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Author Archives: Ben

Blue Dress Barn | Summer Wedding | Southwest Michigan

Here’s a collection of relatively random images from another fabulous summer wedding at the Blue Dress Barn in Southwest Michigan. If you’re considering the Blue Dress Barn for your wedding reception you’ve probably read all the great reviews about

what a beautiful and unique venue the barn is for both wedding ceremonies and receptions and everyone’s...

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Trash the Dress | Round Barn Winery | Southwest Michigan

Here are a few pictures from a Trash the dress session at the Round Barn Winery in Southwest Michigan this past fall…. (yes I know I am WAY behind on the blog) The shoot was put together by a friend and fellow photographer Monika Caban (Monika Caban

Photography) who organized a DWF gathering here in Southwest...

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a Chicago Wedding | Holy Name Cathedral | the Wit Hotel

WOW, what an amazing wedding, we started out with the bride and groom preparing at the Wit Hotel in Downtown Chicago, we drove up state for a wedding ceremony at Holy Name Cathedral, and finally ended up back at the Wit to party. Words can not

describe how fun this wedding was to take pictures of!...

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Wedding Photos at Notre Dame | Reception at the Heritage Center

I posted some of the pictures from Ken & Katys Notre Dame wedding a few weeks ago and I wanted to share the album design that we came up with. This is just a rough draft and we’re in the process of making changes to the book with the bride and groom

Ken & Katys...

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas everyone, and thank you to all of the family, friends and clients who have helped make this such a great year! I can’t wait to see what sorts of adventures 2010 will bring. Here is the family Christmas card… well actually one of 2, neither of which were finished until Christmas Eve’s...

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Chicago Engagement Photography in Winter

Taking engagement photos in Chicago is always fun, because there are just so many possible locations to shoot in and around the city, except I found out, during the winter time! I met up with Chris and Erika to do a fun winter engagement shoot in Downtown

Chicago a couple of weeks ago, we had planned...

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Wedding Photography at Notre Dame | Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Here are just a couple of wedding photos from Ken & Katys amazing wedding at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame. The Basilica is an amazing place to shoot and it’s run like a well oiled machine on the weekends so they can crank out several

weddings per day… I’ve never actually asked...

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Lifestyle Portraiture | Family Photos in the Dunes

I love shooting lifestyle portrait sessions with families in Southwest Michigan because they’re fun, you can do them just about anywhere, and you can almost always find something new to do with the family photos! This family photo shoot took place in the

dunes in Stevensville Michigan on what turned out to be a beautiful afternoon...

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Lifestyle Portraiture | Family Photos on the Beach in St Joseph Mi

Here are just a couple of my favorite pictures from a recent lifestyle family portrait shoot in Saint Joseph by the lighthouse at Tiscornia Beach. We tried to squeeze these family photos in before it got too cold out this fall but ended up catching a rather chilly

day. I think we were getting some great...

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Art Institute of Chicago | Fall Engagement Photos Downtown

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year for engagement photos in Chicago, especially downtown in and around the Art Institute and Millennium Park! It never ceases to amaze me just how much fall color you can find in a city the size of Chicago but I guess

that’s a testament to Mayor Daley...

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