Pretty Baby

A bit of a follow up to the last post, welcome to Chloe Marie Silvia!

Pretty Mamma

Lizzy, my lovely sister and soon-to-be new mom, agreed to let me take her portrait.  We kept waiting until she got "bigger" but I was afraid if we waited any longer the baby would beat us to it!  Here she is at 39 weeks - we're all so excited to meet the little one, due [...]

Gravity Federation Repost

Marketer extraordinaire and good friend, Chad Ciesil, has been really busy. First, he and his awesome wife, Blair, added Henry to the Ciesil clan.  Then he moved his growing family, inclusive of two large canines, from Chicago to Charlottesville, VA in the pre-Christmas snow.  And, most recently, he launched Gravity Federation, a unique marketing agency [...]

The Meaning of New Shoes

“Ah, Jenni,” Irene smiled as she picked up a small pair of the faux Converse All-Stars, “they are really going to remember this!” “Huh?”  I looked up from a long list of names and measurements in my little black notebook and sighed, “remember what?” “You know,” she continued, ignoring my question, “even me, I remember [...]

Eli at Garfield Park Conservatory

Nature Conservatory photographer strikes again!  Such a fun with with my buddy, Eli, at Garfield Park.  I will miss working next door to Eli and seeing him wave at me in the window in his jammies in the morning.

Lucia at Lincoln Park Conservatory

Chicago's nature conservatories have become my new favorite place for winter photo shoots.  This one was extra special, as it was on the morning of the first snowfall of the season!

Ella at Garfield Park Conservatory

I was so excited to get the opportunity to take another family portrait at Garfield Park Conservatory, one of my favorite places to shoot!  There are so many great colors and backgrounds.  Ella thought so, too, and I think we managed to cover almost the entire conservatory in an hour -whew!         [...]

First Portrait With My D300

I had a difficult decision to make a couple weeks ago: travel or camera? For the first time in over a year I had some extra cash to my name and wrestled with what to do with it.  Invest in a new camera body or hit the road on a mini-adventure - what to do? [...]