Photogenic Pups

Any dog lover knows the value of a good dog portrait. I love taking photographs of animals I know and aim to capture the spirit and personality of my furry friends in the images. The three yellow labs featured in this post live at my parents' house and are truly members of the Winter family: Rosie, Annie and Trouper.

Annie in her Christmas bow

Three-legged Trouper making progress on his bone

Sweet Rosie and the twinkling Christmas lights

Annie takes a nap in Charlevoix with RJ

Winter Welcomes

Tucson, AZ

In the middle of December, my sister, Lizzy, and I traveled to Tucson to spend the weekend with my grandparents. I am SO glad we did!

You can take the grandparents out of Chicago, but you can't

take Chicago out of the grandparents.

Grammie and Grandpa open their Christmas cards.

The grapefruit tree out front, bursting with fruit!

Orchids sent to Grammie and Grandpa in November

for their 66th wedding anniversary.

Grandpa puts his mark on the blue envelopes -

a Winter family Christmas tradition!

Baby Henry

Chicago, IL

What an honor to not only photography Blair and Chad's wedding in August of 2008 but also to have a chance to photograph Henry, the newest member of the Ciesil family, just over a year later! Congratulations to Blair, Chad, Nate, Billy and the rest of the Ciesil/Weigle family!