From J. Winter Photography: Nakku + Emily

2012 was quite the wedding year for me and I couldn't have asked for a more perfect one to end on. A few of my favorites from Nakku and Emily's wedding at the Pritzker Military Library are below, to see more please visit my Photoblog. Happy New Year!

Stealing a Kiss

On Saturday I had the pleasure of capturing Emily and Nakku's gorgeous wedding at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago!

2012 Family Portrait Season

I have received a couple messages recently asking where images from 2012 family portraits are. I actually split this blog into two a few months back and have been posting client images to the new J. Winter Photography Photoblog. That being said, I'm really happy with how Family Portrait Season went this year, and wanted to [...]

Garfield Park Conservatory Mini Session

Garfield Park Conservatory is one of my favorite spots in the city for portrait sessions but, unfortunately, a hail storm several months ago did some major damage to the glass panes in a couple of the rooms. I'm thrilled that it is up and running again and that those rooms have reopened to the public. [...]

6400 ISO

There are many features on my new Nikon D800 camera that impress me, but the reduced noise at a high ISO is simply amazing! The below shots (of my favorite test subjects, obviously) were all shot in a dark room at 6400 ISO (the D800's max) and they are so much crisper than what my [...]

Day 8

For the past three days, I've woken up on my own, minutes before my alarm. I'm taking this as a good sign. Though, I've learned, that just because my body is awake, it doesn't mean that my brain follows suit. Typically, from 6:15 to about 7am I sit and stare blankly. Even coffee isn't helping [...]

Day 1

66 Days to Becoming a Morning Person just got a day shorter. Don't worry, I won't be posting about this everyday. Maybe once a week. Anyway, I was in bed by 11 and woke up at 6:15 this morning without too much trouble. I know it says 6:19 but that's because I checked my email [...]

66 Days to Becoming a Morning Person

Some people are, some people aren't and I am, decidedly not. Despite my two years of "early bird" science classes in high school and a summer full of consistent, early morning camp road runs, I have never been able to call myself a morning person. Most days, I work at a desk located about ten [...]