C H I C A G O

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Connor Price, Angelo Molineri, and Eryn Pablico were visiting from Toronto and Vegas. We thought it would be fun to take them downtown Chicago. :) While having fun at Millennium Park, Angelo, Eryn, and Chloe decided to film their Lovebug/Jonas Brothers music video. We wrapped the day with having deep dish pizza at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria. Such a perfect day!

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“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”

Go to ChloePetersonMusic on Youtube to see the music video! It’s adorable! :)

MARIA PETERSON PHOTOGRAPHY

S A Y D E E {Bodega Bay, CA}

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I love this California beauty like she is one of my daughters. I had an opportunity to visit Bodega Bay with Saydee and I will never forget the experience. I can search all of California and would never be able to find a girl more kind, compassionate, talented…and beautiful.IMG_6571IMG_6584 20150401_MP_0100

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MARIA PETERSON PHOTOGRAPHY

Winter Is Still Here in Chicago!

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I can’t believe I’m bringing you snow and ice just a few days after the official day of spring, but this is Chicago and being unpredictable is what we’re all about! :) Too cold for my liking for this time of year, but it is so pretty.

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“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in.”

MARIA PETERSON PHOTOGRAPHY

E d i t i n g

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I love to photograph to tell an honest story, but that doesn’t mean I won’t eliminate what might be in the photo that will distract and not add to how I want the photo to feel. And the business of WHAT to add or eliminate, and HOW MUCH,  might differentiate me from all the other photographers out there. When it comes to hiring a photographer, there’s a whole lot more than money! You need to know something about what the photographer sees as beautiful or necessary. :)

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“If the photographer is interested in the people in front of her lens, and if she is compassionate, it’s already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.”

MARIA PETERSON PHOTOGRAPHY

Yosemite

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It’s been a big desire of mine to visit Yosemite. It was more majestic than I had imagined. Loved every moment.

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The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark. ~ John Muir

MARIA PETERSON PHOTOGRAPHY