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

Love is in the air.....

AAAAAAHHHHHHHH.....

Do you smell it?

Yes, that's love...

Not the freshly cut grass or the scent of a flower...it's the scent of love cascading to new heights through this lovely couple Brent and Nicole...I'm shooting their wedding later this year....

forgive me for my language...I've been up and going for 22 hours now...lol

and to think!!!! they wanted to got to Owen Mills (not that anything's wrong with owen mills...)

Oh nevermind...

Of Course as always....We had a ball....

Until next time,

Dartise

Me and Mrs. Jones...

Hello all,

I keep hearing that song by the Billy Paul (hear below)

Anyway,

The only thing me and Mrs. Jones had going on was a photo shoot in Chicago Heights....I met Mrs. Jones through a young lady I haven't even met in person yet...but that'll happen in due time...

I had the shoot all set up at a co-workers house on his motorcycle...but that fell through...so me and Mrs. Jones scrambled to the lovely town of Chicago heights to shoot...I was looking for a contrast...soft and pretty vs. hard and grimy...and of course Chicago Heights played its role...

Because of the last minute change of plans we were fighting darkness...and that's when Mrs. Jones turned into a comic book character ....

lol...sorry I couldn't help it...I've been wanting to make someone a cartoon character for a while..

Back to the regularly scheduled blogging...

Here are a couple of shots from today's shoot....

so after a few shots...and plenty of horns beeping as the cars passed by...we decided to change into our business attire....

The Chicago Heights police pulled up and said, "Hey, What y'all doin'? We won't tell..."

I thought that was hilarious...

and for the record...Mrs. Jones did keep her clothes on...although all those driving on Lincoln hwy through Chicago Heights thought that she wasn't going to...

and as always....I had a blast!

Until next time,

Dartise

ps

(I don't thinks Mrs. Jones was a Mrs. but she'll be just for this post)