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Preparation Tips For Your Corporate Headshot or Portrait Photo Shoot

Preparation Tips how to prepare for your corporate headshot or portrait session Nervous about getting your professional headshot taken? Don’t be! I have photographed a wide variety of clients from executives at Fortune 100 companies all the way to small local business owners.  The overwhelming majority of my photo subjects are first-timers, so worry not because I guide you during the shoot to help you through the entire process (posing, smiling, etc). WARDROBE COLORS  Layering works very well. Bottom layers include… Read More »Preparation Tips For Your Corporate Headshot or Portrait Photo Shoot

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WGN News Story on Tina

BLOG WGN News segment on tina Collaboration with the windy kitty cat cafe WGN got wind of the collaboration I’ve been doing with Jenny Tiner and the Windy Kitty Cat Cafe and decided to do a news feature about us.  Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Windy Kitty decided to close down, get the cats into foster homes and move all of the adoptable cats’ profiles online. I took photos and videos of the cats in order to help make… Read More »WGN News Story on Tina

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Headshots of a Chicago doctor

BLOG Headshots of a Chicago doctor CHICAGO HEALTHCARE PHOTOGRAPHY One of my healthcare clients needed some branding photos showing her and her staff working at the hospital. We did some environmental portraits of her in various settings, both in her office and at the hospital. This physician uses the photos for her clinic’s website as well as her ZocDoc page.  Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on whatsapp Share on… Read More »Headshots of a Chicago doctor

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Headshots that maintain social distance during COVID-19

BLOG Headshots that maintain social distance during the covid-19 outbreak CHICAGO PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY It may be counterintuitive, but now is the perfect time to take corporate headshots or portraits  in some of Chicago’s iconic outdoor locations. Due to the Shelter In Place order, these normally crowded places are near empty which makes social distancing easy.  These photos were taken outside in the Financial District on Lasalle Street.  I am typically unable to get a clean shot at this iconic location… Read More »Headshots that maintain social distance during COVID-19

Windy Kitty Cafe

BLOG Windy Kitty Cafe To keep my sanity during the coronavirus outbreak, I took photos and videos of the adoptable cats at the Windy Kitty Cafe. The cafe had to close and needed to develop online profiles to showcase their adoptable cats, including two cats I rescued off the streets. Please check out their website if you are interested in giving one of these babies a forever home. If you are able to make a donation to help  out the… Read More »Windy Kitty Cafe

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Company party with guest performer Mark Toland Mind Reader

BLOG Company party with performance by Mark Toland Mind Reader CHICAGO EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY This company hosts a yearly party and award ceremony for their superintendents and I am lucky enough to photograph it every year. This year was especially great, as the venue was one of my favorites and the performer was one of my favorites: Mark Toland the Mind Reader at Untitled Supper Club in River North. If you’ve never seen Mark’s performance, you HAVE to check it out!… Read More »Company party with guest performer Mark Toland Mind Reader

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Portrait of a Chicago Architect

BLOG Portrait of a Chicago architect CHICAGO PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY A global design firm needed some photos of their Chicago staff for their website. We did some great environmental portraits using their beautiful office space as the backdrop.  work with me Book your corporate headshot or portrait You only get one initial image to put yourself out there in the corporate world, and that means you’re going to want it to be as close to perfect as possible. Obviously, we’ll leave… Read More »Portrait of a Chicago Architect

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Professional Headshots of Attorneys and Accountants

BLOG Professional headshots of attorneys and accountants CHICAGO PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY A firm in the Chicago loops needed some staff headshots for their website. I took the headshots on a light grey background to give their brand consistency. They wanted a business-casual look for an approachable brand. I brought the studio to their office and was there for a total of an hour, including setup time. It’s important to be able to photograph my clients as quickly as possible, as these… Read More »Professional Headshots of Attorneys and Accountants

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Portraits and Promo Photos for Saturday Night Live’s Nora Dunn

BLOG Portraits and Promo Photos For Saturday Night Live’s Nora Dunn CHICAGO PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY Truly one of the highlights of my photography career was working with my comedy hero Nora Dunn. I grew up watching her every week on Saturday Night Live and was so honored to be able to meet her, let alone photograph her. We did some portraits and promo photos for her one woman comedy show Mythical Proportions.  work with me Book your corporate headshot or portrait… Read More »Portraits and Promo Photos for Saturday Night Live’s Nora Dunn

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Company Party at Wrigley Rooftop

BLOG Company party on a Wrigley rooftop CHICAGO Event PHOTOGRAPHY If you’re a Chicago Cubs fan, you are probably already familiar with the Wrigley Rooftops, which are a series of rooftops in the immediate area of Wrigley Field where you can watch the Cubs play. A company hosted a private party at Brixen Ivy, the very first Wrigleyville Rooftop. Brixen Ivy has several different bar areas, private decks, and several exclusive entertainment areas. I got some great photos and had fun… Read More »Company Party at Wrigley Rooftop

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Backstage with One Direction

BLOG Backstage with one direction Chicago Event Photography One Direction performed at Chicago’s Soldier Field and I was hired to photograph the backstage party. Elizabeth Arden threw them a party backstage to celebrate the launch of their collaboration on a cologne. One of the attendees snapped this cell phone pic of me photographing the band.  work with me Tell me about your next event and let’s collaborate I am a corporate event photographer, available to photograph business seminars, meetings, conferences, parties,… Read More »Backstage with One Direction