Monthly Archives: October 2010

Soaring Eagle Academy school for Autism

I had the pleasure of photographing Soaring Eagle Academy recently in Burr Ridge, Illinois.  It is a brand new school – but unlike anything else.   The Academy is a non-public special education facility founded by speech-language pathologists.  It is the first school in the Midwest to provide a social and academic learning environment utilizing a...

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Family Fun | Chicago – Hinsdale Children’s Photographer

This was such a fun session with a new family who had not had professional pictures done in four years!  Their son has autism and is non-verbal.  When they first arrived, he was nervous about the new surroundings and this stranger with a camera, but about 15 minutes into it, he became very interested in...

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Nolan | Chicago Baby Photographer

Some photographers hate photographing three month olds because they are still very floppy, but I love them.  When they sleep, they are still sort of like a newborn, but they are alert and a bit smiley and just starting to get that head up.  Little Nolan here had decided not to take his normal nap...

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Lovely | Chicago Children’s and Family Photographer

Every client is unique, with their own dynamics.  It is one of my favorite aspects of this job – that even if I go to the same place, it will never be the same experience, because every child is always unique.  This family didn’t disappoint. They saw my special needs flier at Easter Seals where...

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Brothers | Hinsdale – Chicago Children’s Photographer

I got to photograph at a new location with this Hinsdale family – Kathleen Legge Memorial Park.  I always love finding new places, and this place had some nice variety.  It was easy to take beautiful pictures of this family, I mean, just look at them! But being me, I worked more on relating to...

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