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I met the most adorable 6 month old baby recently – Liam. Usually I prefer to wait until babies are 7 months old because they usually aren’t sitting at 6 months, but this little guy was incredibly strong and already pushing up into a bear crawl stance. He was also just super cute and smiley. While I brought backdrops and whatnot, we decided to use their actual home as the stage because it was beautiful.
Tell me he isn’t perfect?
I had a great time meeting this brother and sister in Oak Brook. The family loves photography and has pictures of the children and parents all over the house. I love it when clients love photography! They wanted natural pictures of their children being themselves, as opposed to a more formal studio appearance.
Adam was hilarious and had his stuffed kittens in on the shoot – they were both in front and behind the camera as my helpers. His older sister, Sophia, entertained me with her hip hop dance routine. Have I mentioned how fun my job is lately?
They were your typical siblings – younger brother annoying his older sister who in turn annoys the younger brother. The below picture cracks me up because it is not posed and says so much.
So to work it all out we did what always works – PILLOW FIGHT!
It is time to celebrate those families with special needs children. As Chicago’s premier special needs photographer, this is my way of helping these amazing families have pictures of their children that are beautiful pieces of art.
After almost a month of being sick, I was finally able to get out and shoot again. There are a few reasons I am happy to share this session with everyone. First off, she is just gorgeous. This 11 year old is right at that age where she is starting to leave childhood behind. I’m thrilled that I got to capture her in this time. Secondly, this goes perfectly with my current FaceBook contest for a free snow session. Most people want outdoor portrait sessions done in the summer and fall around here, but don’t discount winter in Chicago. Turning the landscape into muted tones can create for beautiful portraits. Sessions are just quicker. 
And snow can make for great family lifestyle sessions with everyone playing in the snow.
But back to Miss Annie here. Isn’t she a heartbreaker?
Now, while she looks all glamorous, Annie is just a normal kid who froze for a few minutes but never complained.
She doesn’t smile with her teeth and would cover up her mouth when she laughed. When I showed her this one, she hated it because she is so self-conscious about her smile. I told her to trust me, her mom would love it.
I’ve been waiting for the electronic file in order to share this with you. I found out in November that one of my images was selected to be the cover for this issue of the international magazine, Autism File. It is my first magazine cover, so I’m very excited. Hopefully, it is only the first of many!
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