November 30, 2009
After dinner
comes the sewing bee,
oft-told old embroideries
and past patterns laid out
over the sounds of TV holiday specials,
coffee and pumpkin pie.
We laugh and lift the warp and heft of it together,
and slowly tease open the stiffened seams,
(careful in parts with the highest use),
looking at this whole cloth
entirely
for re purposing.
November 4, 2009
Halloween is one of my favorite nights..
This year we even designed a new costume.
Besides eating all the little candy bars my son gets,
it’s a great opportunity to see the neighborhood homes
lit up in all their spooky glory.
October 25, 2009
My daughter Miriam trying on her veil the night before her wedding–
her energy illuminated the area all around her.
September 13, 2009
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I had the happy pleasure of watching Sylvia marry Bill.
An old style marriage with traditional words of love, honor, respect.
Their priest asked to marry them, all the family in great shoes and spirits.
He started to smile when he saw her in her dress the first time.
The pictures show he kept smiling all night.
August 13, 2009
watching the beauty
of the rhythmic body at Summerdance Chicago.
Forty great images of movement and motion–
that certain something
and that certain moment.
June 19, 2009
Take two kids fresh out of school, add the first non-rainy day in Chicago for a week, and a long-awaited family photo session at the zoo.
Their enthusiastic energy made a wonderful memory of a beautiful day.
January 25, 2009
I first met Bart and Jurate in October
to capture their engagement.
I had a wonderful time on their wedding day.
And with the announcement of a new arrival,
I wish them and their new little one all the best.
January 2, 2009
December 10, 2008
She is a whirlwind of energy,
a giving, kind and thoughtful person,
and the apple of my eye
now one year older today
(ladies don’t tell their real age).
Some of my photos to visit and see
her participation in
the Miss Black Arizona Pageant
are posted on my Facebook page.
Happy Birthday, Miriam!
November 14, 2008
What do Marti Barletta, the healthy fast food company Gourmet Kitchen’s Inc. and happy newlyweds all over Chicago have in common? I shot the images published in November’s Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine
along with the advertisement below
in a happy return to photographing for quality Chicago publications.
Years ago I was a freelance photographer for small and large unique newspapers like New City and the Chicago Reader. The assignments taught me how to get around the city, work independently with minimal supervision, “scope out” locations quickly, work well with all different types of people and lighting situations, and meet tight deadlines while daydreaming about shooting for clients that would both travel to my studio and let me do the creative, beautiful type of work I knew how to do.
It was the best type of life I could imagine.
The goals are different but the focus on producing excellent images remains. My internal wish-list includes that creative life listed above PLUS a beautiful studio, designer, publicist and my favorite, a masseuse to pat me back in place after an intense day behind the camera.
After years of work building my skills and paying my dues, it is inspiring
to see evidence that I am beginning to have the type of life I once admired from afar.
I make intimate portraits of people in single or multiple photographs. My business is always my pleasure.
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