Chicago Photographers I Love Working With
At Home with the Hastys - Chicago Photographers I Love Working With
I worked with three separate photographers when preparing for the birth of my son: Lisa Kay Creative, Christina Wilken Photography, and Kathleen Virginia Photo. Each has a very unique style but they were all wonderful to work with. Take a look at the photos they produced below.
Lisa Kay Creative - Baby Shower Photos
“Lisa specializes in corporate headshots, business branding and commercial photography.”
My friend Kristin “Baker Bettie” Hoffman hired Lisa to do photos for our shower, which also happened to be the soft opening/ first private party of Bettie’s Chicago. Although Lisa specializes in business branding, I love the images she created for our shower. She does an excellent job of capturing moments and interactions between people. My favorite photos are those of us greeting our guests, watching the baking demonstration, and opening gifts. I love that these photos are warm, fun, and light-hearted - they perfectly capture what pregnancy was like for me. For more on this shower, read this article.
Christina Wilken Photography - Maternity Photos
“Christina is a natural light photographer, specializing in families and children.”
My hope for these photos was something dark, warm, and romantic. I love the way Christina works with light and shadows. She perfectly captured my relationship with my husband, clicking the shutter at just the right time to capture those fleeting looks of love we give to one another. I think these photos do a great job of showing how excited we were about the impending arrival of our son. They were taken at Lincoln Park in October. For more on my work with Christina, read this article.
Kathleen Virginia Photo - Newborn Photos
“Kathleen’s goal is to approach each photoshoot from our unique perspective and love for carefree and joy of living.”
I’ve worked with Kathleen more than any other photographer in Chicago. We first met when she took my 30th birthday photos, she’s taken several family photos of us over the years for our holiday cards (see here and here and here) and, my favorite, she took photos for us at the Art Institute of Chicago for our 10th wedding anniversary. Even before I knew who would take photos at our shower or who would do our maternity photos, I’d already asked Kathleen to take our newborn photos. She’s taken all of our family’s major milestone photos for almost a decade. I knew her light, airy, joyful aesthetic is what we wanted the first photos of our son to be.
