Archive: March, 2010



Horchata

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

We recently lost our cat, Mochi. She was about two years old and died suddenly. We mourned her death, but knew we needed a playmate for our other kitten, Havarti. So we went to the Orphans of the Storm animal shelter in Riverwoods, Illinois, and there we found this sweet little kitten. She is 10 weeks old in this photo. I loved her perfectly symmetrical facial markings. The white around her eyes is perfect and we knew she would be a very photogenic kitten! We named her Horchata after the Mexican rice milk drink flavored with a cinnamon. It’s my favorite! There will be many more photos to come, you can count on that!

Chi-Town Pulse

Friday, March 19th, 2010

I started swing dancing in college. It’s been great as a social activity, a form of exercise, and even as a method of introducing me to new music. Moving to Chicago gave me the opportunity to really explore the blues. The local blues community, though small, is passionate.

Recently, a member of the community created the short fictional film Chi-Town Pulse, which is set in the Chicago blues dance scene. They had their first public showing at a red carpet premiere recently, and I was asked to assist with photography. Special thanks to Keir for letting me try out his new 50/1.2L lens for the night (thus, all of these were taken with that lens :)

Here are some shots from the night:

sax

john and lydia

tom and elizabeth 2

blues hands

Happy St. Pattys!

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

the man with the dye

St. Patrick’s Day may be in a few days, but here in Chicago, we start celebrating early! On the closest Saturday before the holiday, they hold a parade and dye the river green. While you may notice that the water is green all the time, this is beyond that.  It really is neon.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Nola Grows

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Baby Nola has really grown! We have photos of the first shoot we did with her and the last shoot we just did last month. Look how big she is getting!

Nola 4 months old
Blue eyes

cool with bonnet

Nola 9 months old
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I love little Nola, can not wait till she is walking and talking!

 

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