Ms. Joanna

If you live in the south west end of Oak Park you have most likely seen Ms. Joanna and her beautiful clothes. She was one of the inspirations for my Oak Parker project and it's taken this long for me to get connected with her and take a photo. Head to toe in color coordinated clothing she volunteers every Wednesday at The Animal Care League Shop.

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Emery Lehman

Olympian speed skater at home in Oak Park

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Emery seems like an obvious choice when working on a project that involves people who are dedicated to what they do. Olympian Speed Skater and about to be OPRF high school graduate. He placed 16th in the 5,000 meters and 10th in the 10,000 as the youngest speed skater from any country at this years winter Olympics. Finding something he is passionate about and working really hard at it while also finding the time to volunteer at The Food Pantry and encouraging other kids in the community to follow their passion.

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Spring with all it's rain has brought a lot of rescheduling of outdoor portrait sessions, but we have gotten a few in and lots more in the coming weeks. Here are a few from a senior portrait session after school last week.

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I could post about 10 more I love from this session. Teens are just great to work with.

as are cute little ones, specially when they brave the cold

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IMG_0468this one have some movement in it but I let it on here as it's cute and the movement works for what it is

In and out of the studio from time to time also.