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Last week, not only did I sprain my ankle badly (don’t worry, it’s feeling much better these days! I’m happy to say that I can actually walk normally and not hobble/limp/everything) I went to an awesome workshop held by Lawrence Chan of Tofurious fame. Lawrence is awesome, he’s a really down to earth guy and willing to help everyone who he meets, seriously a photographer who wants to give back to the photography community! You’ll be seeing a lot of different and fun things from me in the near future!

It was also nice to network with a bunch of other like-minded wedding photographers! Most from Chicago some as far as Louisville and Toronto! I met Otto Rascon, Kenny Kim, Bob Davis, Ray Pryor, Jules Weigand, Jay Crihfield, Kenny Nakai, Eclipse Photography, Molly Michel and Dan Georgia

Really, it was a great time to be able to talk with other wedding photographers because sometimes it’s hard to network! Bob Davis brought us cookies and sweets which was awesome to keep our attention through the seminar! Kenny Nakai popped in after shooting the beginning part of a Hindu wedding and Jules Weigand taught us how to say Louisville the correct way. Afterwards we all headed to Giordano’s where we had pizza and a giant family appetizer platter that Lawrence said he’d eyed the day before and needed more people to eat! Gotta love Chicago pizza! Lawrence is a wedding photographer/guru out on in California and had some time to spend in our wonderful city so we told them where they HAD to go! And by the looks of his twitter feed, he really enjoyed everything Chicago has to offer! Plus, we all know there’s a lot of us cool people here

So if you’re a photographer and thinking of taking Lawrence’s class: DO IT, it’s worth every penny!

I’ve typed this entire post with Isabelle laying on me and my computer and then her waking up and getting angry at me. So I figure she wants some blog lovin’ too. In honor of football season and the bears win on sunday:

I hope we can all get together again sometime soon!!
Kara

I met Lucy and Pete and we just went everywhere! They’re holding their wedding up at Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake (which is a fabulous place for wedding photography!) so they wanted some really downtown pictures and really wanted to incorporate certain buildings into it! It’s always great to meet people before photographing their wedding! It’s nice to get to know the couple and have them know me, I’m generally relaxed and laid back and they had me on the end of a long day of engagements! I’m sure Lucy has been stalking my blog for this and I’m sure she’ll do the same for her wedding photos!

we started in Lincoln Park at the Lily Pond right there:

We then headed over to State Street/Michigan Ave to finish up the session!

I really love this one!!

Thanks for looking! I can’t wait to photograph your wedding Lucy and Pete! You both were a bunch of fun and laughs!

Kara
kara@karatography.com

I met Loretta and Aaron in Wrigleyville to start their engagement session. I can’t wait to photograph their wedding!! I’m so excited to be their photographer because these two are a riot! They laugh, they cry, they skip. I can’t imagine what their wedding day will bring, but it sure enough will be a load of fun! Ok, enough of me, let’s get to their engagement pictures!

Look at how fun they were!

I usually don’t take pictures like this, but I LOVE this one!!

and then Loretta cried, it was so cute! I wonder if she’ll cry at her wedding? She thinks she’s going to be a mess!

this was totally unplanned

I hope you enjoyed these Loretta and Aaron, I truly had a great time with you for your engagement session and I can’t wait until I photograph your wedding! I’m sure it will be 10x more fun!

Kara
kara@karatography.com

Kim and Rob are such an awesome couple and their wedding isn’t until mid 2010! Their wedding is going to be so much fun as well, when I first met with Kim and Rob we spent like 2 hours talking after I had finished up a wedding and they dealt with my mumblings! We connected at that moment!

They were seriously up for anything that I asked of them. And by the end of the day, I asked for a lot! But if I suggest it early enough, you know it’s a good idea at the end of the day! We started out on Rob’s rooftop where they got engaged and then Kim’s dad drove us around to take pictures all over Museum Campus and Millennium Park for a final stop. I really can’t wait to photograph their wedding next year!

We spent a lot of time around the Shedd located at: 1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL?

GO BEARS!!

Look at the air Kim got in those heels!!

we headed to Millennium Park for some photos in the fountain!

I love Rob in this one!

I did start the session by saying they should go in the fountain, and by the end of it, they knew it was a good idea!

and an after shot!

I hope you guys enjoyed these! Sorry for the long wait!!

Kara
kara@karatography.com

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