Welcome to 2nd Grade

Back with my favorite family again, this time to celebrate the beginning of 2nd grade at the fabulous Pinstripes. Watching kids bowl is great fun especially when the bowling balls are almost as big as they are. But they had this fabulous contraption that allowed you to set the ball and roll it down a ramp for better aim. Even those who couldn't lift the ball still had something to celebrate. Enjoy!!

Father's Day

On the Monday after Father's Day I posted these images on my Facebook Fan Page honoring some of the fabulous Dad's I've shot over the past year. I purposely took images that I felt went together, gave the viewer a sense of energy, images that added character to my subjects. For a long time I've loved grouping images together to tell stories, I'm not much on fancy retouching or special effects. Some people say it's because I used to be a writer who now uses photography to tell stories vs. being a visual artist who manipulates images. Either way, everyone loved these shots and it helped my Facebook Fan page very well for the week. Enjoy!!

Greenfield Family

Another great family celebrating their two adorable kids, came to my studio for a fantastic photography shoot. In fact, during the shoot, the parents had to attend to their baby girl so Craig and I were left to keep their son occupied, playing airplane and running around the studio together. Of course the little truck toy is every boy's favorite item and sometimes you just have to shoot them on whatever works, even if I might be tired of looking at that silly truck. Enjoy!!

Katz Family

A big family reunion in Hoffman Estates brought me out for a morning of shooting with this energetic family. They had a huge grassy area behind their house which made for a terrific setting for portraits. First we knocked out the large groups, using chairs to make sure everyone was captured and so the matriarch had a place to sit down. Then it was onto small groupings which gave me flexibility to loosen up and have a little more fun with the images. Enjoy!

Race Part 4

Another sampling of my $150 portrait sessions. Only one person allowed in each session, all shots are done in studio on a charcoal gray sweep, cash only for the session, the session only lasts 1 hour and the subjects top 5 images are retouched and emailed to them. Contact me directly if you are interested. Enjoy.