Oh, Claire!

We've had a few moments, Claire and I. Some hilarious, some memorable and some just plain entertaining. A few of my favorites: hanging old family polaroids from a tree in the pasture, creating a spectacle by photographing in the street while her mom directed traffic around us, eating ice cream cones complements of Sam, our new French friend we met on the pier and dodging all over Millennium Park to snap shots while making pals with the security officers and occasionally being asked to climb out of the water way.

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The Polaroid Tree.

I have been obsessing over Polaroid's for months. However, since the company retired this type of vintage film its rather hard to get ahold of and pricy too! Claire seemed to love this idea, she even added a touch of her own by using her Grandmother's photographs to hang from the willow branches. I was thrilled with how the Polaroid tree ended up looking! Claire, great job! I can't wait to shoot the rest of your session in Chicago in a few weeks!

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