Last week I went out and braved it in the Chicago snow to take pictures of my good friend, Lindsay.  She wanted some pictures to be able to give her family and boyfriend for Christmas.  I hope everyone likes your pics Lindsay!  Here are a couple from the snowy shoot.

Cosens Siblings

My parents told me they wanted a picture of all their children while we were all still in our 20's.  There is nothing like waiting until the 23rd to take pictures of your brother and sister.  But here are the Cosens Siblings! 

Chicago Skyline

I have been in Chicago for a little over a year and this is my first attempt at the city skyline.

Eric and Melissa's Wedding

Last month I helped out Diana (www.moxie-photography.com) with another wedding, which was a lot different than the previous one.  The wedding ceremony and reception were at St. Johns in Northville, MI.  This was the second time being at St. Johns for a wedding this past summer, except this time I was behind the camera.  This was a great wedding to gain experience.  Thank you Diana, Eric and Melissa.  Here are a few shots from the wedding and you can also check out more at www.betterphoto.com?cosens.

Makenna and Emma

Sunday I went out to the suburbs of Chicago to take some pictures of my good friend Lauren's (see Lauren and Kevin post below) nieces.  Emma is 6 and Makenna is 8 yrs old, and they are both full of energy.  They had me running all around the park, but I had a blast, they are very funny girls.   After the shoot we went back to their  house  where Lisa, the girls mom and Laurens sister, made us a fantastic Chili dinner!  Thank you for  a great dinner and sending me home with some food!!  Here are  just a few from the shoot in the park near their house:

   

More Baby Ronin

Baby Ronin!

About a month ago I went to go see Sabrina and Riley in the hospital to visit their brand new baby.  I got to hold the little guy at just a few hours old.  That was definitely the youngest baby I have ever held.  It took a while, but they finally chose on the name Ronin, which I love guys!
So this past Sunday I went over to their place to take 3 week old pics of little Ronin and his new Mom and Dad.  He was a little fussy at first and didn't want to fall asleep for us, but we still got some really cute pics of him.

You guys are awesome and I had a lot of fun with the three of you!!

Here are just a few pics as my computer is running out of hard drive space.  I will put up more this weekend.

Colorado Fishing Trip

Every other year, there is a group of us that try to get out west for a fly fishing trip.  This year my brother, dad, uncle, their friend Keith and myself went about 35 miles west of Colorado Springs to the 11 mile canyon.  It was a beautiful location with great fishing, food and company. 
Keith is waiting for the fish to start rising while the fog is disappearing behind him in the early morning on the South Platte.

Ben & Jessicas Wedding

A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of assisting on a wedding with my good friend, Diana Vermuelen.  This was my first time being on the photography end of a wedding.  I was a little nervous going into it but it was a great time and I hope to shoot more in the future.  Check out Diana's work at www.moxie-photography.com. Here are a few from the wedding with more to come.

Marques and Lindsay

My good friends Marques and Lindsay now live together out of somewhat unexpected circumstances.  So, now that they have a new place, with a large mantle, they wanted pictures taken of the two of them together.  We came up with an old fashioned, working class husband and his wife, no emotion sort of theme.  I went to their apartment a couple of weeks ago and we had a good time taking the pictures.  You can also see our "amazing" paint job in the background.  Here are the ones that ended up on their mantle.