Built in 1917, Elawa Farm in Lake Forest was initially a gentleman’s farm; it is noted for its refined design from the North Shore’s premier estate architects, David Adler and Alfred Hopkins. Named for its original owners, Elawa Farm is one of the last remaining Midwest estate farms. The Garden at Elawa is a slice […]

No flower can lift someone’s spirits quite like sunflowers. They are bright and cheery, and as warm and inviting as the sweet summer sun. Sunflowers bloom in abundance for only a few weeks each year. This year I will be offering family sunflower mini sessions in SE Wisconsin! I find myself writing this post on September 11, […]

Heather contacted me to get some family pictures for her three children Tommy, Maia, and Ascher. She said it had been way too long since she had been able to get some candid photos. So they all joined me for a family session in Lake bluff on what turned out to a beautiful afternoon filled […]