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This is now a film account.

Just kidding. But I’m loving this time I get to experiment with film. It’s a love/hate relationship. I love the grain, the process, and the waiting, and I also hate the waiting. Film allows me to set my work aside and come back to it when it’s ready for me. Digital work calls me immediately because it’s right there. Looking forward to bringing my little film buddies with me to shoots to snag some film photos.

In the mean time, enjoy my kids. Probably the last film roll of them before we are a family of 5!

I developed some rolls of film that were just sitt

I developed some rolls of film that were just sitting around. I tried out film a couple of years ago, and I never took the time to develop any of my rolls. I’ve got a lot to learn with film, but I think it has good metaphors for life: slow down, make every shot count, and it’s expensive. I’m hoping it’s a hobby that sticks. It gives me a greater appreciation for photography from before the digital age. Developed and scanned by @indiefilmlab

I’m digging these recent winter weddings. I’m

I’m digging these recent winter weddings. I’m so happy that Emily and Joe FINALLY got to celebrate their wedding day! After a cancellation and reschedule in October, we were able to squeeze in their celebration on a weekend that’s all about LOVE! Here are just a couple of highlights from their special day.

Here are a couple of the awesome vendors that helped but yesterday together:
Florist: @phillips_flowers
Cake and desserts: @thebakinginstitute
DJ & Lighting: @monasteroentertainment
Hair & Makeup: @beautybytassi
Gown: @bijoubridal
Bridesmaids dresses: @jasmine_bridal
Shoes: @louboutinworld
Jewelry: @oliveandpiper @thejewelryexchange
Men’s Attire: @menswearhouse
Save the Dates/Invites: @truly.engaging
Pipe and Drape: satinchair
Chairs: chivari_chairs
Venue: @venutisrestaurant
Hotel: @thedrakeoakbrook

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#loveintentionally
#loveauthentic #filmpalette #portraitcollective
#makemoments
#vscowedding #vscomood
#shotwithlove #weddingfashion #portraitcollective
#pursuitofportraits #portraits_ig
#portraiture #portrait_perfection
#makeportraits #life_portraits
#artofvisuals #visualsoflife

What a beautiful wedding day! Totally picturesque.

What a beautiful wedding day! Totally picturesque. Beautiful bride. Handsome groom. Perfect setting. Snow still on the trees! Are you kidding me?! Shout out to Lindsay who toughed it out for portraits in the snow. I think it was worth it to say the least.
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#weddingdress #weddingphotography #weddingphotographer #winterwedding #weddingflowers #weddingphotos #creativewedding #realwedding #weddingpictures #weddingbouquet
#loveintentionally
#loveauthentic #filmpalette #adventurealways #portraitcollective
#chasinglight #makemoments
#vscowedding #vscomood
#shotwithlove #weddingfashion #portraitcollective
#pursuitofportraits #portraits_ig
#portraiture #portrait_perfection
#makeportraits #life_portraits
#artofvisuals #visualsoflife

Let’s start 2021 off right. I’m running my fi

Let’s start 2021 off right.

I’m running my first ever Instagram giveaway, so bear with me as I navigate all the bumps in the road. I guess one of my New Years resolutions is more organic growth, so in a way to achieve that (paying for advertisement through The Knot is $$$$), I’m running a giveaway and hoping that some friends, family, and couples that I’ve photographed before can help me out here.

Since this is engagement season 💍 , I’m giving away a FREE ENGAGEMENT SESSION 💍 📸 . No strings attached. All edited photos included. Gallery to share with friends and family. This is a $300 value! If you know someone that is recently engaged, getting engaged, or even wants to capture a surprise engagement, share this with them!

Not a recently engaged person but still want photos done? Sure why not!? A free family session can be swapped out for this offer, too.

I think I’m supposed to say that this isn’t officially affiliated with Instagram or something like that. The rules for ✨ winning ✨ are simple:

* Follow my account ✔️
* Like this post ✔️
* Tag a friends in the comments ✔️
* For a bonus 2 entries, share this on your stories and tag me on it! ✔️ ✔️

***must be based in Chicago or travel fees apply***

Winner will be announced on January 5th, 2021 at 9PM (because my kids are asleep by then) 🎉 🎊

I could just post my top 9, but I find that boring

I could just post my top 9, but I find that boring. I think the number 1 photo is a picture of me in my garage. LAME.

Instead, I’m posting the top photos that I love from 2020. Looking back on these photos makes 2020 feel like it was FOREVER! Remember All Star weekend in Chicago? Yup. That was 2020. Black Lives Matter protests in the summer. Also 2020. Communities coming together to support those in need. 2020. Your friends and family having COVID babies before secret COVID babies were a thing. Still 2020. Photos in large gatherings before mandated quarantines. Yup, still had those in 2020.

