had a baby and on a whim we jumped in the car and drove the nine hours up to see them. It was totally worth it of […]
Here are a few of my favorite lighthouse engagement photos from the engagement shoot I did in Saint Joseph Michigan. You may recall I posted a couple of pictures from Lee and Katrina’s first engagement shoot a couple of weeks ago, our quest for the perfect sunset shots by the lighthouse had been cut short […]
Brandon & Kira’s wedding photos on the beach in Saint Joseph Michigan were AWESOME!! Their wedding and reception were held at the Boulevard Inn at the top of the bluff in downtown Saint Joseph which is so close to the beach they were able to walk down to Lake Michigan after the reception for some […]
Several weeks ago I was blessed with the opportunity to shoot engagement photos at the Chicago Botanical Gardens in Glencoe IL which is just north of the city. If you live north of the City of Chicago and are looking for a place to do engagement photos or even pictures on your wedding day, the […]
If you are planning a wedding in Chicago you’re probably trying to figure out which locations would be perfect for your wedding portraits and the likely suspects are of course the places with a view of the skyline like Buckingham fountain, Millennium Park, and the Museum Campus. While these are all fabulous landmark locations for […]
I love taking pictures of newborn babies but this picture is extra special because this baby boy is my son! Elijah was born last night at Lakeland Hospital here in Saint Joseph Michigan. I took this picture just after a feeding at 3am, more baby pictures to follow!
Last fall I was contacted about the possibility of doing boat portraits out on Lake Michigan. The person who contacted me wanted to give her friend an action packed portrait session as a gift for Christmas so we worked out the details and came up with a gift certificate she could give him to unwrap. […]
Last Friday I met up with Whitney & Ben to do engagement photos on the beach here in Southwest Michigan. We really lucked out with the weather for this engagement shoot because as it turns out it was one of the only beautiful days of the week! Whitney and Ben love the outdoors and are […]
Last week I had the opportunity to take portraits of this wonderful family on the beach at sunset! We met up at Weko Beach in Bridgman Michigan and took a variety of pictures as the sun set. This is one of my favorite family portraits from the entire shoot! After shooting some family pictures in […]
I must start this post by giving a friend and fellow photographer credit for coming up with this fantastic idea, Leda of LVL Photography approached me a few months ago to see if I would be interested in taking part in a Curtain Call shoot she was planning with Stella Event Design. Basically a Curtain […]
This past weekend I went to Bridgman Michigan to shoot a newborn portrait session. We set up my portable studio (basically a black back drop) in their living room and just used the light coming in from the window to light the subjects. One of the things I love about doing newborn portraiture in peoples […]