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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Corporate Head Shots | Naperville Photographer, Wheaton Photographer

This post should really be titled, “Comedy of Errors”, because it was such a bad day. Thank goodness this client was a great sport. She needed corporate head shots – this type of session is usually pretty quick and painless….usually. The day started with me forgetting my studio keys (and not realizing until I was there). So I had to call my husband to bring them. Unfortunately, she arrived at this time and we got to know each other outside of the studio. Great first impression, right? LOL

She laughed and told me when a day starts like that, it is bound to continue, and I thought that surely my day would only get better, right? Wrong! My giant softbox fell off at one point, and then all of my lights started misfiring, and the rim light started firing in super speed – all without me even holding my camera. So what else could go wrong? Well, then the lights don’t work at ALL. Turns out it is my transmitter’s battery. I take it out, put it back in, and it lasts long enough for this session. But still – this was seriously a bizarre morning. LOL

But at least we got some very nice corporate head shots for this big wig.

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

April Specials – Celebrating Special Needs Families!

Working with special needs children is one of our main focuses. Providing beautiful images for these families touches me deeply. If you want to learn more about my experiences with special needs photography, please go HERE. In order to give back a little and help celebrate these kids, I am hosting two events in April during Autism Awareness Month. These will be my only mini-sessions offered until fall, but these have an added bonus – NO SESSION FEES!

Sign up for a 20 minute studio session, which will result in a gallery of approximately 5 images. No session fee and no minimum order.

AUTISM DAY – April 14th

Have a child on the autism spectrum? Then sign up for this day to work with a photographer who is nationally known for our work with children on the spectrum. I understand how to work with your child and look forward to talking more with each family who signs up, as I want to ensure a successful session for each child. Autism affects my family personally, and I love to be able to show the world the beautiful children we see at home.

SPECIAL SIBLING DAY – April 22nd

When there is a special needs child in the family, it is easy to forget about the other siblings. And many times, it is these siblings who become the family heroes – protecting, looking out for, and teaching their special needs brother or sister. If you have a child with special needs and other children, take advantage of these mini-sessions to show the love between your children.

Posted in Business stuff, Special Needs

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Head Shots | Chicago modeling photograher, Naperville photographer

I was asked to do some head shots for an up and coming comedian, Chris Davis. He’s been asked to audition for the Second City troupe in Chicago. My fingers are crossed for him, so he can become like one of the many famous comedians to come out of that place. I’ll say, “I knew him when…” Being a comedian, we wanted his audition head shots to not be too boring. Hard to be boring with this guy, though he confided that he absolutely detested having his picture taken.

Good luck, Chris!

Posted in Commercial Tags: Chicago head shot photographer, Chicago modeling photographer, Chicago photographer, Downers Grove photographer, Elmhurst photographer, Firefly Nights Photography, Hinsdale photographer, Naperville head shots, Naperville modeling photographer, Naperville Photographer, Plainfield Photographer, Second City head shots, Wheaton photographer

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Lela "Cricket" Spurgeon - January 26, 2012 - 2:43 pm

Nice capture! Love that grin and that dimple is very charming!!

Jennifer Davis - January 27, 2012 - 2:26 am

I’m his wife, so I might be biased, but he looks great! Megan did a great job. And that dimple, oh, that dimple gets me every time!

Friday, January 20, 2012

Kinzie | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | Wheaton Naperville senior photographer

Be prepared, this is going to be a doozy. When I was asked to photograph Kinzie and her horse, I was excited. As a child, my family had Morgan horses, and I spent many hours riding. It has been a long time since I’ve been around horses, though. This session was originally going to happen in October, but on the day of their shoot, it rained. We decided to wait for snow, and I immediately had an image in my head of a snow covered winterscape, a girl in white or cream on the horse and a flowing red scarf. I got so hooked on this mental image that I decided to make it the main image in my viewing room at the studio (without even having taken the picture, yet). Thank goodness it turned out beautifully.

