I just spent an awesome week at the Pere Marquette Lodge, just outside of Grafton IL. The lodge is on the banks of the Illinois river, a few miles upstream from where it merges with the Mississippi river. I assisted at the Illinois Workshops, which holds annual week-long continuing education classes for professional photographers. That location is wonderful, as it is very remote, quiet, virtually no cell phone service, and gives you the opporturnity to relax and thoroughly immerse yourself in learning for 8+ hours a day.
The class I was in was taught by Lori Nordstom, a reknown photographer whose specialty is Maternity and Newborn portraiture.
Here are a couple of images that I took while in the class.
In order to become more proficient in this style of portraiture, I am offering a complimentary Maternity session to the first 5 expectant mothers who contact me for an appointment. This time is so often overlooked as a reason to capture it through portraiture. It can be a wonderful affirmation to your baby to have those portraits as she grows up, to know it was so loved before she was born.
