Category Archives: kids

one|may

How is it the end of May already? Jeesh. So, I *think* I can safely say that summer is finally on the way…at least it was showing itself a little bit last weekend in between cold and rain, so I took my boys to the “flower park” otherwise known as Cantigny Gardens.  There are flowers and green…

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  • Adele Humphries - bwahahahaha!! He cracks me up! Fantastic that you captured this moment Jess 🙂ReplyCancel

  • denise howe - Such a cute blog “circle!” Love the picture of the little “superhero” in the Subway! Makes me long for city days.ReplyCancel

  • Stacey Vukelj - I am laughing SO hard at this. J wants to know “WHAT is he DOING?” Too funny. And thank you to Denise!ReplyCancel

  • Kim - I just adore this. SO funny, and so true to your style!!ReplyCancel

  • Mama Z - Absolutely perfect in every way! Hilarious, adorable, typical of a tired munchkin. Oh how I miss that age! Jess, your images never fail to make make me giggle.ReplyCancel

getting closer to four…

Took these shots yesterday of my soon-to-be four year old. Sigh. Where does the time go?

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splash|film

So…to continue with my blog posts showing images from my first few rolls of film, here are some shots with my first roll of color film.  Actually, my first roll of any film at all.  My friend Kim sent me some rolls of film and told me to test this particular film stock out while I…

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  • Kim - Jessica, Jessica!! I’m really excited about how these turned out! Ektar was perfect for this day, the tones are gorgeous!! You rocked it sister!!ReplyCancel

  • Julia - Oh my gosh, a world without editing?!!! How unbelievably appealing! 🙂
    These are great, you did awesome. I love the shot of Nate’s little swimmer legs!ReplyCancel

  • Kara K. - What vivid colors – with no post!!! I LOVE!! It’s wonderful that you and Kim are finding so much fun in film! That’s fantastic! Your Grandpa would be proud! xoReplyCancel

Cleanup in aisle 7 | Chicago children’s photographer

A trip to one of my favorite places with my partner in crime.  This is the result of a workshop instructor pushing me to do a shoot that accentuated my use of color, sense of humor, and love for everyday life.  Couldn’t love this little nugget more if I tried*, even when he was having a fit in the…

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play|i heart faces photo challenge

The topic for this month’s photo challenge over at I Heart Faces is “play”.  Well, it’s just about my favorite thing to capture!  This is one of my favorite pictures from our recent Florida vacation.  Charlie was working up the courage to go underwater all week, but the second we put the goggles on?  He…

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standing guard?

Okay, so maybe Cookie isn’t exactly the best guard dog around, but she tries. More of a diva than anything else, Cookie has had to adjust to life with two baby girls in the past couple of years and she’s doing a great job all things considered. But she’s exhausted 🙂

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