This is being made into a 30×40 canvas to hang above my red couch:

This day was COLD. I photographed with snow boots, gloves, scarf wrapped up to my nose, hat, and snow coat, with two layers underneath. LOL Kinzie was certainly a trooper, and her beautiful horse, Shiloh was a sweetheart. I have to say one more thing about the above image. We left Shiloh’s pen to go into a large open area where several other horses were. One was immediately nosey and wouldn’t leave us alone, but was gentle. While I shot this, Kinzie calls over “watch out”. I turn to see a large stallion trotting quickly at me. I stopped and held my ground and started backing away. That horse didn’t want me there and was making it clear. I got thee shots in and quickly backed away and back into the safe pen. Whew!

Ok, on to the rest of the session. This high school senior was beautiful. I loved every minute of the session. I’m so excited to be able to be a Naperville senior photographer.

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Lefty123 - January 20, 2012 - 10:33 pm

So ridiculously gorgeous! I wish I had similar photos of my horses. Simply amazing!

Sharon - January 21, 2012 - 3:29 am

There are NO words for this shoot Megan Like, seriously???? I don’t know what was more beautiful? Kinzie, Shiloh, the setting or your skills?? I am in awe of this shoot!! And there are her SENIOR photos? And I got in ’91, was a stinking black drape around my shoulders GEEZ…Senior portraits have certainly come a long way Good luck choosing your yearbook photo Kinzie…They are all stunning!!

Sharon - January 21, 2012 - 3:30 am

Sorry for the typos I am just awe-stricken and can’t think straight

Cari Smolarczyk - January 21, 2012 - 3:19 pm

I agree with Sharon. There are no words for this shoot. Every image is truely amazing! Absolutely Gorgeous pieces of art.

Kelly Johnsen - January 21, 2012 - 3:29 pm

Yeah…what Sharon said. Simply amazing.

Denise Eltrevoog - January 21, 2012 - 5:38 pm

I, too, was among horses as a child…. my grandfather was a livestock dealer. I always was very excited when I knew we were going to his farm for an extended visit because he always let me ride and be with the horses. This shoot’s pictures bring back some very good memories.

BEAUTIFUL shoot…beautiful girl. You have done yourself PROUD!!!!

Salina J - January 21, 2012 - 10:06 pm

Beautiful! Love the pop of color from her scarf. These have an almost magical feel!

Lisa Holloway - January 22, 2012 - 12:49 am

I am in awe of this session…these are so inspirational I don’t even know how to tell you. The first picture is STUNNING and you better post a picture of your canvas hanging over that couch when you get it! This is such a beautiful, jaw dropping, unique senior session…I am truly inspired. Beautiful work doesn’t really seem adequate…these are absolutely amazing.

Liz - January 22, 2012 - 2:28 am

Such a beautiful girl. These are stunning! And that first one is absolutely fabulous! Seriously, these couldn’t be any more awesome.

Rhonda - January 22, 2012 - 8:34 pm

wow .. i’m in love with that first shot .. amazing!! what a gorgeous session .. the color is just gorgeous in these!!

Jennifer - January 22, 2012 - 8:42 pm

SO jealous of your snow, lol! These are all absolutely amazing! What a gorgeous Senior! Really love the second to last one.

Janmary, N Ireland - January 22, 2012 - 9:02 pm

Stunning and perfect!

Liz - January 23, 2012 - 11:57 am

These are absolutely stunning! She must be so excited to have these! Beautiful work!

Yana - January 23, 2012 - 5:00 pm

These are beautiful! That first image is absolutely stunning!

dsr - January 25, 2012 - 1:55 am

Have already said how much I love these. That first one– the one that will be the big canvas– may be the best picture I’ve seen in a year. This is a VERY lucky senior with some VERY envious friends.

Lynda Coulson - January 25, 2012 - 2:59 am

These are simply beautiful. Breathtaking images, she is stunning, but you also captured this amazing relationship between the two of them in such beautiful art, love them all.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Oh Baby | Naperville photographer, Elmhurst baby photographer

Lucy here is my first baby in the new studio. I was so excited to get to use the bed, which is perfect for babies and families and young children! Little Lucy is one of my Baby’s First Year clients, and this was her second session. I think she had just turned 7 months for these. She was absolutely perfect for me. Nothing but smiles and squeals. Seriously, she was just adorable. And apparently my white fur rug is a hit with the kids. She loved it – just glad she didn’t try to eat it. She also loved the bed, which are my favorite images – they are exactly what I envisioned when I made my studio.