Valentine's Day Special....

Hello again,

I posted a couple of ads on craigslist offering a Valentines Day special for portraits and weddings...(contact me for details)...Here's a few pics from my latest shoot....





Javier and Nikki answered my craigslist ad, we scheduled a time and a location, and then we were all set...We shot at navy pier here in Chicago....the place is a little different in the winter, but we made it work...They are engaged to be married this year....






Not to be chessy, but I love the couples I shoot...I really admire young love...not to reject "old love," but you know what I mean....They're at that stage where life is whimsical and joyous...and you can see it by the way they look at each other.....






I just try to let my couples enjoy each other....and try to forget that I'm there....

I'm wondering....

What does the last picture say to you? (please leave comment)

until next time,

dartise

film...

Happy Friday!!!!!!!

I'm sorry if it's not really your friday...but don't feel bad because it's not my friday either...I was looking forward to catching the train today because of this wonderful weather we're having (5-10 inches of snow), but now I have to drive...and did I tell you how much I LOVE chicago drivers...

Anyway,

I titled today's note film because I wanted to share with you some of the pics I shot on film...I learned a lot from shooting on my film camera....it's nothing exciting just a Pentax PZ-70...I have a couple of lenses...But film gets a little expensive to develop and scan for digital prints....It was fun for a while...but when I got my Canon, OMG....I fell in love....

So I drove around town, or walked, depending on where I was...and just looked for some interesting things to shoot....I took my camera to work one day and just walked around downtown Chicago after my shift was over....and here are a couple of those shots....






The invisible man, as I like to call it is one of my favorites...I just wanted a shot of the steps headed up to the train...but this man ran down the steps to quick and got in my shot....I didn't have the shutter on high so his foot gives a cool effect as he's running through the frame....So when I got this shot developed I wasn't as frustrated...A great shot by accident...you can't ask for anything else (well I can, but I won't today)...

Have a great Weekend

until next time....