Bikram & Ramita had a spectacular engagement party aboard a cruise boat on Lake Michigan. The boat departed from Navy Pier in the afternoon, and cruised the lake while all the guests partied and danced on board. Indian events are some of my most favorite to photograph and participate in because everyone just has such a fun time. Here are some highlights

Jarred & Jenn are a very cool couple I met last year. Their wedding was at the elegant Chicago School of Art’s Institute Ballroom. The ballroom has incredible architecture and made for a perfect setting for wedding photographs. I’m grateful to have been a part of their wedding day! Here is a small collection of highlights.

Hao & Xiran are a really wonderful, down to earth couple that had their wedding celebration cruising Lake Michigan on the Mystic Blue. I had a blast photographing their big day. Here are just some of my favorites.

It’s amazing, it seems like only yesterday that Declan was born.

What a time I had photographing Hao & Xiran. They’re a high spirited, energetic couple that were up for anything, undaunted by the cold & snowy weather. This made for a great setting at the lakefront. Their wedding is coming up soon and will be held cruising the lake on the Mystic Blue which should be amazing. Here are a few of my favorite images from the engagement session.

I’m pretty stoked to have several of my landscape images featured in this months Antidull Online Art Magazine. The Art Photography issue #2 on about page 28 features 2 of my images. If you’ve been in Chicago lately, you may be able to relate to one of those images with this year’s winter. For more of my landscape work, have a look at my landscape photography website.

What makes a great wedding image? Creamy, soft bokuh—that out of focus background. Yes, this technique is great and often times perfect when you really want to make the subject stand out from the surroundings. I use this technique often especially during many of the photojournalistic moments and casual portraits.

What can be more difficult, yet much more rewarding when done right is being able to integrate the landscape surroundings with the wedding subject into an image, especially in the Midwest where we have no mountains. I’ve been photographing landscape images for many years which has had a positive influence on my wedding imagery.

I finally had a chance to update the wedding photography website with some new images and galleries. Thank you to all the wonderful people I met and photographed last year. You are all a great inspiration to me!

The Seinfeld show was arguably one of the most popular and successful sitcoms on American television and one of my favorites—I just love this type of humor. The creativity between Seinfeld and David was amazing. Jerry Seinfeld will be at the Chicago Theatre on April 11 and tickets go on sale February 22nd. I’m hoping to be able to snag a couple  for me and my wife. Anyone looking for a great night out with your date, I think this should make for a quality time. You can’t go wrong with humor and laughter.

Mark & Karissa had a destination wedding in the Turks & Caicos which are in the Caribbean just southeast of the Bahamas. This place was truly spectacular for a wedding, and made for a very intimate affair. Here is just a small glimpse. I especially like the beach images.

Josh & Jodi are a terrific couple that look great together! They’re getting married next spring and had their engagement session this fall. Here are some highlights that I really liked.