justina and omar: with kennedy

A bit terrified of the rain, I left for this day with both sets of fingers crossed on my drive up to Skokie.

I've known fellow talented photographer friend Justina Olenick for more years than I can even count. I've talked about her numerous times on this blog, you may remember her maternity session or the wedding we shot together. Luckily for all of us, we escaped the day with nothing more than a mere sprinkle in the early morning and were left with a beautifully perfect, overcast sky for our time together.

I'm always more nervous taking photos of other photographers, something about this fear that I have less room for error, and they're paying attention and silly things like that, but what I've come to realize is that it is much easier to pose and direct a photographer's family because they simply already know what looks good.  So there.  It's a difficult yet forgiving experience and I couldn't be happier with the way things turned out for Justina.

The location certainly helps accentuate the natural beauty of this family-- Justina took us all to the Chicago Botanical Gardens, which surprisingly Erick, Sofia and I haven't had the opportunity to visit yet.  It definitely seems that autumn is one of the most beautiful times to go.  So many gorgeous, living, blooming things everywhere... it's a noble feat for those heroes of the fall; bursting with color and pride as they valiantly nourish the last of their roots before winter.  Always in awe of the autumn time.