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Hello and welcome to my photoblog. I am delighted to have you here! This blog serves as a way of sharing my most recent photo sessions with clients and their family and friends, and is also the first place to hear recent announcements about the studio as well as special blog-reader only discounts.

I am a primarily natural light portrait photographer based out of Madison, Wisconsin. My focus is on babies, children and families, although I also love to shoot a limited number of weddings per year. My portrait sessions take place entirely on location -- either at your home or at another location around Madison. I love to explore new places, so I'm very open to your suggestions. And of course, I have some favorite spots that I'm always ready to explore again as well.

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My approach toward photography is deceptively simple: catch real moments of your children really being themselves. Silly giggles, sweet kisses from mommy, tickles from a big sister, laughing while watching doggie run through the park... These are the moments that make up real life. These are the moments from childhood that pass by all too fast. And these moments, to me, are where the real beauty of childhood resides. The same philosophy governs my approach to wedding photography.

My style is largely photojournalistic and non-obtrusive, while at the same time I am always working to create beautiful and lasting memories of life as it unfolds. The most common words used to describe my photographs are the ones I have chosen as the tagline for my studio: Modern. Fun. Real. Life. People often comment that my photographs have a sense of warmth and emotion to them -- which I consider the highest compliment possible.

andrea & eric.

10.14.2009 Posted in weddings

This past Saturday was one of those very bright, very crisp, very autumnal days. I was lucky enough to spend the day photographing the beautiful wedding of Andrea and Eric here in Madison. Their wedding was lovely, from the gorgeous wedding gown to the absolutely perfect flowers (I really was in love with them). Granted, it would have been nice if the temperature had been 20 degrees or so warmer, but I was happy to avoid the persistent rain we’ve had lately, and Andrea & Eric were perfectly happy to listen to my crazy ideas and go roaming around the grassy fields of the Arboretum in 40 degree weather. Thanks for that, guys. Despite the chill in the air, their photos definitely do have a sense of warmth to them. And what I really loved was the way that they were just so entirely natural and at ease with each other. I am pretty sure that at some point during the planning meeting, Andrea had told me that they didn’t really love having their photos taken and weren’t comfortable in front of the camera. I can tell you one thing: you never would know it from these photos. Congratulations to you both, and I promise I’ll update this post with a slideshow in a few days!

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