It’s always been a dream of mine to move to Chicago. Me and my high school best friend drove there for my 18th birthday and we spent the whole car ride talking about how we were both going to make the move after college. She got married to a Michigan guy, and my DJ business took off, so both of us are still stuck in the “D”. When I started doing photography a few years ago, it occurred to me that since all of my camera equipment can fit in a backpack, I could work anywhere I wanted….I could just fly to wherever I needed to go. 10 years later, that moving to Chicago dream is looking like it could actually happen. This is awesome! In 2009, my goal is to have at least 1 wedding booked per month in Chicago. Last week, I went there to meet with several couples who are interested in hiring me for their 2009 weddings, and I also was able to fit in a couple of engagement sessions.
Carrie and Brett met at Loyola University, and are getting married this coming November. They asked me to meet them at a bar, and I kinda thought that was just a spot they figured we could meet at, chat a little bit and then head off to do their photos. Turns out they actually wanted their photos taken in the bar…..sweet! I’ve never done engagement photos in a bar before, sounds like a challenge!
Special thanks to the bartender at Bruno and Tim’s Lounge for letting me snap a few::
These next two are my favorite:
I usually have a couple ideas for photo sessions before the clients even show up. I check out the area I will be shooting in and try to plan ahead a little bit. The bar was a total surprise, and I had not a thing planned, and last minute ideas can be hit or miss… so I thought it would be best to try and talk Brett and Carrie into walking down to the beach for a couple shots (just in case they didn’t like the photos of themselves drinking beers and making out behind the bathroom doors).
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