Yearly Archives: 2017

Mary Clark {Maternity}

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Mary and David are expecting their first baby! What makes this maternity session extra special is that I was also the photographer at their wedding six years ago. Since then, they’ve become dear friends and I’m thankful they are in my life! And this maternity shoot is near and dear to my heart because I’m a Chicago-based photographer, and yet, I got to do the whole session on the ocean…at a beach I’ve never been to before! And because of the trust I have with Mary, these words rolled out of my mouth, “Bring your bikini!” and to my surprise, she replied, “It’s already in the car!” LOVE these guys to pieces and these incredible images will remain in my heart and soul FORVER!

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Until one becomes a mother, no one can ever tell you what it will feel like to love someone else so deeply and profoundly that you will rejoice when they rejoice, ache when they ache, feel what they feel…even without ever speaking a word. ~ Jennifer Quinn

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Macek {Family}

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The Macek Family. These guys are something special!MacekFamily_20170827_MPeterson-26 20171006_untitled_0001 MacekFamily_20170827_MPeterson-66MacekFamily_20170827_MPeterson-8820171005_untitled_0001 MacekFamily_20170827_MPeterson-90 MacekFamily_20170827_MPeterson-94 MacekFamily_20170827_MPeterson-102MacekFamily_20170827_MPeterson-72 MacekFamily_20170827_MPeterson-75 20171006_untitled_0002

“Love your family. Spend time, be kind, and serve one another. Make no room for regrets. Tomorrow is not promised and today is short.”

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Kadence {Newborn}

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Please help me welcome baby Kadence into the world! Her parents are so smitten by her and I love to capture just how much they love her. Kadence’s dad is a police officer and a specific request was a picture of her with his hat and badge. Done and love it!!!TworekFamily_20170828_MPeterson-6 TworekFamily_20170828_MPeterson-2 TworekFamily_20170828_MPeterson-12 20180110_untitled_0002TworekFamily_20170828_MPeterson-5

There is nothing that compares to a love for a newborn. Nothing.

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E D I T I N G

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In LOVE with this edit. Maybe it’s the subject that makes it even more pleasurable.
And I love this verse: “To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure.” / Titus 1:15

BEFORE & AFTER:

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Hawaii {Ka’ena Point State Park}

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I was blessed enough to join Sherri, Bert, Bella, Chloe, and Christian in this majestic place in Oahu, Hawaii. So blessed that I stuffed my eyes with all this beauty…even if it was only for a few hours.

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This was the last photo before I fell, my right foot hit a rock (dislocated my toe), and my camera swam in the ocean and experienced major water damage! I wish I had more time to go out in the water but I had to be thankful for the time I had. RIP my beloved Canon 5D Markii.

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