{City Girls} Elgin IL Child Photographer

Today, despite dreary and dismal overcast skies, I took my sister (visiting from Michigan) and my girls out location scouting in Elgin, IL. An historic downtown area - set against the fox river, and undergoing continuous renovation and restoration - it is the ideal urban setting for portraits.

The innocence of my daughters set against the grit of the city really spoke to me... expect to see more sessions in these locations!

{Duck Duck Goose} Elgin IL Photographer

I recently joined a group with the goal of becoming more inspired in my photography... going outside the safe confines of portrait photography. And although I failed in my first week - I couldn't think of anything "white" to inspire me! - I did photograph something out of the norm... ducks. So, here goes...

Straight outta the camera... no time for edits.

I wanted to share some images from last night's visit to the park, but I didn't have time to edit anything. So, these are SOOC. I actually think the original images are pretty good. It was just before dusk, a cloudless night, and a beautiful location (Festival Park in Elgin). The girls weren't ultra cooperative, but I still got a few that I was happy with. This is definitely a location I'll return to (for fun AND for pictures!).

We didn't have our swimsuits with us, so I had to take pictures of random kids playing in the fountains. They sure looked like they were having fun and I was tempted to run through the water in my regular clothes!