The Godana's....

Hey all,

These family images were captured in the lovely city of Phoenix, AZ....Yes, I work while i'm on vacation...lol...









Did I mention that I'm related to this lovely family?

As always...we had a blast...

Until next time....

Dartise

The Curry's...

Tise Love's the Kids....

For those who know...Yes I just bit off of trick-daddy....lol...

I was honored to be able shoot this lovely family's birthday party...




Here's a few images from the day....After the playing and jumping and spinning and falling and eating, I tried to grab some stills of the kids when I could...









oh my goodness....
There were so many I might just have to make a slideshow a little later...when I get back off vacation of course...

but here's two more...






and of course as always...I had a blast...

Until next time...

dartise

Miss Tera Williams...

Hello all,

I'd like to take this time to thank everyone who took a chance on me back when I started and no one new how their pics would turn out, but just trusted my ability...Thank you so very much...

This gratefulness comes after Sunday's shoot because Tera was one of my first paid clients...She's great...warm and bubbly and one helluva reporter too...you should see her in Tornado Coverage...You can see her in action on WFLD-TV at www.myfoxchicago.com 5 days a week and sometimes more...

Anyway,

She asked me if I'd take her headshots a while back...and then my apartment was broken into and my gear was stolen, so I had to postpone...She was kind enough to wait for me to replenish my gear before we rescheduled...That was cool because she could've taken her business elsewhere. So my assistant Sandi and I went Tera's house, moved some furniture around in order to capture this great image.



I'd like to thank Sandi for her help
and Sean of Next Level Photography for his editing work...
until next time...

Dartise

More of the Schwabs...

They're such a lovely family...

please click the play button to view...

What's a photog to do?

okay...

I've officially lost my mind....lol....
I was bored...so instead of unpacking like I should be...I decided to take some random pics of objects in my new condo...

Enjoy my boredom....



Until next time.....

dartise

Reesh and Mary....

Meet Reesha and Mary.....



They are the two lovely authors of the soon to be released best seller titled, "Reaching Your Quarter Life: What Every Lady Must Know"



Their secret will be let out soon enough as these two 20-something Chicagoans discuss lessons they've learned through life thus far...

They were looking for a little something different than your average author pic in the back of the book...so they dolled up and met me downtown as they prepare to "put on" for their city through written personal experiences and advice...




and of course as always.... we had a blast....

until next time,

dartise

mesmerized

All I can say is WOW....

talk about a voice....

I met Sheridia at one of her concerts a while back....Her and her husband Joose are two of the most talented people I've ever met....They asked me to take some pictures for their upcoming album....you can check out their music at

http://www.myspace.com/sheridia

I'll let you all know when the album comes out so you can purchase it....

until next time....

Dartise