Stumbling upon a new leaf

We didn't really have a set itinerary for Chicago so much of our time was spent walking around rather aimlessly. I think the best discovery of our trip was this amazing event space and floral studio, A New Leaf. The place reminded me of my favorite community garden (on 9th and C blogged about here and here) but on crack. My pictures do not do this place justice.

Also all the workers there were super friendly and nice. Especially when I was poking my head into every little corner and snapping pictures - they were so welcoming about it all. I wanted to share this place so much that I purposefully shot it all on digital so I wouldn't be waiting on my film!

I think there was a wedding scheduled there later that day. The event space, which is connected to the studio, is stunning with very cool architecture. I would kill to shoot a wedding there. :)

Back from the windy city

Are we sick of the obligatory autumn leaf toss pic yet? :P I couldn't help myself when I saw this field of perfect crunchy orange leaves in Millenium Park. Chicago was great. We had a pretty lazy trip overall and didn't cram too much in. Sometimes that's just the way to do it. Updates to come!

A little fun around madison square park

I had a great time shooting some casual portraits for Stefie and Marcus last month. I know Marcus from college and Stefie, I originally "met" through her food blog - Four Tines. This girl doesn't mess around when it comes to food writing! This session was actually the first time I got to meet Stefie in person. Ahh, worlds collide.

All shot on Kodak Portra 400 - the b/w ones were obviously converted. The Flatiron building may just be my favorite in NYC... and the afternoon involved a little run to La Maison du Macaron. What's a shoot without the clichéd sweets/baked goods these days? :P

I'm heading to Chicago tomorrow. Much to come on that.