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Let's take a tour of a Chicago Session with recent clients Megan and Austin. Above is a shot of the Cadillac Palace in the Theatre District. It was here that Austin had proposed to Megan. I will be their wedding photographer for their Fall 2010 wedding. We headed to to this area as soon as our South Shore train pulled into the Randolph Station.

The Chicago Sessions are gritty, black and white shots made to look like old film. The idea is to capture the urban flavor of Chicago and melding it with the interest of the couple - in this case The Chicago Cubs. The shot below is an entrance to Cubs park. It's been given that cinematic, grainy look.

All images are available in color as well as their black and white versions. Here is a good comparison of two similar shots with a color and then black and white treatment.

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The traditional beginning shot of the Chicago Sessions is the arrival of the South Shore train. Usually folks waiting for the train realize that an engagement photo session is ongoing and will walk around us to board the train.

I hide out and play like the paparazzi as the couple interacts...

Megan and Austin had seen my Chicago Theatre collage of Chris and Elise and asked for something similar with Wrigley Field.

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Our last shots of the day are usually around Millennium Park and then we catch the train back to Northwest Indiana.

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