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I'm Suzy of Simply by Suzy, and I'm so happy you're here at my blog because I can't wait to serve you with lots of good stuff like a peek into all of my favorite photoshoots for clients, freebies and resources on motherhood, how to get more connected with your life, and how to take beautiful pictures of it. 

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Picking outfits, getting your kids to behave, the sheer logistics of getting ready and out the door, cleaning up perfectly... planning a big amazing photoshoot of your family can seem daunting and stressful for some. Read about an alternative way to approach your family photoshoot experience so it's easy and FUN.

redefining the family photoshoot experience

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chicago baby & family photojournalism

Had the most amazing time ever yesterday at a Day in the Life Of.. session to document a little boy’s entire first birthday. We woke up & sang happy birthday to him together, his extended family came by to visit, and we went for a walk through Lincoln Park among many other things.  There is […]

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chicago newborn baby photographers

Meet 3 week-old baby Lyla.  She loves to be swaddled up tight like a burrito and her interests include smiling, hugs & kisses and watching the ceiling fan.  Oh yeah, and there’s a teeny tiny heart on the inside of her ear 🙂  Thanks Lyla for being so good for Vasili and I, and also […]

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Over the last few years I’ve had the most awesome privilege of meeting all sorts of kids, families and just people in general.  Although stereotypically dad is thought to be the one pouting in the corner at a photographer’s session asking when are things going to be finished, that has hardly been the case for […]

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So there was this dream I once had where I was a teenager forever.  Me and my friends would go to the mall every day after school and after cheerleading practice was finished.  We’d talk about boys and make-up for hours and fantasize about growing up one day.  About going off to college and turning […]

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For those who don’t know, I had the amazing pleasure and opportunity of being trained under internationally-renowned newborn photographers, Carrie Sandoval & Brittany Woodall with Baby as Art, in April of 2010. Because of this we have been proud to offer a very unique way of capturing newborn babies and how they are often found […]

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