Steven and Kathy

I had the honor of photographing Kathy and Steven’s lovely spring wedding a couple of weeks ago at the Chicago Marriott Southwest in Burr Ridge. It was one of those April days that was raining, then sleeting, and then totally clear in the next moment. Props to Kathy and Steven for being brave and bold to venture outdoors with me for some great portraits on the bridge near the hotel. They were so much fun to photograph and their entire wedding party…well…they knew how to PARTY! It was a great day! -Jake

Kackert Maternity

Jaxon's Cake Smash

Cindy and Noah

Every once in a while I get asked to travel for a destination wedding and, even though I love Chicago, it seems to be a breath of fresh air to experience photographing in a different part of the world. Cindy and Noah asked me if I would be interested in traveling to photograph their wedding ceremony in New Orleans, Louisiana and I enthusiastically said “Yeah I would!”. Their ceremony and reception was held in a gorgeous bright and light filled loft called Marche right in the midst of the French Market with stunning views of the Mississippi River. The day started with rain but that didn’t get Cindy and Noah’s spirits down and everything cleared up by ceremony time and we were able go out into the Dutch Alley for some fun and candid outdoor portraits. Over the past few years it has been amazing getting to know Cindy and Noah as I’ve done their maternity, newborn (their son was born on my birthday, ha!), and family photos. Getting to photograph their wedding as well was extra special and I truly wish them the happiest and brightest future! Congratulations, Cindy and Noah, and thank you for having me be a part of everything!! -Jake

Commercial Photography

While I focus mainly on portrait photography here at Two Birds Photography every now and then I get commissioned to do other projects. Featured on this post are a few photo shoots I worked on. The first photo is a piece I made for Life Force Arts Center to promote their Samhain healing fair. The second photo is a project we did for Dogwalkers. It was early spring of 2020 and we were just holed up inside our house obediently waiting for the whole pandemic thing to blow over. The idea was to do a whole photo shoot created on polaroids so I busted out my SX-70 camera and got to work. The third photo was for Common Good Cocktail House. I actually wasn’t commissioned to photograph this but it was also during spring of 2020 and there wasn’t much to do but drink and make art. It was a very tasty photo shoot to say the least. The last photo was a piece of artwork I helped create for Summer Thornton Design. It was made into a 40”x40” print to be displayed in their client’s kitchen. I hope I get to work on more projects like these in the future!