{"id":5005,"date":"2016-06-12T22:24:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T03:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/?p=5005"},"modified":"2016-06-15T22:38:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T03:38:35","slug":"chicago-south-loop-for-family-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/chicago-south-loop-for-family-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Chicago South Loop for Family Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ve been SO bad.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been busy over on my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicagochildrensphotographer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook page<\/a> and neglectful of my blog &amp; honestly I really should be doing it the other way around!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 So I have a bit of catching up to do for sure here on the blog, starting\u2026\u2026now!!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A few months back I had the pleasure of meeting this awesome family at their home in the beautiful Chicago South Loop.\u00a0 We took to the area of the South Loop for family photos of mom, dad, big sis and little brother.\u00a0 I loved meeting this family and was so excited to see their amazing 30&#215;40 canvas arrive, it was beautiful!!\u00a0 Thank you to the Y family for welcoming me into their home and showing me around the South Loop neighborhood for the photo session.\u00a0 I took a few of my favorites to post here on the blog but when I say &#8220;a few&#8221; I really had to be selective.\u00a0 There were far too many favorites to choose from and this is but a small selection of this post session showcase.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5006 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice001.jpg\" alt=\"childrens_photography_chicago\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice001.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice001-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice011.jpg\" alt=\"south loop chicago family pictures\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice011.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice011-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Love this non-traditional but classic family image<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice046.jpg\" alt=\"girls photography downtown chicago\" width=\"486\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice046.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice046-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5009 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice053.jpg\" alt=\"chicago_south_loop_family_photo\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice053.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice053-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Marmalade Photography has always sought to document moms with their children.\u00a0 It&#8217;s our passion and our mission to make sure <em>every one of our moms<\/em> has <em>at least<\/em> ONE iconic image with each of their children.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5010 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice067.jpg\" alt=\"Photo_session_home_chicago\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice067.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice067-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5011 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice076.jpg\" alt=\"woman_chinese_photos_chicago\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice076.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice076-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice079.jpg\" alt=\"chicago_mother_child_photo\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice079.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice079-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This little guy was playing his urban Lego scene with that amazing scene behind him.\u00a0 LOVE!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice085.jpg\" alt=\"family_photo_session_chinese_american_family\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice085.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice085-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why yes, Lake Michigan looked like glass that day!!\u00a0 I love this family pose AND the background behind them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice088.jpg\" alt=\"relaxed_photo_session_at_home_chicago\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice088.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice088-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">During every photo session I try to take time out for a couples photo of mom &amp; dad.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because I know (from personal experience) that one of you is always behind the camera when taking family photos.\u00a0 ALWAYS take time to document YOUR relationship.\u00a0 If not for yourself then to show the significance of it to your beautiful children.\u00a0 I love this one of Alice &amp; Peter.\u00a0 Casual and relaxed with that amazing scenery behind them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice098.jpg\" alt=\"professional_chicago_family_photos\" width=\"756\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice098.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice098-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mother and child(ren) images never fail to make me happy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice100.jpg\" alt=\"field_museum_chicago_family_photography\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice100.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice100-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This image ^^ felt very Jurassic World to me (note the world renown Field Museum in the background of this image)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice106.jpg\" alt=\"father-daughter-photo-session\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice106.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice106-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ONCE AGAIN: the skyline behind them says it all!!\u00a0 That and the obvious love between father &amp; daughter in this iconic image<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice150.jpg\" alt=\"chicago-professional-photographer-chicago\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice150.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/alice150-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/>This image says pure Marmalade Photography fun!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I will finish this post with an image that is my personal favorite (of favorites).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Please remember that Chicago photographer Marmalade Photography has been in business for 11 (ELEVEN!) years and saying that this is one of my favorites of favorites says a lot.\u00a0 I love not only the moment but the scene, Agora is one of Chicago&#8217;s most iconic of art pieces.\u00a0 This family was such a pleasure to work with and this image makes me happy &#8211; it says everything about how I&#8217;ve been feeling about my own children&#8217;s childhood.\u00a0 It is fleeting.\u00a0 My children &#8211; maybe more accurately the time of my &#8220;littles&#8221; childhood has sped through the stages.\u00a0 As if they were running as I stood still. Their &#8220;littlehood&#8221; was so fleeting.\u00a0 Their tween years passed by in the blink of an eye.\u00a0 Their teen years are well under way and I, much like the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agora_(sculpture)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Agora figures<\/a>, seem to be moving bulkingly slow as they run through the years.<\/p>\n<p>I know, I know, shut up and show the image.\u00a0 RUNNING THROUGH AGORA:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5019 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/AGORA-636x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago_photographer_Marianne_Drenthe\" width=\"636\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/AGORA-636x1024.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/AGORA-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/AGORA-768x1237.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/16-5005-post\/AGORA.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">THANKS ALICE &amp; PETER!!\u00a0 Much love.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 9227px; left: 313px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 9227px; left: 313px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been SO bad.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been busy over on my Facebook page and neglectful of my blog &amp; honestly I really should be doing it the other way around!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 So I have a bit of catching up to do for sure here on the blog, starting\u2026\u2026now!! 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