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. [...]

Happy Ballerina

Chloe was a ballerina for Halloween and I couldn't help but take a couple of before and after Trick-or-Treat pictures of my adorable niece. Click an image to enlarge.

Looking Up

This is a bit of a follow up to my last post... Same portrait session, same location... this time looking up! The last bit of yellow clung to the trees before being blown away.

View from Recreation Drive

chicago, autumn, belmont harbor

I feel like my life has been one big family portrait lately - hard to believe it's already that time of year! I love shooting on location in Chicago. The lake and many parks offer such lovely views of the city where water, buildings and colorful trees can all fit in the same frame. This [...]

Lake Michigan Love

I remember the first time I saw the ocean I was unimpressed. I grew up on the shores of gorgeous Lake Michigan and, in my mind, there's no body of water a beautiful. Family portrait season means lots of time at the beach. These were taken at Gilson Beach in Wilmette, IL yesterday afternoon and [...]

Then there were… two

A note from Jenn... To my followers and subscribers: In an ongoing effort to  better organize my work and my life, I have decided to split this blog into two. I will now be posting client session highlights to a brand new J. Winter Photography photoblog and will use this site as a personal and [...]

Pin Me.

When it comes to social media, I feel like I'm getting old. I used to be all about it, but in the past few years I've stayed where I'm most comfortable: Facebook.  I went to Miami University, a big state school in Ohio, during the launch of Facebook. This was back in 2004 (September 24, [...]