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Patrick, Tommy & Anneliese

Man, these little toddler twins could run. It was a hot afternoon and I think their older brother had the right idea… lay in the grass and relax. The twins went into their cribs for a nap immediately after their sprinting spree. Love the diffuse nursery light…

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What I learned at a newspaper

In college, I was a photographer for the university’s award-winning daily newspaper. We were a small photo department. The department, if you could even call it that…, was led mostly by 3 guys about to graduate. They were Lloyd, Joe & Steve. They had come up through the ranks and they knew what they were...

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Cagan, Griffin & Tucker

Who cares that my hard drive had a nervous breakdown this week? Not me.* I can’t be upset when I sit in my studio to work on a shoot like this… The shoot started with the dad fantastically announcing with his Tim Allen booming radio announcer voice in the quiet forest preserve parking lot, “We’re...

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Jeremy : Class of 2011

Another great senior. We shot a bit at Jeremy’s home, but his senior portraits would not have been complete without a trip to the football field, so we headed over there for sunset. Thanks for being so relaxed. Whadda guy!

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My other family

The request came through a few weeks ago: Would you do a family portrait to mark a 50th wedding anniversary? There are 8 adults and 8 children, and we want everyone traditionally posed and looking at the camera. My initial response would have been “I’m so sorry, but this type of portraiture is not something...

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