I shot a preview of the 105th annual Norge Ski Jump Tournament the other day. To get some different angles and the shots I wanted I climbed the 150 foot tall ski jump, which wavers in the wind and is not for those not friendly with heights. I also got stuck climbing down, but made it eventually carrying 3 cameras.
Watch this video from July on the Annual Taste of Chicago event in Grant Park. Always fun to cover! And mind the ads in front of the videos until I can embed the video in this blog instead of linking it.
My roommate and I threw a party in our neighborhood last weekend, and I set up a photo booth with these results. Setting up a remote to work the camera was a nice idea to get in on the action.
Every Wednesday at the Green Mill on Broadway Alfonso Ponticelli and the Swing Gitan play. It is hands down the best jazz in Chicago and this is where I try to be each week. I am into layering lately but not quite sure if this photo works, but I like it.
It has been almost a year since I first met Jackson Grabow, 2, of McHenry. Jackson's parents found out he had medulloblastoma, a brain tumor that is in the cerebellum, last Christmas. I followed him around in February as he was going through chemo therapy at Milwaukee Children's Hospital.
I have had the luck to get to know and follow around Bryan Smith, a staff writer for Chicago Magazine, the past year and a half. Check out his great feature article here:
The Bears beat the Vikings 36-30 in overtime last Monday night. It was such an exciting game I have added quite a few photos.
Wide receiver Devin Aromashodu scores a touchdown in overtime. The Vikings catch a touchdown to take the game into overtime. Viking Adrian Peterson flips over a pack of Bears. Viking quarterback Brett Favre looks to pass. Favre gets sacked.
All images copyright Shaw Suburban Media/Northwest Herald.
The Clef Hangers barbershop quartet, to whom I told I would like them to sing at my next birthday party. Here is the quartet in action: http://www.mchenrycountymagazine.com/mctv/?id=130 A salon opens in McHenry. Children play in a Monopoly tournament over winter break. Seniors practice tai chi in Richmond. Watch a video of the class here: http://www.mchenrycountymagazine.com/mctv/?id=122 Nurses volunteer their time to give out H1N1 vaccines in Woodstock.
I visited the Shedd Aquarium with 3 great friends. Fantasea the dolphin show was kind of a disappointment but the puffer fish and seahorses were quite cute.
I am a photographer. I also do video and multimedia. I am from Wisconsin, went to school in Minnesota, and live in Chicago, so this makes me a Midwestern gal through and through. Here are some photos I have taken from 2007 to now when I remember to post on this blog.