I’ve been getting lots of interest from Chicago brides again; and that makes me ridiculously happy. I LOVE me a downtown Chicago wedding!

On her wedding day, Christie told us she booked her wedding around our availability. WHAT?!!? No pressure! Lucky for them (and us!) we nailed it. 😀

My favorite style engagement ring is HANDS DOWN a solitaire (Christie’s is quite similar to what I have… speeeeeaking of… I still need to pick out a wedding band… sooooon….)

Chris, you really and truly are the perfect guy for Christie.

I follow a subreddit called r/accidentalrenaissance and the image below would most certainly fit in there. By the way, this is all genuine. I never ask people to fake helping or fake moments so that I can get a better shot. Just sayin’.

These two little men were such camera magnets that day!

Her bouquet… AYKM??!?! It’s perfect. I know that big and wild bouquets are very in right now, but I’m a traditionalist who loves a classic (hence my love for the solitaire!).

HAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

I always love this moment… the first time a bride and groom are hand in hand as a married couple while walking past all of the people who love them.

Christie’s only request was that she wanted photos taken on the Kinzie Street Bridge. We aim to please!

I posted this to my Facebook biz page, but I thought I should also post it here. 🙂 This image is so on brand. I’m not sure there is a more Bobbi-style photo than this! One of the things I teach at my workshops is that you want people to recognize your photos without seeing your name first. I can tell you this with 100% confidence; this image, without a watermark, is clearly a Bobbi Photo. 🙂 The processing, the pose, the energy, the big city background, the downtown random spot; thissss is my jam!

Thank you random kind strangers for unknowingly adding to the Chicago-ness of this photo. 🙂

Thank you for including us in your day. 🙂 It really was perfect in every way!

Behind the scenes

Photographing the wedding party while the family watches. 🙂

Much love friends,

Bobbi

As I settle into this new little life I have in Louisville, I realize the importance of shooting for myself. After all, I have a family now! Side note: how awesome is that?! Whoa!

Last year I started taking photos of Josh’s football team and I’ve loved pushing myself a bit out of my comfort zone by photographing sports. Needless to say, it’s quiiiiite different than weddings and portraits.

I’ve had a few of the football moms ask me what I’m doing differently with my fancy camera vs what their doing with their fancy cameras. First and foremost, I think it has little to do with the camera itself. I’ve shot with many different cameras from the early iPhones to a point-and-shoot Panasonic to the 5D Mark IV; all of which I’ve taken images I’m proud of.

Thaaaaat said, in my humble opinion, I think the biggest difference between an amateur and a professional photographer is their use of light. Shooting in available light is something I’ve been working on mastering for years so I’ve applied the principles of good light with portraits and candids to how I’ve been shooting sports. 

My 2¢: pay close attention to how the light hits your subject and from which angle is best. I’m clearly not a sports photographer so I’m far from the authority on this, but it’s fun to try something a bit out of my comfort zone.  What’s been working for me is staying on the side where the light is more dimensional and waiting for the action to come to me. 😀 

Soooo without further ado… here are a few I’ve shot over the last year from a practice, a scrimmage and a few games.

Practice: August, 2017

We’re talkin’ about practice, man! 😉

You’ll see that I like to shoot the humanity of little boys playing a big man’s sport.

This little guy is an accidental camera magnet. I think I have more photos of him than I do of anyone. I never realize it until I get home and go through the images. He’s one of the smallest guys on the team but with the best work ethic. I mean, just look at how fierce he is!

That’s Josh (my future stepson) with his favorite coach.

See what I mean about the light?

Game: September, 2017

Football Camp: May, 2018

Jamboree: August, 2018

The Claire’s. 🙂

I’ve been learning how to shoot in AI Servo and I’m getting better every time. Like I said earlier, shooting sports is so much different than shooting portraits (at least for me it is). #neverstoplearning

TOUCHDOWN!

Good game, good game, good game, good game.

The most handsome kid on the team. Duh.

Scrimmage: September, 2018

I am so very proud to be his step-bob 🙂

Thanks for looking friends. Back to regularly scheduled weddings and portraits soon. 🙂

~Bobbi

If you don’t recognized this family yet, you soon will. Just keeeeeep on scrolling.  Also, can we talk about this wallpaper?! HOLY WHOA!

If you’ve been following my blog for any time at all and you still don’t recognize this team yet, you will by the end. 😉

As you well know, photographing a family at their home fills up my love tank big time

….it’s Sarah and Sam!  This was the fifth time I had photographed them. 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and now 2018.

This, ladies and gentleman, is real life. 😉 The session was a bit chaotic because you know; three kids! I promised Sarah that we would photograph her family honestly… annnnnnd I’m proud to say we delivered!  I love this photo. Does that make me weird? Well…. there are plenty of other things that make me weird let alone my love for this image.

I agree with you Florence, today will indeed be awesome!

Not only is Sarah an attorney, she’s also an insanely talented quilter. She sells her patterns here.

Throwback

2009 // Engagement

2010 // Wedding

2012 // +Jettie

2015  //  +Florence

just for fun

Megan noticed the similarities in these two images. This was completely unintentional.

Sarah & Sam, 2010 (Side note: this is one of my most celebrated and recognized images as it was featured in a Canon ad in 2013)

Nell & Sam, 2018

You two will always hold a special place in my heart. I’m unbelievably lucky to have met you ten years ago.

Thank you for letting me photograph your love.

Much love friends,

~Bobbi