it was such a wonderful experience to be a part of the whole process of  In You is Home- the stunning performance put on by Erika Ruegemer & Co and the Pickpockets at the Yards at the end of April. The photos from the initial promo shoot are a few entries ago, and I thought I would post a few of my faves from the actual performance here- there are a LOT but i just picked a few for now. (You can see way more of them in the album on facebook.)  There’s also a really great review of the performance over at the Yards’ blog, that does an excellent job recapping the whole thing. I still have some of the music from it floating around in my head….

Erika already has the next project underway (that girl does not stop!) and someone else will have to photograph…because I’m dancing in it! Aah! We’ll see how that goes. It involves animals and the Jazz Fest. !!

and wedding season begins!  two weeks ago i did engagement shots with Jen & Jeremy. I’ve danced with Jen at Bushmango for a few years now and she is super fun, genuine and sweet. I’ll be shooting their wedding next September, so it was great to get to know them a bit more as a couple by doing these photos……

a few weeks ago i did a shoot with the lovely singer/songwriter  Liana Gabel.  we got started before the sun came up- the best time of day for photos, in my opinion. she had some really nice ideas and i am pleased with how these came out.

In You is Home is, in short, a dance & music collaboration by a whole bunch of incredible people that I love. Erika Ruegemer is heading up the choreography, the Pickpockets are making the music, and you can see it all at The Yards, April 27&28th. The individual talent of all of the people involved is already enormous- put them all together, and the end result is absolutely guaranteed to be stunning.  We did a little promotional photo shoot in Highland Park a few weeks ago, and  as some of the things I love photographing most include bands, dancers, and my friends, this was a pretty great gig all around. here’s what we got…..

Tom and Cori Lake are two of my favorite people on the planet, and I think we’re all in agreement here that they are going to be basically the most magical parents imaginable. Baby Lake is due at the beginning of March, and last weekend I got the chance to take some photos of all of them before she makes her big debut. This was a lot of fun! here’s a peek.