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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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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 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:


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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 =)


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chicago pet photographer


chicago pet photographer


chicago pet photographer


chicago pet photographer


chicago pet photographer


chicago pet photographer

Oh, since this is about love and life, here’s Paul, my <3 =) Taken while we were having lunch on a boat in Cambodia last year. =)


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Now back to QuickBooks… =(


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The Famous Twins!

November 4th, 2009

ok..ok.. maybe they are not famous YET..they will be if they keep on being so cute!! Introducing Navya and Nayan to the world! These two cute chickadees are fraternal twins, but I’ll be surprised if you can tell them apart! I have actually never photographed newborns before, but after this shoot, I think I might [...]

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ok..ok.. maybe they are not famous YET..they will be if they keep on being so cute!! Introducing Navya and Nayan to the world! These two cute chickadees are fraternal twins, but I’ll be surprised if you can tell them apart! I have actually never photographed newborns before, but after this shoot, I think I might do it more often! It takes alot of patience and time to photograph babies — I never know if they’re going to cooperate, or choose be awake and crying when their “regular baby schedule” says that they’re supposed to be asleep. I have to be very gentle with them, and provide a warm, comfortable environment for them as they “model” for me =) Most importantly, and also something I am most grateful for, is the trust that their mother have on me, allowing me to be close them, carry and position them, and photograph them. When I’m engrossed on the job, its sometimes easy to forget that my subjects are tiny, fragile little human beings, and I must be careful around them (e.g., I reminded myself to carry my camera around my neck and hold tight when photographing over the babies!)

Post processing newborn photos are SUPER fulfilling. Nothing is better than staring are their cute faces all day! I caught myself unconsciously smiling at the screen several times while editing =) It is extremely satisfying to be able to take these already beautiful baby photos and turn them into gorgeous, perfect, work of art! Enjoy!


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins


baby photographer - newborn portraits, fraternal twins

Wen – Contact me (wen@wenphotos.com / 312.436.2221)

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Baby Shower of the Century!

August 11th, 2009

Raj and Preeti are one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever met..so I was very honored to be able to take photos at their baby shower extravaganza. This is baby shower indian style =)..and actually, I like this version better than the typical baby shower, which is normally about showering baby and mom with [...]

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Raj and Preeti are one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever met..so I was very honored to be able to take photos at their baby shower extravaganza. This is baby shower indian style =)..and actually, I like this version better than the typical baby shower, which is normally about showering baby and mom with gifts. This shower, on the other hand, seemed more about connecting with friends and families, prayers and giving our blessings to the mom-to-be, which makes perfect sense!

I took a number of group photos that day, and if you’re looking for your specific photo, you can find it in the full gallery (caution, there are 250 images in the gallery!): http://clients.wenphotos.com/gallery/9242298_49bdd



Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago


Baby photographer - Indian baby shower event photography in suburb Chicago

Wen – Contact me (wen@wenphotos.com / 312.436.2221)

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My Super Cat!

July 7th, 2009

Kiwi is a supercat! At least that’s what she dreams to be.. see how she sleeps! ….included some pics of P just so he doesn’t feel left out :p

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Kiwi is a supercat! At least that’s what she dreams to be.. see how she sleeps!
….included some pics of P just so he doesn’t feel left out :p










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