Fitness Photos!

I have been starting to get into fitness photography and have had so much fun working with this gal who is training for the Arnold fitness competition in Ohio.  It is amazing to me what athletes like this do to prepare their bodies for a competition like this.  I am learning so much!

Unique and Fun Birthday Ideas and Invitations!

I used to think it slowed down after the holiday craze, but it seems as the years go by, it just gets busier and busier all the time.  So, January rolls around and it is my youngest boys 6th birthday coming up.  And he is on the fence if I can do a photo shoot and create something unique or not.  And thankfully, he did let me take his photo and create this fun and inviting invitation!  Often my kids want nothing to do with the camera, since it is my job.  But sometimes, I can still grab them and make it happen.  Came up with this cute birthday invitation to pass out to his friends – along with dog theme and all!

Happy New Year – and here is to 31 days of New Years Resolutions!

I am going to make a resolution to try and update this more and keep it fresh – lol! With the invention of Facebook, I kinda took off with that, but also realize there are a group of folks who are not totally into using Facebook right now. So, I will try and update this.

One of my goals is to have a monthly theme of photos and this month I have chosen 31 days of New Years Resolutions! So, here is to 2011 and making it the best one yet!  Many of these images are showing photos I took New Year’s Eve and then some I took yesterday.  And one of my resolutions is to read a book a month.  So, I decided to photograph my shelf of a selection of unread books and make myself accountable to read more……

Chicago Shoot…Millenium Park – Love That City!

Loved working with Cynthia!

Fall is Here! And with that come birthdays, Halloween and lots of work!

I really, really would like to get myself up to date on my blog and post more.  It gets so incredibly busy so often and I let this go as I tend to post and keep up a lot more with my Facebook pages.  So, if you ever would like to see something I am doing on a more current basis, feel free to check out my Fan Page or even add me as a friend and you will see a lot of my work and clients.  But in the spirit of Halloween, and being one of the holidays I really look forward to participating in and capturing, I wanted to share my kids and my costumes this year.  I have yet to get the dog in his costume and may make an attempt this weekend to see if he will participate.  But here’s to a fantastic fall season and enjoying the changing of colors and weather as we enter the cooler months!

Ms. Erica

Another one of my amazing seniors and I am trying to play catch up – so many beautiful high school seniors and I would love to share more! A few new ones for now:)

2 Cute Kids and Some Awesome Greenery to go with them!

What adorable little kids these were to photograph.  Had so much fun and loved all the bright colors we had!

Another beautiful High School Senior – Ms. Monica!

I really do love working with this age group. We just seem to gel so well together and capture fantastic images. A few of Ms. Monica!

The AMAZING Music on my site – Photos of Mac Olson and Soulful Minds

I have such a hard time keeping up with this blog and trying to get better at it.  Since I started using Facebook a lot more, I am constantly uploading and tagging images of clients on there and my fan page, but I know I need to be better on this.  I had to take time to post a few of these since we had so, so much fun taking their photos this past weekend.  More to come but wanted to share a few right now!  Meet Mac Olson and Soulful Minds……..

Meet your Class of 2011 Senior Ambassador Rep – Jeff Jerome for Normal West

Jeff is one of my senior ambassador reps at Normal West. Make sure you get in touch with him to get your referral card so you can get a discount and some free prints! Lots of fun photo ideas!