A few months ago I contacted all of my Chicago friends and aquaintances and let them know that I'd be in town and available for photo sessions in July. I booked three family sessions during our stay in Chicago. Being able to photograph some of our oldest friends with their new families was an honor and a lot of fun for me. I also need to thank John for assisting me on all three shoots. He carried my camera bag and props, mastered the reflector, and most importantly did a comedy routine behind me with a rubber duck.

These are some of my favorites from the first session with Erin, Andrew and 2 year old Hadley.

Check out Hadley sitting on a park bench checking her schedule on her iPhone! Ok, so it was her mom's phone and she was looking at pictures, but still super cute.

Thanks Erin, Andrew and Hadley for choosing me to photograph your beautiful family!

I'll be posting sneak peaks from the other two Chicago sessions soon!

I'm super excited to be attending the Blogher conference for the first time this year. The Blogher conference brings together women who blog with two days of seminars, parties and networking. It'll be great to gain some information and meet some of my favorite bloggers. But what I am even more excited about is that all 10 Shutter Sisters will be together for the first time ever! I haven't met any of them (although I feel like I have), so I can't wait to connect with them. We have all worked hard (lead by the fabulous Tracey Clark) over the last year and a half to make ShutterSisters.com a place where women can come and share their love of photography. We welcome anyone, no matter their experience or equipment.

And Tracey has put together a killer Shutter Sisters suite at the Sheraton, complete with fabulous sponsors like Blurb, Aurora, HP and Lensbaby. It'll be a great place for our Shutter Sisters readers to hang out and connect. Everyone is welcome!

So in a few weeks I'll be making the trip to Chicago for Blogher followed up by some time with the friends I miss dearly. I can't believe my luck that Blogher decided to go to Chicago this year. It couldn't be more perfect.

Please visit my website for pricing info and to learn more about Paige B. Photography! When you are ready to schedule your session, e-mail or call me at info@paigebphotography.com or 402-210-4930.

Over the holidays we took a short trip to Chicago to visit friends and revisit some of our favorite spots. But can I tell you a secret? We really went in the hopes of meeting our dear friends' new baby, Henry. He was due to arrive on December 19th, so we scheduled our trip about a week later with the hopes that he would be here by then. And he didn't let us down.

He is such a sweet little guy and I was thrilled to be able to do a newborn photo session while we were there.

Check out those eyes!

Look at his little hand in this last one! It's like he's saying "Lady, I don't have time for this."

Thank you for putting up with me Henry! I can't wait until you are old enough to come visit us in Omaha.