I knew I was going to have a wonderful time shooting this session before I even met Allison. Let’s just say there may have been a reference to “floo powder” travel from Harry Potter in my email correspondence with her mom…which could have ended badly with a canceled appointment, but I’m so glad that she […]

With two of my brothers in high school at the time I began Photographie 51, I quickly got into the business of photographing predominantly boys and a very few girls. Now, 4 years later, it’s great to see my girls’ portfolio expanding with such beautiful young ladies!! I started out last week with the absolutely […]

A little sneak peek from the adorable Emily’s fun urban session yesterday afternoon!! Enjoy!!

Just a little sneak peek of the absolutely adorable Alli and her sweet senior session!! Enjoy!!

Sneak Peek of Olivia’s awesome senior session!! Enjoy!!

When Andria contacted me to shoot her and her roommates’ senior photos, I was beyond excited!! Three beautiful girls, in Chicago, on a beautiful day…what more could I ask for!!?? Andria told me at the beginning that she wasn’t good at posing – but I think she’s a liar – she totally rocked it out! […]

Sophia’s infectious laugh and gorgeous smile made shooting this senior incredibly fun! She had a wonderful sense of humor, referring to her crew uniform & medals as her “nerd outfit.” PS…I totally don’t think it’s “nerdy,” I love it! I often see people doing it in the canal here in Lincoln Park, and if I […]

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of shooting senior photos for 3 gorgeous girls from an Indiana boarding school, here in Chicago. Over the next few days you’ll get to see a preview from each of their sessions, but first I want to introduce you to Wei-Wei from Taiwan. We met at an old building […]

I was warned ahead of time by his mom, that Zach was REALLY not into the whole senior picture thing, so I tried my hardest to make it as quick and pleasant of an experience as possible for him – like pulling a band-aid off your arm. 🙂 I hope he didn’t hate me TOO […]

Where has the time gone? I’m pretty sure the last time I saw Jacob he was just a little boy, and until this shoot he was forever immortalized in my mind as John’s (my brother’s friend) LITTLE brother. I see now that that is SOO not the case and he has turned into a handsome […]