Did 2020 collectively suck? Probably. But there are 365 days in a year. If we choose to have the mindset that it was all terrible, then it was. Find the silver lining. Even if it’s the fact that grocery store carts are now sanitized before you touch them. I’m not meaning to minimize the impact that this year had on anyone. I know that I’m speaking from the perspective of someone that didn’t lose a loved one to COVID, but my family did suffer through loss this year as well. It’s about perspective, and I’m choosing to keep my head up and press on to 2021.

Here are my favorite images that i took this year. If you didn’t make it, don’t worry. I probably didn’t just have immediate access to your photos!

1 photo from this video did come from an associate shoot for @claire_krienitz_photo

It’s been a minute since I’ve logged in and up

It’s been a minute since I’ve logged in and updated my website. I’ve got two recent weddings up there from this past September and I’m excited to get more work up there soon! If you want to check out more wedding day pictures from recent weddings, head on over to my website and check out the blog.

Had a chilly but beautiful family shoot in Chicago

Had a chilly but beautiful family shoot in Chicago this morning. It was a great way to start off small business Saturday. Shout out to all the couples and families that have made my hobby a way that I support my family.

Here are a couple of ways you can help out small businesses and myself:
- head to my website and generate some traffic
- Share and like posts with family and friends
- Book a session
- Engage on social media
- Buy a print that you like through your photographer
- Buy and design an album through your photographer

Forever grateful for this life. I know this season

Forever grateful for this life. I know this season has carried a lot of hardships for people. I’m blessed that my family has been pretty much unaffected by this pandemic. I don’t mean that in an way to rub that in people’s faces. Yes, teaching sucks during a pandemic. Yes, we’re on pins and needles on what’s decided in the healthcare world since it’s connected to Claira’s job. Yes, rescheduling weddings has sucked. But I’m grateful for my health, even as COVID has made its way through my house, and I’m grateful for my family and my life. Today @stevenmandres shared in today’s @newcitychrch on demand service that “blessed isn’t a status; it’s a story.” There is so much that has gone into my life that I can’t just say that I’m currently #blessed . I have been blessed, and I’m just trying to bless other people.

Congratulations Congresswoman Lauren Underwood on

Congratulations Congresswoman Lauren Underwood on your reelection. I hope you continue to represent and serve the people of the 14th district well.

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all the veterans

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all the veterans that have made the sacrifice for the betterment of our country. It’s because people take this oath that we’re able to enjoy our lives on the other side of it. Now it’s time for us to do our part to make sure that everyone has the same opportunity to enjoy life.

It’s no longer a dream. One day, mija, you too c

It’s no longer a dream. One day, mija, you too can hold the highest office in this country.

I hate putting a label on myself as a “wedding p

I hate putting a label on myself as a “wedding photographer.“ Is that what I photograph most often? Yes. But I hate boxing myself into that. One of my favorite things about photography and photographing other people is watching them grow. Swipe left to go backwards in time and see all the milestone moments that I have been able to document for Megan and Brentley. Thank you so much for trusting me to document your life. And thanks to all the other couples that have been on a similar journey with me.

Comment a raised hand if you print your photos aft

Comment a raised hand if you print your photos after you’ve stared at them for hours on a screen.

Like, better yet, share and save this post if you’ve kept your wedding, family, engagement, newborn, maternity, and any other photo somewhere in the digital world and have yet to print them. Here’s why I want you to like, share, and save this post. I’m offering 15% off albums! Albums don’t just have to be for weddings. They can be a nice accent to a coffee table, a bedside flip through before you go to sleep, or an incredible anniversary gift for your partner, parents, or newly married children.

Reference this post when ordering an album with me for 15% off the album cost. Designing and approving an album is simple, and you have total control on what the final product looks like. Get those photos printed and displayed throughout your home and not just on your online galleries.

True Chicago, and the people behind it, have provi

True Chicago, and the people behind it, have provided me with some of the best learning opportunities when it comes to photography. Whether it was through having my portfolio critiqued at the first ever event, putting me in the same space with Scoop Jackson (which got my photo in his book), connecting me with other creatives that provided me with dope opportunities, building a culture where creatives just help each other out, and even helping me navigate my first editorial client.

Creatives are storytellers. They are truth speakers. They are the voice of the what is happening now and the prophets of the stories of tomorrow.

Think back to when quarantine started in March. Now think how much more worse it would have been without creatives to keep us engaged.

Even though my creative outlet isn’t my primary employment, it’s often where I invest most of my time and energy. I’m so thankful for those that have invested in my creativity and believe in BIPOC creatives like myself, and the least I can do is invest some of my time, energy, and money in this community.

Invest in creative youth so we don’t lose the truth.

@truechicago.co

Days like today make me miss the sun. Crazy to thi

Days like today make me miss the sun. Crazy to think this was only a week ago, and the weather has changed so much. Here is Jennifer looking beautiful with her groom, Dillon.

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