RIP Zachary Kertis

February 3, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

One of my good friends, Stephen, just lost his little brother. Zachary was only 18-years-old. Today is his funeral. I only had the pleasure of meeting him once, but felt honored to see the love that so many others have for him. The visitation was packed with friends and family. All of his close friends wearing superman shirts in his honor (a shirt he wore often). If you have a moment please check out his facebook page.

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Portraits

January 30, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 2 Comments

The one thing that I’ve been really trying to push myself to do is use lights more. I’m such a novice when it comes to incorporating lights in portrait work. Usually I find a nice window and leave it at that, but I really want to be able to control the light when need be. I feel like Dallas is where they first forced me to use strobes. In Concord I was able to use them, but never really pushed myself to experiment. Now I’m starting to. Here’s some recent portraits.

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A Day in the Studio

January 30, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Turkey Meatloaf with Tomato-Spinach Sauce and Mustard Vinaigrette…mmmm!

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Mount Carmel vs. St. Ignatius

January 30, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

St. Ignatius hosted Mount Carmel tonight in prep basketball. Here’s some from the game.

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Lockdown

January 27, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

An individual looks out the window during a lockdown while Police investigate Northwestern University’s School of Law after a call came in about a possible armed man at Lake Shore Drive on Wednesday January 27, 2010.

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Adopted Haitian

January 23, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Elaine Morgan finally got her new family member tonight. She was suppose to pick her up in Haiti on the 17th, but due to the recent earthquake that changed everything. They didn’t even know if she had survived the quake. Luckily Djoude wasn’t hurt and eventually made it home. This is the family’s first time with their new daughter in her new home. She really got a kick out of the water faucet.

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More Daily Work

January 18, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Just thought I’d post some of my favorites from this past few weeks.

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Water Debate

January 14, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Dan Injerd, (left) the Chief of Lake Michigan Management for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and Jim Casey, the Division of Water Resources Management with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources rub their faces before the start of talking to Lake Country communities to allow them to withdraw millions of gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan at the Thompson Center on Wednesday January 13, 2010.

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Naked Cowboy

January 14, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

You don’t see this everyday…Especially when it’s a 20 degree morning in downtown Chicago…

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Prep Hockey

January 13, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Got to shoot my first hockey game of the season since my time in Concord. It was an outdoor arena so I’m still waiting for the feeling to return to my hands and feet. Here’s a few from the game.