Child Photographer Chicago suburbs

Oh. My. Gosh.  How time gets away from me once the busy season hits.  Can you believe that I have a backlog of sessions since SEPTEMBER to get blogged?  The good news is the absolute chaos of the busy season is over.  99% of orders are in my client’s hands. The last few are on their way to me.  Just the typical sessions are still taking place, no last minute holiday rush.

Yeah, this is why my fall books up in June.  Balancing my workload is the only way to ensure I have happy families with orders in their hands.  Until the day I have an assistant or 2nd shooter…I know current my limits.  But the right time to hire help may be here before I know it.

Anywho, enough about me and back to this family.   I did sweet little J’s 6 month photos in his house a umber of months ago and he is BACK for his big O-N-E session.  I think this stage may be one of my favorites because the personalities are out in full force (and curious enough to be entertained by me without running away).  Yeah, the not running away part is key.  We did the entire session around my studio in Lake Zurich and I couldn’t be happier.

Baby J, on the other hand, wasn’t in love with his cake.  More so having it on his fingers, anyway. It’s ok dude, I probably ate some after you left.  Don’t judge me – I’m not going to let some cake go to waste.

Here are some of my favorite highlights from his first year cake smash session.

Poor dude was just over his cake at the end.  That’s just how it goes, sometimes!

I’d love to chat with you about your own session.  Sessions like this are done in my downtown Lake Zurich, IL studio.  However I have clients all throughout the Chicagoland area.  Be sure to contact me at least a month before your desired session so you are locked into a date.  My sessions book up far in advance!