Posted Aug 10, 2010 / by Kevin / in Weddings / 3 Comments
I love this opening shot. Sadly, it is not mine.
August 28th, 2009.
The evening began on the top floor of the Signature Room in the John Hancock building where they had a few drink followed by dinner at Rosebud. Afterwards, Dan took Liz to the lakefront where they walked out on to a pier where he proposed. The photograph was made by Liz's sister who teamed with the sneaky Dan to document his proposal to Liz on August 28th.
Posted Aug 02, 2010 / by Kevin / in Personal / 12 Comments
Last week's grand opening celebration with wedding industry peeps marked two significant milestones in my career.
In early 2009, I felt itchy and needed a change to my business identity and web site. Knowing I am a better photographer than graphic/web designer, I decided to hire a talented team of people to do the work for me. Cococello, Code 72 and Inkwell Marketing started from the ground up and built me an entirely fresh, new identity and voice for my business.
Posted Jul 26, 2010 / by Kevin / in Weddings / 4 Comments
I could have done an entire posting of images from just the first 5 minutes of Megan and Mark's wedding.
Chadd and I didn't do any preparation imagery, and began our day with the bride and groom's meet-up. We started in one of my favorite adorable little parks in Chicago. It has this neat little brick-lined path with trees that cover the walk-way like something you would see in a Paris park.
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Posted Jul 20, 2010 / by Kevin / in Weddings / 6 Comments
Whew. I believe this is the largest set of images I have ever posted on my blog. While I firmly believe a blog posting should not contain more than 20 images, there are several factors why I chose to break my own rules.
Ben and Sam are special to me. Their hire occurred after 9 long months of hard work rebranding my business and one month before I landed my first lease on a studio space in the West Loop. Being chosen to shoot their wedding validated many of my business decisions and insecurities revolving around those choices. I am so honored to celebrate this time of my career with them as well as their families.
Posted Jul 13, 2010 / by Kevin / in Engagment Sessions / 8 Comments
Oh vey. Sam. Samantha. Mrs. Kreisman (considering they got married a week ago at the Elysian). But before we go down that road, I want to share their engagement session we did in May.
Sadly, they are moving. In a few weeks. But I do get the opportunity to have dinner with Ben and Sam once again this Sunday. Bring on the food, wine and the aching stomach from laughing too much!
I usually keep a professional wall between me and my clients, especially until their wedding is complete. But Ben insisted we have dinner last winter, and then go for drinks afterwards. So, I did. I sense the loosening of my rules led to an incredible engagement session, and a fantastic shoot at their wedding (posting next week).
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