The one nice thing about being out in the suburbs of Chicago is the large selection of locations to shoot…be it a prairie, marsh, forest preserve, or the city itself. You get a nice variety at the Chicago Botanical Gardens where I met up with Mark and Mila. It’s always great working with people who feel comfortable in front of the camera and bring a sort of “natural moment” feel to the images. We used just about every minute of the sun that was available and even a few minutes after it had already disappeared.

**Full Gallery HERE**

Slide Show: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxksrJxynVI&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0]

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**Full Gallery HERE**

Katie came by and brought some of her dance gear with her. While she dances many different styles, we decided to incorporate her ballet shoes into the photos. Katie had never posed for any kind of studio sessions before so we went over a bit of posing and lighting techniques to get her familiar with how it all goes down. After spending a bit of time indoors in front of a backdrop we headed outside to catch the last bits of daylight to wrap up the day.

***Katie’s Gallery HERE***

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SazFYPZhfAA&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0]

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