EM Photography is Eileen Molony Photography. A small, independent, local Oak Park business. This is a personal boutique style studio. There is no secondary/student photographer replacement, no middle person like at the bigger studios or media groups. I will be answering your questions, taken the photos, helping you with what to wear and where to shoot, designing your album and wall art. I graduated photography school in 1997. I am technically trained along with being creative and understanding. I have been doing portrait photography for as long as I can remember. Having children of my own has given me a whole new understanding of children and babies, and so these area's of my work have expanded in the past 6 years. I love trying something new, and am delighted when someone wants a fresh idea or concept. As a child, photography was my passion. My camera became an extension of my body. I saw the world through the film format. I taught myself the basic techniques when I got my first manual camera at the age of 16. My formal photography education was from 1994-97 at The Burren College of Art, and Dun Laoghaire College or Art & Design in Ireland. There I received a national technical certificate of merit in commercial photography. After finishing college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I had the opportunity to assist many talented photographers while pursuing my own freelance career. I took part in art and photography exhibits, and was commissioned by home/business owners to produce and install photographic art in their spaces. Commercially I photographed architecture, business portraits and product during that time. In the autumn of 2001 I moved to Huntsville Al. There I worked mostly on my fine art photography. While there I got involved in many social art programs, including being a founding member of The Flying Monkey Arts Center, a non-profit alternative arts center. In July 2003 I moved to the Chicago area. Personalised portraiture, be it conceptual, business, maternity, newborn, child or beauty, has become my speciality. I also love documentary reportage, and have done free work for local non-profits. Currently I work in a verity of photographic styles. My love lies in the production of emotive images that contain movement and a sense of space, combining nature and the imagination. My work varies from conceptual art to advertising. Early on I was committed to documentary. This shifted toward the end of college when I became more involved with a personal fine art approach. My interest in all genres of photography continue to this day. Other area's of work and education, Visual display work for both Neiman Marcus and SAKS Inc. Art directer and photo stylist Photographic printer Photographic equipment technician (rental department of Adolph Gassers, San Francisco) Worked in art galleries, both curating shows and framing art work Paper making and book binding |
