Cantigny Park | Winfield, IL | Engram Family

When we were discussing a place for family photos, Melissa and I were trying to come up with somewhere beautiful and she had suggested downtown Geneva. I've heard it's really pretty there, never been! Then I got to thinking that as I normally drive to my BFFs house in Wheaton, I pass by Cantigny Park every time and think, I HAVE to do photos there some day. Well, that's where we ended up going and it was perfect.

I hope you enjoy the photos below. I had a lot of fun capturing Kamryn's silly side as well as the bond of this family and the love of husband and wife, Melissa and Kevin.

I love comments, so comment away! I also have these in black and white and I may do another post with just those! You can always check them out on my Facebook page:
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Black & White Photography Workshop

My Mother's Day gift was a workshop by the amazingly talented Nancy Merkling. I had wanted to take this class once I saw she was offering it. At the previous workshop I had taken (Composition), she had wondered if anyone would be interested in learning to shoot for black and white and I immediately knew I would be!!

I learned a lot of things and how to look at things in color, but try to visualize them in black and white, taking special note of light/shadows, texture, and tones. Here are the photos that I had taken away from that class. I hope you enjoy them! And as always, I look forward to reading any comments you may have!

Baby Lucas

I had the pleasure of taking newborn pics again, and I gotta say, it's a lot of fun! This is especially fun because it's family :) This are pictures of Lucas Charles, along with his sister Alexandria and mother Jackie. He was so sweet and not all that sleepy until the very end. I am very pleased with how everything turned out and the great part is, they live so nice and close to us, I can pop over anytime she wants me to so I will capture a lot of him growing up!! I would love to read your comments!

I'll post the color photos first and then do the black and whites. I love them both!! :)