Roeckell Photography

Santa and ME mini sessions

Sally Roeckell — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:53:56 +0000

I am over the moon for the fun opportunity to team up with my friend Tracy Tignino at Tracy Joy Photography to offer these modern fresh Santa photo sessions.

Tracy and I will both be booking sessions and photographing your little ones. Don’t wait…book your session today!

Sweet Baby J~ Tower Lakes, Chicago Newborn Photographer

Sally Roeckell — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:00:12 +0000

Who can resist a sweet snugly warm little new life. Baby J is one lucky little guy to be born into such a loving, interesting and beautiful family.

As it always is, it was a pleasure to be invited in to the precious first few days of this sweet little mans new world.

Oh Baby~ West Chicago, North Shore and Barrington Newborn Photographer

Sally Roeckell — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:47:27 +0000

I fall in love every time I have the pleasure of photographing a new snugly baby. My new boyfriend, Max, has my heart. He is a blessing to his parents who waited so long for this gift.

Congratulations!!! Thank you for letting me capture a small part of your new family.

At the Beach~Family Portraits

Sally Roeckell — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:32:15 +0000

Hands down one of my favorite family sessions ever. The beaches in Northern Michigan along Lake Superior make a perfect backdrop. This one is dear to my heart because this is my beautiful sister and her sweet family. Love you all!!

Cherries Table and Dish ~ Chicago food photography

Sally Roeckell — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:11:23 +0000

As much as I love children… I love food. Cooking it and sadly for my waist line, eating it. Today I decided to find a good use for the beautiful cherries that have been abundant at the market lately. I chose to make a tart. The photos pale when compared to the smell of my kitchen between shots. We just finished it and my family gave it a BIG thumbs up. My 12 yr old son gets all the credit because he is the sweet heart that pitted all the cherries. Thanks buddy!

Ingredients

1 pie crust
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup plus 4 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup blanched flour
1 large whole egg
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 pound red cherries, picked over, stemmed and pitted

Directions

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a clean work surface with parchment. Cut a 12-inch circle out of the dough. Roll up the edges, making a 10-inch crust. Transfer the parchment and crust to a baking sheet, and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
Place butter, 1/3 cup sugar, flour, whole egg, and almond extract in a medium bowl; mix until well combined.
Prick entire surface of chilled crust with a fork. In a small bowl, combine egg yolk and heavy cream; brush mixture on the surface and edges of the crust. Using an offset spatula, spread the almond mixture evenly in an 1/8-inch-thick layer over bottom of the crust, and chill 15 minutes more.
Spread cherries over the almond mixture. Turn up edges about 1″ over the fruit. Brush more egg and cream mixture on edges. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake tart 15-25 minutes until golden brown.
Enjoy!

Beautiful Wedding Beautiful Family Barrington Family Photography

Sally Roeckell — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:30:53 +0000

Wedding Photography has never been on my list of things to do. However, when a good friend ask me to help capture this special day I couldn’t refuse. With the help of my friend and fellow photographer Cynthia Kristufek (check her out on flickr, she rocks) and my son Paul we spent the afternoon and evening capturing and sharing in this beautiful day for Anita and Joe. What a beautiful family they have formed. We hope it’s the start of a long happy road. Congratulations!

Summer Style To Beat The Heat ~ Northern Illinois Family Photography

Sally Roeckell — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:03:06 +0000

Topless always seems to work for the under one crowd. Pudgy ankles and big beautiful eyes are also a big hit. Hope you are staying cool on these HOT days!

Sweet Well Behaved and Gorgeous! Barrington, Lake Zurich Family Photography

Sally Roeckell — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:32:01 +0000

This is what I need to do for myself. Photograph my own boys looking sweet and kind toward one another. That way when they are bickering like an old married couple (like right now) I can look at my wall and know that for just a moment they were all happy (or at least pretended to be). These boys however, were the real deal. Sweet brothers, well behaved and so handsome. Thanks for making my afternoon boys!

A TuTu, A Tub and Balloons too! Barrington and North Shore Family Photographer

Sally Roeckell — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:54:05 +0000

I love my job! If the beautiful June weather isn’t enough to be happy about, rolling around in the grass taking pictures of this cutie has to be.

Props, Chairs and Red Riding Hoods ~ Barrington and North Shore Family Photographer

Sally Roeckell — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:40:53 +0000

I have been asked to be a contributing blogger for a fun Blog site called Prop Insanity. It is what the name implies. All about the props that photographers go nuts over. As much as I like to think of myself as a photographer with a pure and clean editorial style I just can’t help but add in the occasional prop. Sometimes its a blanket or chair or the perfect bucket to put a baby into and in some cases it is what Mother Nature provides. These are the images from my most recent Prop Insanity post featuring may red chair and cape. You can check out the actual posts at…Prop Shopping and Props, chairs and red riding hood.