South Haven

As a kid my parents used to take my sister and I along with our golden retriever to a summer home for about 2 weeks every summer. First it was a house in Long Beach Island, NJ where we would run around with our cousins and grandparents. After that location we found Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island and we were hooked. As a family we've always wanted to rekindle that tradition so we asked what's a great destination and were told about South Haven, MI. My mom rented a house right on the beach, just down about 100 steps (see photo) where we had close to our own private beach to play on. The house was small but perfect for our needs and it looked right over Lake Michigan so was the perfect place to watch the sunset. We grabbed Sadie, and my parents brought McKinley and it was near perfection. My sister, her fiance and foosa were very missed but my dad's hectic work schedule and my everchanging schedule made the momets we were all together very few but special none the less. We cross our fingers that we will get to do this more often and maybe even have a summer home of our one, especially one looking over a great big body of water!
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More Fishing Pics

We felt right at home at the lodge with their dog, Sadie and the little puppy golden retriever they had running around. Here are just some more random shots taken during the trip.

Night Fishing

The nights were just a crazy experience. You couldn't actually see any stars until well past 11pm and since we were up at 7am each day we just couldn't make it up that late. You can't fish at night and are not supposed to have boats on the water past sunset unless they have lights, and our boats didn't have any lights. When we got back to the dock the lodge had been worrying about us. Whoops. Of course it was the mosquitoes that really killed us. On our way back to camp we ran into a field of them and they were flying into our mouths and eyes, yuck!!

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Fishing Trip Part 2

The one thing that Craig kept talking about all the way up to the lodge was the beauty of a shore lunch. When your guide takes the fish you caught and cooks it for you for lunch along with potatoes and beans. If you don't catch anything then all you can eat for lunch is the potatoes and beans which aren't nearly as enjoyable. The first time we went out with the guide we thought we had everything we needed, but since we didn't, all we ate were the potatoes and beans. This time we did it right and Craig finally starting catching fish so he was pretty excited as well. When it was all done it was delicious and we tried to re-create it at home but it was nothing like the original.
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Gutting Fish

We really tried to do our homework for this trip. Craig had been fishing with his dad years ago and I hadn't been since I was a camper at summer camp. One of the things I was most worried about was gutting the fish. We got a knife and thought that security at the airports would have a heart attack with it burried in our fishing gear, and we even had the guy at Bass Pros draw us a diagram of how to gut the fish. Good thing for us they gut the fish for you. The shore boys collect all your fish at the end of the day and ask you what you want for the cabin and what you want to take back with you. Your gutted and cleaned fillets are delivered to your cabin and the ones you want to take home are packed like bricks in dry ice. They made it home no problem.

Fishing Trip Part 1

In July, Craig and I left the bustling life of the big city and headed up to the Northern part of Ontario, Canada, for a relaxing 5 days of fishing and enjoying each other. After the first day of getting lost in the rain and not catching a single fish we decided to make the investment in a guide. His name was Gordon but unfortunately he had not heard about the Gordon's Fisherman jingle which I sang constantly.
There was always a chance it could rain and it usually did for at least a small period of time. The detail shot of a fish is of a Walleye which were much harder for us to catch than the Northern Pike

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LeSeur Trio

This was one of my first times shooting headshots for anybody and I had just started to recover from my torn ACL so I was a little nervous when this family walked through the studio door. But Devin, Meriel & Ellery were fabulous. I had a really good time with all three of them. Silly enough I had forgotten to have Devin take a band aid off one of his fore fingers and had to rebuild his finger in each shot where his hands were showing. Definitely a lesson I won't forget.
I couldn't resist shooting the sisters together. Having a sister of my own whom I'm close with I am always facinated by sisters and their matching blue eyes were extremely captivating. A gorgeous family altogether! Enjoy!

Aria Is Born

One of my best gals in the world, the one who is the subject of my first post, popped out her first baby. A beautiful girl named Aria Luna. Of course I was immediatley dubbed "Aunt Lynnie" as I ran to the hospital, camera in hand, so I could relieve the new mom so she could take her first post labor shower. Enjoy!

AJC September 2006

While my husband was cold calling in sales he came across a familiar name, Emily Soloff, who worked for the American Jewish Committee. Turns out she was more interested in what I was selling, my photography. I've just completed my 4th event for the AJC and love every minute. I'm recognizing more of the faces and the speakers and honorees are people who are outstanding in their fields and in their lives. This dinner's honoree was Maynard Wishner, a very prominent face and name all throughout Chicago and the entire Jewish community. He also used to live next to my husband's grandparents before they moved to the suburbs and regularly graced his hand with candy. If you haven't heard of Mr. Wishner, google him, it's definitely worth your time. Enjoy!