Blog of Andrew Collings Photography: Chicago Headshot and Wedding Photographers http://blog.andrewcollings.com Images and Thoughts from the Andrew Collings Photography Team Wed, 23 May 2012 22:46:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Contemporary Executive Portraits for Chicago Attorneys Audrey L. Gaynor & Associates. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/andrewcollingsphoto/~3/bTFteKlzgAs/ http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/23/contemporary-executive-portraits-for-chicago-attorneys-audrey-l-gaynor-associates/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 22:46:28 +0000 Andrew Collings http://blog.andrewcollings.com/?p=4156

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]]> http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/21/business-portraits-with-style/feed/ 0 http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/21/business-portraits-with-style/ Kim & Ray // A Holy Name Cathedral and Omni Downtown Chicago Hotel Wedding http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/andrewcollingsphoto/~3/FmsQFZiBXT0/ http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/16/kim-ray-a-holy-name-cathedral-and-omni-downtown-chicago-hotel-wedding/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 23:13:31 +0000 Andrew Collings http://blog.andrewcollings.com/?p=4051 Photographers: Andrew Collings, Nicole Radja, Brent Knepper

Wedding Venue: Holy Name Cathedral
Reception Venue: Omni Hotel Chicago
Dress Designer: Bobbi of Augusta Jones
Shoes: Simone of Kate Spade
Florist: Asrai Garden [Bouquet & Boutonnieres]  & Fifty Flowers [DIY Reception flowers]
DJ: Gil of DJ Chicago
Hair and Makeup: KK Hair / Rockabeauty

Kim and Ray were great fun to be with and the sun came out at the perfect time!

See the slideshow below:

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]]> http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/09/molly-adam-engagement-shoot/feed/ 0 http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/09/molly-adam-engagement-shoot/ Pacific Northwest Trip http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/andrewcollingsphoto/~3/wt7NRyqVo38/ http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/09/pacific-northwest-trip/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:11:45 +0000 Andrew Collings http://blog.andrewcollings.com/?p=3872 This past Fall Amy and I had a wonderful time in Washington and Oregon. I brought along my Leica and Canon S90 and took some photos for fun. A big thank you to my friend and colleague Barry Phipps who made some great scans of the film with his custom setup!

 

The beautiful Portland Rose Garden in the rain!

I love this view of Portland over the Bluff

Amy enjoying a beer at McMenamin’s right near our hotel

I prefer being behind the camera :)

Long drive up to the top of Mt St Helens

It felt like SciFi

The weather was beautiful that day!

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]]> http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/09/studio-portrait-with-brittan-hayden/feed/ 0 http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2012/05/09/studio-portrait-with-brittan-hayden/ Samantha & Brian // An Architectural Artifacts Wedding http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/andrewcollingsphoto/~3/MkSekyFyqUI/ http://blog.andrewcollings.com/2011/12/14/samantha-brian-an-architectural-artifacts-wedding/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:46:39 +0000 Andrew Collings http://blog.andrewcollings.com/?p=3786 Photographers: Andrew Collings, Nicole Radja, Brent Knepper, Ace Ujimori
Ceremony & Reception: Architectural Artifacts
Dress designer: Nicole Miller
Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Florist: Palomino Flowers
Officiant: Jeffrey Schwimmer
Band/DJ: Chris Sarlas Orchestra
Caterer: Hearty Boys
Cake: Sweet Mandy B’s

 

 

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Ceremony Venue: Saint Pauls Church
Reception Venue: Blackstone Hotel
Dress designer: Lian Carlo
Shoes: Manolo Blahnik
Florist: A Stem Above
Band: Stitely Entertainment
Hair: Frankie
Make-up: Aga Kaskiewicz

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