Catching Up
Wow,
I can't believe that Michah is almost 4 weeks old already. Where does the time go? Somehow, I look back and realized I've fallen behind with all of my work. There is so much stacked up that I will just have to start digging and then one day I hope to be all caught up.
The day after Michah was born, I was scheduled to photograph Arianna and Tony's wedding. Arianna is a big Cinderella fan. So much so that her entire wedding was themed, Cinderella. The couple got married in a beautiful Greek Orthodox Church near downtown Chicago. There was so much to photograph. While I did visit with my family before the wedding, I owe a big thank you to Kelly Moore for giving me an after break for a second visit.
I did have a weekend off but there was still no time to get anything done. My family was in from Syracuse and Sheryl's family was in from Milwaukee to see the baby and celebrate Meghan's 6th birthday. Hard to believe she is 6 and going into the first grade. After my week off, it was time to celebrate with Courtney and Jim. Their wedding ceremony was held at the Naperville Settlement Church. The reception was at Mill Creek Golf Club. It was a long drive from the church to the reception. The golf club made the mistake of letting the groomsmen drive the golf carts to the photo locations. Here are some photos from Courtney and Jim's wedding.
The week after Courtney and Jim's wedding, I attended a 4 day Digital Wedding Forum (DWF) Photographers' workshop. Since it just so happened to be in Arlington Heights, I decided it was well worth the time and effort to attend. There were 4 different days with 4 different photographers. The first day was taught by Jeff and Julia Woods. In addition to talking about balancing our lives (Julia said "balanced" 38 times in 6 hours) they showed us how they photograph an engagement session. Then we got to try it ourselves with some models.
The next day, Cliff Mautner taught us about marketing and how to use difficult lighting conditions to our advantage. Once again, he showed us what he does then let us try it ourselves. The last two days were taught by Becker, workflow and Laura Novak, business strategy. It was an exciting 4 days with information overload. I wish I could have joined the group for the evening events but family responsibilities called.
Last weekend was a little busy as I photographed my first Indian wedding as a lead photographer. It was a major change from the weddings which I typically photograph. All of the women were wearing saris of various colors. It was actually quite colorful. The flowers which Alina selected were also quite beautiful. All in all it was a fantastic day. With over 500 guests, the wedding really kept me going.
Finally we have Amanda and Joe's engagment session. There is a nice hidden park at 115th and Harlem just beside the Cal Sag waterway. We were there just before sundown for this session. I really used the new skills and techniques I learned at my DWF photographer's workshop just the week before. Amanda and Joe were a lot of fun to work with and I think this is one of my best sessions ever.
Tuesday was Meghan's last day of summer vaction. We took the family to the Brookfield Zoo. As there are e-mails to read and reply to, albums to design and other work to get to, you will just have to wait a couple of days to see the photos from Michah's first outing to the zoo.
I can't believe that Michah is almost 4 weeks old already. Where does the time go? Somehow, I look back and realized I've fallen behind with all of my work. There is so much stacked up that I will just have to start digging and then one day I hope to be all caught up.
The day after Michah was born, I was scheduled to photograph Arianna and Tony's wedding. Arianna is a big Cinderella fan. So much so that her entire wedding was themed, Cinderella. The couple got married in a beautiful Greek Orthodox Church near downtown Chicago. There was so much to photograph. While I did visit with my family before the wedding, I owe a big thank you to Kelly Moore for giving me an after break for a second visit.
I did have a weekend off but there was still no time to get anything done. My family was in from Syracuse and Sheryl's family was in from Milwaukee to see the baby and celebrate Meghan's 6th birthday. Hard to believe she is 6 and going into the first grade. After my week off, it was time to celebrate with Courtney and Jim. Their wedding ceremony was held at the Naperville Settlement Church. The reception was at Mill Creek Golf Club. It was a long drive from the church to the reception. The golf club made the mistake of letting the groomsmen drive the golf carts to the photo locations. Here are some photos from Courtney and Jim's wedding.
The week after Courtney and Jim's wedding, I attended a 4 day Digital Wedding Forum (DWF) Photographers' workshop. Since it just so happened to be in Arlington Heights, I decided it was well worth the time and effort to attend. There were 4 different days with 4 different photographers. The first day was taught by Jeff and Julia Woods. In addition to talking about balancing our lives (Julia said "balanced" 38 times in 6 hours) they showed us how they photograph an engagement session. Then we got to try it ourselves with some models.
The next day, Cliff Mautner taught us about marketing and how to use difficult lighting conditions to our advantage. Once again, he showed us what he does then let us try it ourselves. The last two days were taught by Becker, workflow and Laura Novak, business strategy. It was an exciting 4 days with information overload. I wish I could have joined the group for the evening events but family responsibilities called.
Last weekend was a little busy as I photographed my first Indian wedding as a lead photographer. It was a major change from the weddings which I typically photograph. All of the women were wearing saris of various colors. It was actually quite colorful. The flowers which Alina selected were also quite beautiful. All in all it was a fantastic day. With over 500 guests, the wedding really kept me going.
Finally we have Amanda and Joe's engagment session. There is a nice hidden park at 115th and Harlem just beside the Cal Sag waterway. We were there just before sundown for this session. I really used the new skills and techniques I learned at my DWF photographer's workshop just the week before. Amanda and Joe were a lot of fun to work with and I think this is one of my best sessions ever.
Tuesday was Meghan's last day of summer vaction. We took the family to the Brookfield Zoo. As there are e-mails to read and reply to, albums to design and other work to get to, you will just have to wait a couple of days to see the photos from Michah's first outing to the zoo.
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