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Welcome!

Welcome to Rosy's Photography, one of the premiere destination wedding photographers in the Chicago and Milwaukee metro areas, although we travel anywhere.  You'll like it here.  Feel free to browse the images, slideshows, and contact us for your wedding.  We only take 5-6 clients a year so we can devote our complete and undivided attention, from the first call to the delivery of your albums and portraits, so if you are looking for unique photography for your wedding day, you have come to the right place.

I’m a pirate…savy?

And my name is Iron Roger Rackham, Arrr!!

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Allysia + Matt {Wedding Story}

This is part 2 of Allysia and Matt’s wedding story.  A few days ago I shared a few images from their rehearsal dinner and now, here is a small taste of the images of their wedding.  I am so blessed to have been a part of such wonderful people.  Allysia and Matt were just awesome, they were laid back, they enjoyed their wedding day, their family and their friends.  Allysia told me during our planning session that she wanted some “different” pictures, and those we created, believe it or not, at midnight.  At Big Foot Country Club in Fontana, there are 7 ponds, which are sacred ponds made by native indians from that area a long time ago.  When the country club opened, they brought a member of the tribe to bless the 7 ponds.  It was next to one of these ponds with a small waterfall that we captured the last images of the night.  Goes to show how important the photography was for Allysia and Matt, even at midnight, they were willing to go out and create something unique, something that I know they will treasure forever.  Thanx guys for being such wonderful people, and I hope you like the images I was able to create.  Click on the last image for the slide show (be patient while it loads).

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Allysia + Matt {Rehearsal Story}

I have been blessed to be a part of the most amazing wedding in my career.  The locations were amazing, beautiful, and the lighting was simply perfect, but most of all, it was the people.  Allysia and Matt are two of the most wonderful people you can ever meet.   They are fun, passionate about life, and they have wonderful families that love them dearly.  The following is a little taste of the images I was able to capture for them during the rehearsal for their wedding.  Click on the last image to see the slide show for their rehearsal (be patient while it loads).  Make sure to come back and visit often, as I am working on their wedding images and I’ll be putting those up in the next few days.

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Jessica + Kevin

I had the priviledge of working with Jessica & Kevin for their wedding pictures.  Jessica & Kevin will stand as one of the most memorable weddings for me.  When I met them and they told me that the bridal party were their kids, the ring bearer was their nephew, the flower girl was their niece, it became aparent that their wedding was very centered around their family.  I had an amazing time and I am truly blessed to have been part of their special day.  Jessica is a real state attourney and boy did she give me a real scare when she sent out the timeline and wedding details, because she sent it in her firm’s letterhead and when I saw it, my heart sank and my brain started racing at 100 miles an hour as to what I had done, if I was going to jail, if I was loosing my house, etc.  Then I saw that it was the timeline…let’s just say that my heart took a few moments coming back up to my chest.  Now we laugh so hard about it, but it was hilarious.  Thanx Jess & Kevin, for sharing your wonderful family and your amazing wedding with me.  Here is but a small sample of the images I created for you guys, hope you love them as much as I do.  Click on the last image to see their slideshow.

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iPhone goodness

Well, after almost a year of visiting our families, we are going once again to visit them in TX. What is different this time is that we are traveling by train, and the kids are having a blast. The bad thing is that we forgot to bring a camera, so for the next 2 weeks, all I have to tka pix of our trip is my iPhone. As a matter of fact, I am making this post to my blogsite from my iPhone, and the attached picture of the building outside our train car window, I also took that with my iPhone. I love this phone.

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Who says you can’t shoot at noon

I am working on Amy and Kevin’s images and I just love this image of Amy.  Hard to believe there is grass all around her, and no, I didn’t “erase” anything in Photoshop.  This is the way I shot this image, I only added some contrast and converted it to black and white.  More to come.

Amy High Key

Melissa’s Graduation Cards

When Melissa purchased her senior session she also opted to get senior graduation cards, which she wanted to personlize and give out to her closest friends, family, and teachers, as a memory of her senior year.  I was looking for a card design that complimented Melissa’s session and character.  This is what I came up with, and from what she says, she really likes it as well.

The Front

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The Back

Invitation back Melissas Graduation Cards

Inspiration to be better

I recenly came across this video of Danny Macaskill and I was so amazed at his abilities with a bike that I began to ponder one question: Do I work as hard at my craft as he does at his?  Although I have been pushing myself to do better and learn new things about photography, composition, lighting, and more, seeing Danny in this video, brough about a new dimension to my passion of photography and how much I have to work and learn to be the best I can.  Here is the video, I hope Danny inspires you as well to work just as hard and become as great at your craft as Danny is at his.  Enjoy!

Shannon’s Senior Pictures – Part 2

Well, last week I posted some images of Shannon’s senior pictures in Harvard, but it was only a small taste.  I know Shannon loved the session and loved the pictures I showed her on my camera, so I created a larger sample for her and put it into a slideshow.  Just click on the image below to see the slideshow.  I hope you love them Shannon, I know I do.

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Shannon’s Senior Pictures…

Yesterday was an amazgin day.  I had the priviledge of working with Shannon on her senior pictures.  Shannon is a beautiful young lady full of dreams, personality, and drive to succeed.  I knew from the moment we met that the session was going to be a total blast.  Instead of shooting for 2 hours, we ended up shooting for 3 because of how much fun we were all having.  Shannon is actually interested in photography, and maybe later this coming summer and fall, she may tag along with me on some shoots to learn.  Normally I don’t post images from a session this fast, but I just totally loved Shannon’s pictures that I have to post just a little taste of what I was able to create (more to come next week).  I am so blessed to work with some of the coolest people on the planet.  Shannon, I hope you love the images as much as I loved creating them.  Thanx for being such a cool trooper!  Feel free to leave me some blog love in the comments below.

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