"Christmas Sunset" On Christmas afternoon, Essie and I went for a walk. Winnetka was quite while lit windows revealed Christmas scenes of kids still in their pajamas playing with new toys, friends and family laughing over a bottle of wine and all around happiness. We walked to Crow Island, my elementary school, and, despite Winnetka's [...]
Category: photography
[18] Image of the Week
Girl With The Camera This morning I made a discovery... a memento from Emily and Brody's wedding last year. The whole photo booth idea at weddings is very trendy right now and guests have a lot of fun dressing up and posing for the stationary camera after a couple of cocktails. One strip is then [...]
[17] Image of the Week
"Blue Eyed Baby" Chloe is back and her Aunt Jenn is so glad that she agreed to sit for another portrait. This one was taken at North Pond the same day as her family portrait. A few days earlier, my sister and I were discussing outfits and I got this idea of just a waffled [...]
[16] Image of the Week
"Molly and Ryan" More images from Molly and Ryan engagement session are coming shortly but, in the mean time, I had to share my favorite of the day. I was so excited to have the sun in the perfect position to create this silhouette of the happy couple!
[15] Image of the Week
"Brooke and Lynley" I know that I'm a few weeks behind with Image of the Week, but I've been swamped with family portraits. I had to highlight this portrait of Brooke and Lynley taken in Winnetka on November 5th. The afternoon was perfect for portraits and the light was coming through the trees in delicate [...]
[14] Image of the Week
"Friday Hike" Last Friday my sister, Lizzy, and I took Chloe and Essie (our respective "babies") for a hike. A friend had told me about trails near Palos Heights and so we packed up the car and headed out of the city. Long story short, what was supposed to be a 4.3 mile loop ended [...]
[13] Image of the Week
"Center of Attention" It's family portrait season, and I couldn't be happier with the first crop of sessions. There will be many more to come in the next month or so, but this one just makes me smile. I grew up in a home where our dogs were bonafide members of the family. First there [...]
Bathroom Portrait
Yes, you read right. This portrait of Ayesha was taken in a ladies room at the Hyatt O'Hare. I felt a little creepy asking her into the bathroom to take advantage of the blue wall, but she was a good sport and I hope she's happy with the outcome! What a beautiful bride! ...more images [...]
Jenn Winter 