Last year, Stephanie Lee Music and Helen Lee Piano Studio teamed up for a winter recital.  I took some portraits of the students, and here are a few of my...

When Rowena sent me the engagement announcement email with pictures of the lilies that Luke, a close college friend, had filled their apartment with for their marriage proposal, I was ecstatic!  Even though I didn’t go to college with Row, I have had the opportunity of meeting her and hanging out a handful of times all over the country throughout her relationship with Luke.  She is a driven, intelligent woman who has found much success...

I’ve recently added salsa dancing to my repertoire of hobbies, and it has been such a joy getting in touch with my Latin roots.  (Okay, well, I don’t actually have Latin roots, but I like to think I do…at least maybe in another life?)  🙂  Anyway, I’ve met some amazing (and beautiful) dancers in this town, and here are just a few whom I got the pleasure of capturing last night with the lighting collaboration of my...

One of my favorite places in town is the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.  We are privileged to have hundreds of incredible performances by extremely talented artists every year right here in Chambana.  One of the more recent shows I enjoyed was Jazz artist, Ahmad Jamal, followed by Snehasish Mozumder and Sound of Mandolin.  Both performances were exceptionally inspiring and full of life.  Ahmad Jamal’s quadruple encore was...

It was such an honor to do this photo shoot!  Isabel and her sister, Danika, drove all the way to Champaign Urbana from Joliet / Coal City for this special senior shoot!  It was a gift from Danika to her little sis, and I was more than happy to be the catalyst for the gift!  I don’t know where to begin with describing what a great model Isabel is.  Her eyes, her figure, her amazing fashion sense, her adorable smile…I guess...

I absolutely adore this gorgeous family!  The kids were so sweet, and I love the striking resemblances they have with one another.  I also enjoyed watching the kids’ interactions w/ the baby–so...