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Mt. Vernon Gardens

This was my first shoot with my new lenses and my new Shootsac which made it especially exciting for me. I tried hard to contain my excitement and not make my self sound like a geek by raving all about my new gear to this poor unsuspecting family.
This family was so much fun and really kept me on my toes. I would be taking photos of one child and another would be crawling up my back. It was so funny. Here are just a few of my favorites from the morning.
This little guy was too fun and he is at such a sassy stage. I love it!

I couldnt' resist posting this photo. What a classic photo of trying to get the 3 siblings together. We have one attempting to smile, 1 that is bored out of his mind and 1 that is mistaking our attempt at creating art as torture. So funny!

I love the face on the little man in this photo. That really sums up his personality. He had me cracking up all morning. Thanks guys!!

Last Day in Chicago

I was in Chicago for a fantastic workshop with Audrey Woulard www.alwphotography.com I learned so much on natural lighting, business, photoshop etc. I can't wait to put into effect the things that I learned and take my business to a whole new level. Here are a few of my favorite photos. Our senior models were absolutely beautiful!
Our little models were adorable as well!

Now on to a totally different subject:

The city of Chicago has been used in several of my favorite movies and although these photos aren't the best (because I was snapping them out the window of a moving trolley) I thought I would share a few with you.

This Church was used in many of the church scenes in My Best Friends Wedding with Julia Roberts.

This sculpture was in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
This Fire Station was used in many scenes of Backdraft with Kurt Russell
And this building was in the very climactic scene of one of my all time favorite movies growing up. Adventures in Babysitting with Elisabeth Shue.
It was a fantastic visit to Chicago and I can't wait to visit again!

Chicago ~ Day 2

We are having a blast here in Chicago. Today we bummed around the city all day taking in the sites. The face in the below photo is this really awesome fountain in Memorial Park. You can't really tell in the picture but water is constantly pouring down the face and the picture changes to different faces. The eyes even blink and the mouth moves.

We visited a great photography exhibit in the Museum of Contemporary Art which was very inspiring. The below sculpture "Short Cut" sits right out front.

There is a really gross story about this bridge. Apparently as Dave Matthews Band was traveling through Chicago and their tour bus was going over this bridge the driver thought it would be a good idea to release all of their toilet waste through the grates on the bridge and just dump it in the river. However, at the exact same time that he released the waste, a tour boat just like the one in the photo just happened to be directly under the bridge and as a result everyone in the boat was covered with Dave Matthews Band's poopy. What a mess! After that Dave Matthews donated a very substantial "good will offering" towards the river cleanup. There is a really cool building that includes over 150 pieces from national monuments and events from all over the world that I thought was fascinating.

They even recently added a piece from the World Trade Center

I just couldn't resist taking some photos of the kids playing in this fountain at Navy Pier.

No trip to the windy city is complete without a Chicago Style Hot Dog. These dogs come topped with mustard, relish, onions, tomato wedges, a pickle spear, a sprinkle of celery salt and a poppy sead bun. mmmm!