I had the honor of taking Gillian Flynn’s author photos for her new book GONE GIRL which comes out JUNE 5th, 2012. You can learn a little about her by reading a snippet from her website.  And here is a bit about the new book….

New York Times bestselling author Gillian Flynn (SHARP OBJECTS, DARK
PLACES) will leave you breathless with this terrifying masterpiece of
a marriage gone wrong. On the morning of their fifth wedding
anniversary, Nick Dunne’s clever and beautiful wife Amy disappears
from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi. Under pressure from
the police and the media-as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents-the
town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and
inappropriate behavior. But even though Nick might be weak and Nick
might be bitter–is he really a killer? With her trademark razor-sharp
writing and virtuoso psychological insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a
fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously-plotted thriller that
proves she is not only at the peak of her powers but also one of the
hottest writers around.

Holiday family photos for a Chicago family in the South Loop…We made a holiday/address change card as well as other photos to mark this baby’s 8 month mark….

Baby in a diaper photos in the south loop chicago

baby on his stomach with winter hat looking in the mirror

baby in winter hat portrait on location in south loop chicago

This is a new album I designed from Asukabook called the NeoClassic. The pages are super glossy and white and the look is very elegant and modern. This album is from a wedding I photographed last year at theWit in downtown Chicago.  I designed the pages and Asukabook printed it.  I am showing a few pages from the final book below.

I often ask for photos of  a couple before a maternity photography shoot to get an idea of who they are, how they interact together, how they  look on camera, their heights, hair color, style etc. I think it’s really fascinating to go back and look at the photos they sent me after the shoot is completed and I’ve worked with them and gotten to know them on a new level. It’s eye opening and magical almost to see  how couples transform in my studio. Their personalities and physical beauty is revealed after doing a shoot and a whole new couple emerges from the photos. After a recent shoot I went back and looked at the photos my client sent me before the shoot and with their permission I am sharing both the before and after with you here with……

BEFORE- THEIR PHOTOS

AFTER- MY PHOTOS