Sunday, January 18, 2009

Why Do My Photos/Album Take So Long? (and some freebies)

I found this blog post from the wonderful Anne Ruthmann, and I found it to be so helpful and informative for clients.  Since she explains the process so much more eloquently than I ever could, I am just linking the article here.  



Now, for some freebies!  The Wedding Chicks' site is chock full of great info and ideas for planning your perfect wedding.  I found 2 really neat ideas there, and free templates to DIY!  Enjoy!




Monday, January 12, 2009

Meg and Matt are Engaged!

All the forces of the universe conspired to make this an absolutely perfect engagement session.





















Thursday, January 8, 2009

My Little Brother is a Doctor of Jazz!

Well, he will be soon anyway. Here are a few pics from a fall trip to University of Illinois for his Doctoral Recital. Although being cramped in the car with my parents and 2 kids for the 5 hour drive (up one day, back the next) was less than wonderful, it was worth it to see him play. Little Connor was enthralled--at one point, she walked right up to David while he was playing, and just stood there and stared and smiled, and he played right to her. It was a very sweet moment. On the way back, we took a detour to Kickapoo State Park, a beautiful jewel of an area surrounded by pretty much nothing but cornfields.




The frustrations of being a photographer's child...



















Here's my bro!



His teacher, Jim Pugh--one of the foremost trombone players in the country.  He plays with Steely Dan!


The amazingly talented Christian Tamburr on vibes...






A few shots around the University of Illinois, and some architecture from one of the music buildings where David studies.