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Rachel: the same pink-donning, super-active, pretty little girl…now with a new little sister!

May 25th, 2010

Back in 2008, I photographed Rachel on a cold fall afternoon. I had just decided to go professional with my photography, and was looking for any/every opportunity to shoot anyone who was a willing subject. If you have a pulse, I’ll shoot you. Rachel’s mom, Linda, was a colleague of mine back when I was [...]

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Back in 2008, I photographed Rachel on a cold fall afternoon. I had just decided to go professional with my photography, and was looking for any/every opportunity to shoot anyone who was a willing subject. If you have a pulse, I’ll shoot you.

Rachel’s mom, Linda, was a colleague of mine back when I was still working a 9-5 office job. When she found out that I was going into professional photography, she quickly offered her oh-so-cute baby girl for me to photograph.

Now, almost two years later, Rachel is much taller, has twice the energy, and is totally having conversations (yeah, I knew her back when she was just mumbling words!) Some things never changed though — she still loves pink, her unforgettable chubby cheeks are still chubby as ever, her beautiful curly brown hair, and her rambunctious personality that never ceases to surprise you.

Also, I’m convinced Linda fed her at least two bottles of Red Bull before I got there. Where does all that energy come from??

Oh, and something else that is new — Rachel now has a little sister! Welcome to the world, Maddie!

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Jen – Italian Prego Chick with an Opinion on Everything

April 20th, 2010

Yes, that’s what she calls herself on her new, but already popular blog: JLEE’s Blog; If You Think I’m A B*TCH So Be It. She’s got quite an online personality, and I have to admit, her blog posts are beyond humorous. This is one girl who puts everything out there for all to read, and [...]

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Jen is expecting her first child sometime in June, I believe (she was 7 months as of last week), and she’s definitely one good looking mama! This is my first maternity shoot, but I approached it very much like an engagement session, with a little less smooching, and alot more “belly hugging.” It was a beautiful day, and with a cute family, it just can’t go wrong.

Enjoy!

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Today’s Maternity Session – Teaser

April 18th, 2010

A couple of images from today’s maternity session at the Busse Woods Forest Preserve with Jen. The sun is finally out for me, though a little chilly. More later, but I just can’t wait to post a couple of teasers! Contact me (wen@wenphotos.com / 312.436.2221) | View My Portfolio

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Our pets, our babies, our lives..love.

January 26th, 2010

Well, the early months of the year tend to be vacation time for wedding photographers in the midwest, because few people get married in the bitterly cold winters here, and equally few people want to take on my suggestion to do winter engagement sessions =). So it gives me a whole lot of time to [...]

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So it gives me a whole lot of time to do things I HAVE to do, but don’t WANT to do – taxes, accounting, paperwork, boohoo. I was buried in WI and IL taxes paperwork..and I can’t get out! Anyway, thought I’d distract myself by posting some recent images of our love in life – our pets and babies (no, not my babies!). Here’s what’s been happening:

Kiwi is sick. She has what looks and sounds like human cold – her meows have a lower pitch – nasal meows..that makes sense? She’s sneezing and coughing, and has HEAVY snot. Its really strange seeing this happen to a cat! Her sneezes are soo soo cute *pppppzzzht!pphhhhszzzzsst!* and since she doesn’t have hands to hold a kleenex to wipe off her snot, she sometimes end up with snot all over her face. Like this one:

Occasionally, friends will ask me to take photos of their pets, or kids, and I LOVE requests like these. Just no pressure, fun, casual, and easy excuse for me to pull out my camera for some practice. Here is Ranger. He’s about twice my weight, and stands taller than me when on his hind legs. He’s VERY strong, VERY active, and can be intimidating (his nose is the size of my fist!) but he’s just one big baby =)