Monthly Archives: February 2011

WPPI 2011 Reflections

My deluge of emails did not stop while I was away in Las Vegas the past week! I guess that’s what happens when you launch a contest from the middle of the desert. So, in sum, I spent Friday – Wednesday at the world’s largest gathering of wedding and portrait photographers – WPPI 2011. It...

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in(SCP)ire me: Vote for your favorite finalist!

Oh gosh, I couldn’t decide on the finalists on my own. A big thank you to Becca, Emily, Anna, and Ethan for being my fabulous guest judges and helping me out! These stories are so amazing, you guys’ love is so true and beautiful. It sure makes me dream even bigger for my own life...

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Emily and Frank, Anniversary Shoot

“70% chance of precipitation” – she said “Oh no! are you serious?” – me “It never rains in Las Vegas…” And with that, we thought we wouldn’t have a session for the weekend I was coming in to Las Vegas for the annual WPPI convention. Then on Saturday morning, I woke up to streaming sunlight...

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A day in my bschool life with the 35mm

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For my Twitter friends, you know I’ve probably been tweeting and pining and waiting for the Nikon 35mm f/1.4 lens for who knows how long. When it didn’t seem like Amazon, Adorama, or B&H would have it in stock for MONTHS, I caved and got one from a Canadian store. Yeah, that just destroyed my...

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Pantila and Dan, Married (part 2 of 2)! Chicago Wedding Photography

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So did we do photos outside for a wedding in the dead middle of a Chicago winter? You bet we did! Pantila and Dan (part 1 of the wedding photos are here) braved the cold for a couple of minutes for these super-cute, super-snuggly portraits. Pantila busted out some pretty darn awesome boots and furry...

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