abandon

Near O'Hare Airport there is a strip along the road that is now desolate because of the O'Hare expansion project. It's really sad to see all these abandoned businesses and homes. I want to go back and take more photos to document what's happening.

a thousand words

Whoever said "a picture's worth a thousand words" knew that they were talking about. What story is this photo telling you?

a mother's joy

I love this photo. It's so relaxed and simple. Can't go wrong with a warm sun and beautiful scenery.

mother and daughters

I am so thankful that these ladies volunteered to be a part of my project photographing "Mother and Child". Aren't they all very pretty? During the shoot we thought the wind was against us, but it helped make for a cool look with the windblown hair!

Another L.A. photo.  I absolutely love the colors in the Los Angeles sky!  This historic theatre is on Hollywood Blvd.  My friend and I entered the lotto for  Wicked tickets.  Unfortunately we didn't win, and therefore didn't get to see the inside of the theatre.

Recently I was reminiscing about my trip to Los Angeles last year and looking through photos.  I love that I captured the palm trees and mountains, and the fantastic yellow building, in the side mirror of the car.  I do not remember how I did this considering I was the one driving (must have been at a traffic light, or sitting in the L.A. traffic)

I decided to edit the picture a bit by cropping it and enhancing the colors.  Beautiful September in L.A.  Can't wait to go back and hit up the beaches next time  :)

Another photo of my beautiful mom and grandma.  

family

For a recent project capturing the dynamics of mother and child, I had the opportunity to photograph my mom and grandma.  This is one of my favorites from that shoot.

Capturing that connection between a  mother and her child is precious no matter what age they happen to be.  What are the secrets behind this laughter?  Only they know (well I do too, they are my family)

This is my specialty.  If you want photos of you and your children, or you and your parents, please contact me.

I love all the photos I took for that project.  I will upload more later.

on another note...how do you like my new logo?

stairway to heaven

One of my favorite sights is of sunrays coming through clouds.  I always thought they looked like the earth's connection to the heavens.

Driving home from work one day this summer the sky was gorgeous.  I had my sunglasses on and the colors were amazing.  I had to take a photo!  So, while stopped at the light,  I took my sunglasses off and used them as a filter.  Difficult to do with one had on the camera and the other holding the glasses, while paying attention to the traffic signals!   I thought I was going to have problems with the lights and other man-made objects blocking the magnificent view, but I am pretty happy about how the photo turned out.  Always keep your eye out for those magnificent sights.

beauty in a single frame

The design for my business card.  I love the colors in the flower against the black background.  

There is so much beauty and energy in everything God creates.  My goal is to capture that in a single shot and share it with the world.  (well, maybe not the world, but with you).