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Made My Day!

Recently I photographed an extended family: Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad, two lovely daughters and one fiancée.   When Melanie called me to inquire about booking a session she wanted a family portrait with her elderly parents who are in declining health.   She is so wise to do this, instead of one day wishing she…

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Can You Photograph My Session in B&W?

I get that question often with requests to photograph sessions in B&W or Sepia.  EVERY session is photographed in COLOR.  During post processing, images can be converted to B&W, SEPIA or have artistic overlays and textures added.  Many times we make an artistic call and covert some images that we feel would look best as…

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Fall Family Sessions – 847.989.6591

<object id=”vp171s0D” width=”432″ height=”240″ classid=”clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000″><param name=”movie” value=”http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1287791749&f=71s0Dfxs149O3zeoeSHS9A&d=190&m=p&r=w&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.poppyblueblog.com&options=”></param><param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”></param><param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always”></param><embed id=”vp171s0D” src=”http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1287791749&f=71s0Dfxs149O3zeoeSHS9A&d=190&m=p&r=w&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.poppyblueblog.com&options=” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true” width=”432″ height=”240″></embed></object> Autumn has arrived in the Chicago area.  We are in overdrive with family, dog & engagement sessions.   There is nothing like seeing our regular clients return, seeing how their children have grown or we get meet…

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