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Feature :: Chef Charles Webb

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Feature :: Chef Charles Webb

You just never know when and where you'll meet people. I met Chef Charles late last September and I have grown to respect his talent and craft with food. Actually, food would be an understatement. What I really mean is, this guy can cook. No, that doesn't sound just right either. ​

If you want attention to detail and a culinary experienced from a master chef, meet Charles.​

That's more like it. I caught up with Chef Charles (and Chef Rick) in a West Loop loft to capture the magic in the making. ​

I'm a sucker for his black truffle honey. I'd eat that on a piece of old lunch meat.​

Wedding :: Lindsay + Robert [Osteria Via Stato, Chicago]

I met Lindsay at Dayna and Jason's wedding last August and soon after, we met to discuss her wedding this year. One of the greatest parts of wedding photography is getting to know clients. [Fast forward through our Chicago winter.] We met up to do a walk thru at Osteria Via Stato and ended up chatting for a couple of hours about all kinds of things! Lindsay is truly such a great lady and I was hearing the most wonderful things about Robert and her soon to be step-children. I was getting very excited to meet the rest of them on the wedding day.​

Travel :: I left my heart in NYC

​New York as a whole has a buzz about it, no question. I had 2.5 days to get in years worth of anticipation of places I wanted to visit and street vendor pretzels I wanted to eat. My plan was to have no plan, except to spend chunks of time in specific neighborhoods. I did the tourist things: MoMA, 30 Rock, Katz's Deli, Carrie Bradshaw's House, etc, but I wanted to spend time just watching, observing, immersing. 

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Feature :: Joe Chlebeck

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So I have a confession. I'm in love. With Joe.

After years of awkward hair cuts from ill suitors, I stumbled across Joe just as I was doing a major chop for Locks of Love. I remember being nervous as he split my hair into two low ponies. Just before I could say anything he snipped it off and said "TOO LATE".

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Feature :: Miss Windy City Jennifer Carr

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Most self proclaimed tom boys typically don't get into pageants, but Jennifer Carr did to 'meet more female friends' when she was in high school. I was crazy interested in asking about the pageant life of this fellow Illinois State Redbird alum; what I learned was fascinating.

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Photo Products :: Digital and Press Printed Cards

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Just added in! Now with all newborn, engagement, and wedding sessions, clients receive a custom designed digital announcement. You pick the color schemes, I create the designs. These are perfect to use as wedding thank you cards, birth announcements or greeting cards.

Additional options include press printed cards and envelopes. I'm very excited to add these to the photo product lineup. Check out some sample designs below.