Joy's experimental shoot
An abandoned house and downtown in the western burbs
November 29, 2008
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I just got a whole bunch of new toys the other day, including a new flash unit and a portable power supply, and I wanted to do a photo shoot to test out my new equipment.

My good friend Joy, whom I've known since back in the gymnastics days of my youth, was so sweet to let me use her as my subject today. Through the shivering and the numb toes, we took some pretty fun shots!

Thanks so much again, Joy! Have a safe trip back to Tulsa!

Kiran, Ali and Shayun
November 25, 2008
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If you look back into my archives, you'll see a baby shower that I shot for Kiran MONTHS ago (almost a year if you can believe it). Shayun is already just over 6 months old now!!! Kiran asked me if I could come out and take some photos at the Chicago Cultural Center yesterday with her, Shayun and Ali, Shayun's father. Since I hadn't met the little one yet, and because Kiran is such an awesome person (as is Ali), how could I resist?

We ended up having such a difficult time making the little guy smile - wouldn't you know that as soon as I left for the afternoon, Kiran sent me a text to tell me that Shayun wouldn't stop smiling!

We managed to get some really cute images regardless :)

Enjoy!

Chinatown With Mike
November 25, 2008
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Yesterday, following the shoot with Kiran, Ali and Shayun (pictures coming soon!!), I met up with an old friend and coworker of mine, Mike. To make a long story short, he and I used to work together at the hangar. I'll leave it at that.

Mike's an incredibly talented photographer, and a gem of a person. We ended up roaming around Chinatown for a little while. He showed me where his new photo studio is (he'll be there in two weeks!) too.

Anyway, I ended up grabbing a few images that I liked :)