Lake Geneva Love

I have known Nick for a few years now, as he is the son of a former co-worker and good friend of mine.  After hearing the stories about how these two met, I finally had the pleasure of meeting Melissa for the first time.  The very first thing that I noticed was how these two interact with each other…they’re meant to be together.  I’ve never seen personalties mesh so perfectly…they will have a terrific life together.  We are shooting their wedding this upcoming April, and had the chance to take some engagement pictures of them at the Rivera in downtown Lake Geneva.

Fall Collages

Throughout the fall, I have been working on creating some collages from various shoots.  When the creative juices begin to flow, I like to play with some Photoshop brushes, textures, and gradients.  I like to setup the Photoshop images as 8×10′s so that clients can print them easily wherever they may take the images.  Here are a few of the collages I have put together this fall…

Just a Walk in the Park

I am sure that many of my clients are jealous that I can take pictures of my kids at any time.  Strange thing is, they hate the camera, and to get them to smile for it many times is a hassle filled with promises of cake, ice cream, and McDonalds.  As everyone else has gotten their fall pictures taken, we finally found some time to take ours.  I think its more difficult shooting the pictures and trying to convince our kids that what we are doing is truely fun.  In the short amount of time we were able to coral them, I managed to grab a few shots that might make their way onto some holiday cards this year.

When Family Matters

I hope that when I get older, and my kids are grown up that we still get together on a regular basis.  One would hope that they live close to home, but what you really want is quality family time together since they will most likely choose their own path in life and who really knows where that will take them.  I have not had the opportunity to shoot to many grown families.  Most of the time it is the new families with young children wanting to capture their childhood.

A really good friend of mine, and his family wanted to get their picture taken as its been years since its been done, and I had to accept.  It gave me a chance to use my new umbrellas in an outdoor setting.  Generally these are used in a studio setting, but I had wanted a chance to see how they performed outside.

Monkey See…Monkey Do!

No matter who I am shooting, personalities shine.  In this case, these twin boys sure had fun while running through the grounds at St. Fracnis Monastery.  Boy will be boys, and with sticks and twigs everywhere, they were in heaven.  We let the boys run wild and grabbed some pictures while they were exploring, as well as some nice portraits.

5 Alive!

As fall slowly dies out, and the trees loose all their leaves, myself and 5 younglings head out in search of smiles, laughter, and fun.  There was no shortage of entertainment working with this group of children.  Everyone was so willing to express themselves, and I’m sure by looking at the pictures below, you can figure out what personality each one truly has bottled up.