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Pretty in Pink

Southwest Chicagoland, IllinoisMeet Elise. She has so much personality I thought she deserved her own blog post. Like many kids, Elise was shy at first. In no time she was smiling for the camera. And made faces… She’s a natural! Time for me to go Elise!

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Portraits in the Park

Chicago, IllinoisI love going back home to Chicago. One of the best parts is seeing family portrait clients again, like Kate, Nora, Patrick and Chris (left to right in the photo below). Since our last portrait session, baby Patrick has started walking. And boy does he love to walk! One of the reasons I love […]

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Pictage Pin-Ups

San Diego, CaliforniaOne of the funnest workshops at Pictage U was the pin-up session led by the wonderful Anne Ruthmann. Anne showed us the white seamless and lighting set-up she uses for her The Moxy Girls photos. She also brought in books showing pin-up girl art and photos from the last century. My job was […]

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Pictage U: Part Two

San Diego, CaliforniaI had the opportunity to work with a couple of models in Kelly Segre’s portion of the workshop. Eleanor and Victoria are not only beautiful, but also lots of fun. Here’s Eleanor with a studio lighting set-up on gray seamless. It had been awhile since I last used strobes. I was shooting film […]

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Pictage U: Something Vintage

San Diego, CaliforniaI loved working with Victoria during Kelly Segre’s class. She has the perfect vintage look. And before I forget, I need to give props to Paul Spataro for doing an awesome job with hair and make-up. The lighting was a single light set-up similar to what I use during my Polka Pin-Ups shoots. I […]

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