There’s something incredibly meaningful about photographing a family in the place where many years of their story evolved. As my clients were getting ready to move to another city, we chose the iconic Chicago skyline for a family photography session. It’s the city where they built their life together, welcomed their baby into the world, and created countless memories. As they prepare for a new chapter in a new place, capturing these moments felt like the perfect way to honor the home that shaped their family.

Diversey Natural Area in Lincoln Park has quickly become one of my favorite locations to shoot Fall sessions - particularly in the morning light. There’s something magical about this spot—the huge, isolated tree standing proudly on its own, the soft prairie grasses catching the early light, and the winding path that makes for beautiful compositions. It’s a place that feels calm, golden, and effortlessly photogenic, making it the perfect backdrop for capturing those cozy fall moments - see for yourself.

There are sessions that feel like coming home, and photographing this sweet family at Montrose Harbor was exactly that. We’ve been working together for five years now, and every time we meet, I’m reminded of how special it is to watch a family grow through my lens.

We couldn’t have timed this spring session more perfectly—the apple blossoms burst into full bloom just in time, giving us the most dreamy backdrop of soft petals and color. Even though the temperature felt more like winter than spring, the gorgeous flowers made every chilly moment worth it!

There’s something truly special about gathering the whole crew—grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and everyone in between—for an extended family photo session. These sessions go beyond capturing smiling faces; they preserve the stories, connections, and personalities that make your family uniquely yours.

Located in Lake Forest, IL the Elawa Farm and its surrounding forests make for a perfect venue for Fall Family Photography, specially if you leave in Chicago’s North Shore.

The area has many open spaces that look “woodsy” and are typically covered in colorful leaves, as well as open prairie paths with tall grasses and yellowy flowers. Though not shown in these pictures, the farm itself has some beautiful gardens and iconic buildings that can also be used as backdrop for a different feel.

A wonderful alternative to consider to Fall family are beach family sessions. I generally take these in the month of August during sunset hours and I have to say they are by far my most fun sessions. We always get wet, and inevitably everything gets sandy, but the pictures are for sure worth it. Kids just adore the silliness and the permission to run in an open space, jump in the water, dance around, and chase their parents, and so what results are truly joyful expressions that are so much more genuine than traditional posed photos.

t has been a privilege to have worked with this Chicago family for the last three years. This time I got to visit their house for an in-home newborn session.

I love Montrose Harbor and Montrose Beach as a location for my summer family photography sessions. Here you get a mix of urban and natural settings , and if you are willing to walk a bit your images can have so much variety that it looks as if you went to different places to make it happen.

Registration is now open for my Beach Mini Session event!

Happening this August, 20 minutes with me gets you 15 images and lots of good memories. My Beach Minis are dynamic and playful, we run around, give lots of kisses and cuddles, jump in the water, and we get some adorable images. See for yourself!

Last year I met a talented photographer who had just moved to the Chicago market, and was soon to take it up by storm. We started interacting and came up with an idea of taking photos for each other’s family that summer. 

Images are worth a thousand words, so there is not much for me to say other than that love shines through in these images from a recent Newborn In Home Session.

I wanted to try a new location on the North Suburbs of Chicago. After looking around, we settled on Ryerson Woods in Deerfield, IL. We picked this place because we were looking for a woodsy area that had nice Fall colors. 

Whenever I promote my special 15-minute petite sessions (Mother’s Day, Fall, and Holiday season) people who have not worked with me before often ask me if it is actually possible to get some good pictures in that period of time. Well… here is the answer! 15 minutes, one location, multiple backdrops, multiple posses, lots of laughter and play and multiple images to choose from. 

Every once in a while, I search for families interested in modeling for me in exchange for a few images. People have asked me why I do model calls, and so I thought I would write a short post about my top reasons.

Here are some photos of precious Vivian’s session for her first birthday. Her mom and I collaborated to find a location that had beautiful flowers, and to plan for the use of props like the cute party hat and vintage chair.

We have this idea in our heads that the perfect image is that in which we are all posing and smiling, but I find that it is actually the wild moments, when kids are being themselves, running around and being silly, that turn out the most precious photos - those that resemble real life in all of its messy splendor.

Lifestyle photography sessions are a great way to showcase life as it is – imperfect, but beautiful – and to document the little moments in an authentic way. When I talk about lifestyle sessions, I always try to emphasize that they cannot be prescriptive. This means every session that I do is envisioned and executed differently to reflect the family that I am with. Ultimately, it is about their personalities and this particular time in their lives. Here’s how I plan and conduct a lifestyle photography session at home.