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    I'm so glad! I'd like to think that this is a very sweet little corner of the world wide web... a place where you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the sweet wonders of life as I see them through my lens. All session openings, information, and studio news is posted right here on the blog, which makes this one of the best spots to be if you're hoping to schedule a session!

    I am now completely booked through the end of 2010... thank you so much to my wonderful clients who've scheduled! We'll be opening up our January-April 2011 schedule on Monday, November 1. Yay!!!

My Secret Goal… | Chicago Child Photographer

When I’m out shooting a photo session, I have many, many, many little goals flying around in my head.  There are the obvious goals, like…

1. I want to be your kid’s bff for the duration of your session.

2.  I want to use my technical knowledge of light and my camera to capture wonderful shots as they happen.

3. I want to help you, the parent, relax and feel at ease despite your initial stress and nervousness. : )

4.  I want to capture your kids being themselves… totally natural, completely authentic.

One huge secret goal I’ve always got in the back of my mind is a little less obvious, and I’m probably absolutely crazy for sharing it with you guys now, but here it is…

I want you to be so head-over-heels-in-love with every single one of your pictures that you can hardly choose which ones to order.  I want to give you such a huge variety of adorableness that you can hardly stand it.  I want you to shed a few tears as you watch your slideshow.  It’s a silly little goal, but I go for it every time… : )

So how cute is this little guy?!?  We had some fun yesterday running around in the woods!

And… a quick note about this heat:

Yeah, it’s hot outside.  And sticky.  And icky.  So my strategy these past few days has been to work FAST before the inevitable meltdown hits.  Please don’t think, when you see me working quickly, that I’m rushing you so that we can be done sooner… I’m shooting quickly so that we get tons of great stuff before cheeks get red, hair gets sweaty, and kiddos get cranky.  As a quick example, yesterday we wrapped up the above session in under half an hour, and these are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cute shots we came away with.  In the heat, faster is better. : )

Daniela Russi - Great pictures ! And the heat…you are absolutely right…fast is the best during this summer ! I am jealous…can’t wait to see Isabel’s pictures.
Great job Amy…as always ! Thanks again for the great session this weekend !

Daniela Russi - reat pictures ! And the heat…you are absolutely right…fast is the best during this summer ! I am jealous…can’t wait to see Isabel’s pictures.
Great job Amy…as always ! Thanks again for the great session this weekend !

joyjenlauren - BEAUTIFUL – JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! And yes – you have brought me to tears many many times!

DawnP - well, when you come to your huge secret goal… I can tell you that you meet and EXCEED it. Not only do I tear up when I see my pics, but I have often teared up even when I see OTHER people’s pics. I feel like I’ve known the people forever and like I’m right there in the photo shoot with you all :o )

Mary Walsh - Mission Accomplished! We LOVED our photos in our first shoot and are looking forward to your magic again in a few weeks! You truly do have a special gift!

Kim - You have definitely met that goal each time for our family! I love to look at the pics and have received oh so many compliments on the great moments and emotions that you capture with your camera!

Libby - These are great photos! In a hilarious coincidence, we are scheduled for our first session with you in early August. I *just* ordered our little guy one of these tie shirts (a onesie in his case) from the same Etsy seller that this little guy’s is from!

Serious Sweetness : ) | Chicago Child Photographer

Just a few to show you today…

I’ve been photographing this little guy for the past year.  In fact, he was one of my very last sessions before my own sweet baby was born last August, and (if you can even believe it…) he’s ONE now!  Happy birthday sweet “A”… it’s been my joy, honor, and total delight to capture you at each and every turn this year.  You are amazing!!!

And one of my little studio makeover projects this summer has been the bathroom upstairs.  It’s gone from nice to “totally-adorable-shabby-chic”!!!  I just ordered these pictures for the wall… cutest kids around, in my *humble* opinion!!! : )

LOVE!!!

: )

It was Breakfast Blend : ) | Happy Chicago Family Photographer

Well you guys… You did it again! Totally blew us away with your sweet enthusiasm this morning!!!

I’m tickled pink to report two things…

1. All of our weekday full and sweetie sessions are booked! I believe there are around 15-20 weekend slots left…

WOO HOO!!!

