Catching up to do

Well, it's been a while, again... The chopper job's been taking up most of my time, though I have had a few photography projects here and there. I suppose the best way to go about sharing some of these photo experiences will be to write a little background on them and
then posting a few pictures... enjoy!

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I went on a mini road trip out to Loredo Taft in Oregon, IL with Liam, my boyfriend, to spend some time taking photos and getting him acquainted with my d200. We ended up having a great time, took a few decent shots, and got a great workout walking up and down crazy flights of stairs and climbing steep hillsides.






A few months ago, my friend Nate played bass for Jim Mullins at the House of Blues in Chicago. Nate asked me to come watch, and also invited me to the after party. It was definitely an experience that I couldn't pass up. I knew it'd be a good time, and that I'd have plenty of future ammunition for teasing since he was given a pair of skin tight black velvet pants for attire.

While I was in the VIP area after the show, I met the sound engineer, James Teitelbaum. He and I talked for quite a while about many things, but especially music and photography. He also told me about a few writing projects that he had been working on. James and I scheduled a photography session a few weeks later, and finally were able to find a time to go through with it this past week since our schedules were so busy.


The session was initially for James' friend's restuarant, the Tiki Terrace, located in Prospect Heights, IL. The owner wanted some pictures of the clothing line, and asked James to be the model. Once we got going in shooting, we tacked on a publicity photo session for James to use on his book tour.

Oh, and by the way, James is going to be launching a book of his called Tiki Road Trip 2.


James became fascinated with Tiki bars around the country, visited a great deal of them, and produced an amazing book describing an element to our culture that so few people are even aware of. I highly recommend that you check it out. Anyway, here are some pictures from the "tiki session." :)

I had a meeting today with my friend, Jason Kaczorowski. We met with a client that he booked a wedding shoot for and asked me to second shoot with him for. She seems like an absolute sweetheart. I've no doubt she'll make a beautiful bride on her big day.

After the meeting, we scoped out the church where the wedding will be held in Lemont, IL. Both of us agreed that we'll get some beautiful shots at this church, both inside and out.