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Growin’ Up | Russell (2 years)

2-year-old boy flying over his dad's head with a huge smile on his face. Shot during the fall at Veteran's Acres in Crystal Lake, IL.

I’ve had the pleasure of photographing Russell since he was 3-months old. It’s fun to see how he’s growing up through all the stages from baby to toddler, and boy does it happen fast. Over the years each shoot with Russell has been fun, but this latest fall portrait session takes the cake.

I shot Russell’s 2-year-old fall portraits at Veteran’s Acres in Crystal Lake on a warm Saturday afternoon. We played in the leaves, pulled pumpkins in a wagon and had a great time making some great outdoor autumn portraits. Is it just me or does it look like he should be posing for a Gap Kids ad? Thanks Karrie and Rob for allowing me to document these growin’ up milestones!

A 2-year-old boy playfully smiles at the camera during a fall portrait session at Veteran's Acres in Crystal Lake, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

A 2-year-old boy pulls pumpkins in a red wagon during a children's portrait session at Veteran's Acres in Crystal Lake, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

A 2-year-old boy pulls a wagon and peeks around a corner during an autumn children's portrait session at Veteran's Acres in Crystal Lake, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

A 2-year-old boy plays in the autumn leaves and grass at Veteran's Acres in Crystal Lake, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

Woodstock Family Portraits

A young family posing for fall family portraits at Emricson Park, Woodstock, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

Here’s another recent fall family session! We squeaked this session in just before Halloween and found some favorable light at Emricson Park in Woodstock. The sun is going down so fast these days so we only had about 40 minutes to shoot. Once the sun starts making its decent, you’ve got to move!

Given our short window of light, we got some wonderful family portraits and some great single shots of Emmett. And you gotta love the dad and son shoulder shot. Too cute! The whole family was such a blast to shoot as we coaxed smiles and laughter out of Emmett. The fading light really lends itself to black and white shots so I made several of them. Do you love it? I always dig that classic black and white look. Thanks again, Mike and Kristi!

A young family posing for fall portraits at Emricson Park in Woodstock, IL. Their son stands in front of them staring curiously at the camera. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

A young family poses for a black and white family portrait at Emricson Park in Woodstock, IL.Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

A 1-year-old boy posing for outdoor fall portraits at Emricson Park in Woodstock, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

A young dad holds his 1-year-old son on his shoulders in the soft fall light at Emricson Park in Woodstock, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

Portraits of a 1-year-old boy playing outdoors in the fall at Emricson Park in Woodstock, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

Portrait of a 1-year-old boy playing in the fallen leaves at Emricson Park in Woodstock, IL. Photos by Ryan Klos Photography.

180 Wear Local Fashion Shoot | Woodstock IL

A few months ago I put out a call for models for a shoot I was doing in conjunction with 180 Wear, a trendy clothing store on the Woodstock square. We were looking for local teens to model clothes from brands 180 Wear carries like Hurley, Fox, Miss Me jeans, Roxy, Affliction and many others. Our shoot was scheduled to be a causal outdoor lifestyle shoot with the models posing on the square in natural settings. But on the morning we were to shoot, it was raining.

Despite the rain doing its rain thing, we pressed on. The models met at Studio 10 Salon & Color Spa just off the Woodstock square for hairstyling and light makeup. When they were finished, we headed to 180 Wear to get changed and set up our new shooting location.

Since the outdoor lifestyle set wasn’t going to work, we setup for more of a typical clothing fashion-type shoot inside 180 Wear. Having to be indoors didn’t put a damper on our fun or images—we had a great time and made some great images for 180 Wear to use on their Facebook page and soon-to-launch website. Our local models got some fun experience in front of the camera and got to try on lots of great clothes, too!

Have a look at our local models and a sample of some of the awesome clothing 180 Wear carries. If you’re looking for a new hairstyle, cut or color, check out Studio 10, they’ve been there for 25 years and know a thing or two about it 🙂

Woodstock fashion shoot with 180 Wear clothing store on the Woodstock square. Photos by Ryan Klos

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