2. The Tripple family is unplugging and heading up to the lakehouse in t-minus one hour!!!  *shriek and squeal of delight!!!* We’ll be out of town till Tuesday night. If you’re having a photo emergency, our trusty business manager will have his laptop, but our response time may not be instantaneous. : ) Too much fishing / kayaking / swimming / strolling / laughing / snuggling / talking / ice cream eating / loving / playing / waterskiing / coffee sipping / bike riding / shopping / all-out-living to do!!!!!!!

Happy fourth of July everyone!!!

Laurie Wyent - I’m jealous!! Have an awesome weekend with your awesome family! :-)

Little Lizard - Hey! Congrats on your bookings. What’s the status on the sewing pattern photos?

Thanks!

Missy Phillips - I am so bummed to see that all of your Fall sessions are full. We loved the work you did for our son, Justin’s, newborn photos and really wanted to work with you again for his one year photos in October (especially since we live right down the street from you on Maple in Downers Grove now). Oh well, maybe next year. Congrats on all of your bookings and take care!

22 Hours {and Counting!!!} | Chicago Children’s Photographer

Jump for joy… it’s almost here!!! : )

That’s right you guys… 22 hours till the fall sessions open up!!!  As many of you already know, 7 a.m. on booking day is one of Jonathan and my favorite times… it’s our date at the kitchen table with steaming hot coffee cups and an open laptop, watching the names of families we love to come through our online scheduler.  YAY!  So, the question is… will it be Starbucks Breakfast Blend or Dunkin Donuts freshly ground?  Hee hee hee… decisions, decisions. : )

Let’s hit a few specifics to make sure everyone’s got their game on for the morning…

1.  If you don’t have your credit card information entered into the online scheduler, you’ll want to do that today.  Otherwise, it will ask you to do it before you make your appointment, and (as fall booking usually goes…) that could mean that your time will get snatched up by the time you’ve gotten it entered.

2.  For those of you who haven’t updated your information on the online scheduler in awhile, it would be awesome if you’d go ahead and do that today as well.  Specifically, could you guys check out your kids’ names and birthdays for me?  When I plan for your sessions, I look at those to see how old the babies and kids are… it helps me to know what kinds of locations to suggest, props to bring, etc…  For birthdays, we’re looking for actual days of birth:

Correct birthday examples:

Bobby – 03/04/97  |  Bobby – March 4, 1997  |  Bobby – 03-04-1997  |  etc…

Incorrect birthday examples:

Bobby  |  Bobby – 3 months old  |  Bobby – March 4  |  etc…

Bottom line? Name, birthday, and year.  Thanks guys!!! : )

3.  Because I’m such a dork, I couldn’t help but put a countdown timer on the blog.  Seriously, go over there and look at it (if you’re reading this in an e-mail)… it’s in the right hand column!   Humor me… it took me FOREVER to figure out how to install a real-live widget and get it working.  I was kinda proud of myself. : )

I’m not gonna gab on and on today… I’ve been trying to avoid that since my essay last week.  But quickly, let me just say a huge thank you for all of the amazingly kind and supportive e-mails and comments from last week.  You guys rock… you just warm my heart so much.

A few loves from this week’s Naperville Sweetie Sessions…

And seriously one of the cutest shots I’ve ever gotten

(LOVE the dad’s expression!!!)

And even though I don’t do weddings, I LOVE doing engagement photos!  Look at these loves!!! : )

Ok guys… see you in the morning…

7 a.m. SHARP!!! : )

Casey - Dunkin Donuts!

Casey Baldin - Dunkin Donuts. : )

Francine Mittenthal - How about Starbucks coffee and Dunkin Donuts donuts? Add you two and the lap top… you’ve got a winning combination! Shall I arrive at 6:45 to settle in? ; )

julie chen - AMY! oh my gosh, i LOVE your engagement pics … of course, i like ALL of your pics… where on earth did you shoot that lush grassy hill? and i also like your new profile pic (self portrait) at the top…

Oh baby!

Today was a day full of joy!  ADORABLE babies, beautiful weather, happy kids, laughing and giggling.  The pictures turned out wonderfully from the beginning of this day to the end.  Gotta love that!!! : )

Look at this amazing little doll-baby… she was still in the “4′s” when she came today… as in, the 4-pound range.  But boy, did she eat!!! : )  And once she did, it was smooth sailing!

This little family was SO fun to work with this morning!  They came away with some smashing shots.  YAY!

Oh happy day. : )

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