Fall Family Photos in River Forest, IL
It was a treat to be the photographer of this River Forest, IL family and capture these sweet memories of grandparents visiting during the fall!
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These clients requested their summer family photos in Lindberg Park in Oak Park, IL! Besides the convenience of such a close location for my clients, I love that the Park District of Oak Park works to have an area with native plants at each of their parks! It’s so nice to be able to get […]
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Hey friends, I’m delighted to share this gorgeous senior photos session taken in Niles in Fremont! We joked, since this senior is a big Harry Styles fan, that we were going to channel that vibe and have a “Harry Styles in Niles” photoshoot! When I was throwing out location ideas for this senior: golden hills, […]
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Welcome back this week for part two of these beautiful engagement photos at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California!! After a quick outfit change we made our way down from the gardens to the lake, and got even more beautiful variety for their 2-hour engagement session! Engagement Photos at Lake Merritt in Oakland California Starting with […]
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It was a true pleasure to be chosen as this client’s Livermore Senior Photographer! She came across a previous client’s shoot and wrote to me saying, “That! I want that!” More photos in Livermore’s iconic vineyards? Yes, please, sign me up!! I’m also so pleased to say that work from this photoshoot was published in […]
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I was so happy my clients chose me to be their engagement photographer when we were back in the Bay Area over Thanksgiving! We lucked out with absolutely stunning weather for late November and the location we chose, The Gardens at Lake Merritt, was gorgeous and had SO much variety! So much variety, in fact, […]
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What a beautiful senior portrait session we had at the gorgeous Ravenswood Historical Site in Livermore, CA! When my client reached out for a senior photos I was so happy with her location choice – there’s so much beautiful background variety at Ravenswood in Livermore! We started over at the this tree-lined alleé – doesn’t […]
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As my photography business grows, I’m so happy to serve neighboring communities! While I’m primarily based out of Oak Park, IL, I am delighted to be a photographer for River Forest, Forest Park, Riverside, Elmhurst, Lombard, and Brookfield IL among others! Brr!! This morning was cold, but SO PRETTY with those bright smiles and sunshine!! […]
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New on this monochromatic, wintry day..a beautiful, bright and vivid family session! This Cicero, IL family was SO sweet and I was so glad they chose me to be their photographer!! This little guy saw the river and immediately wanted to go investigate! I love this candid shot of Dad catching him – just another […]
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Ahh what a glorious day for River Forest IL, fall mini sessions!! It was a much warmer and sunnier day than anticipated which led to some really lovely portraits for this beautiful family of six! If it’s fall…there is almost a 100% chance that I will ask your kids to throw some leaves. 🙂 River […]
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We had to reschedule a few times due to crummy weather, but boy the sunshine this afternoon did not disappoint for this Oak Park IL fall mini session!! Me: “Okay kids, look at Dad because he’s the stinkiest!” Dad: “I totally own that.” We all cracked up!! I am sucker for shots of just mom […]
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We had twenty minutes to make photo magic AND BOY DID WE MAKE PHOTO MAGIC! This family’s River Forest, IL fall mini session was one of my favorites of the season! The clients were down for anything, the sunshine was glorious, and those sugar maple leaves were perfect!! How it started… …How it’s going. I […]
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What a beautiful day we had for this gorgeous Oak Park, IL mini session!! The sun was shining, the leaves were bright, and the toddler was a HAPPY CAMPER! I mean, for real! Look at this happy little girl! I think we ALL had the best time playing in the woods! Oak Park IL Mini […]
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ISFP plant mom and caffeine opportunist
I'm a senior, family and couples' photographer based out of Oak Park, IL and Livermore, CA, serving Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm a former plant biologist, a mom to two wonderful kids, a wife to one awesome nerd, and a lover of weird plants, sunshine, and chocolate chips.
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