Family Spring Photography Session | Christina Bailitz Photography | New Lenox Photographer

Spring is in the air

After a long winter, spring arrives.

A time where new blooms start to grow and the colors sprout.

And after a long winter, I LOVE getting to see families coming back out for photo sessions.

Mom said we need to schedule Easter pictures as I have to the cutest outfits. And she definitely did. I absolutely love looking back on Easter pics from growing up and this session reminded me of childhood Easter memories.

The Mokena studio was perfect for this session in it’s simple and airy feel allowing the kids to stand out and give them space to move around. They came running in and the three images below were the very first photos and I knew we were going to have a fabulous session. Lots of smiles. Lots of hugs and sibling hugs. And they loved being with mom & dad for pics too. It made it easy to do my job.

And I will always love capturing sweet of loving moments between family.

First Birthday Session | Christina Bailitz Photography | Chicago Photographer

365 days of moments

365 days, 52 weeks, 1 2months all summarize ONE year!

The first year has many first moments and milestones. I always tell my clients capture ONE year. The amount of change in one year from newborn to ONE is amazing. They have grown so much physically and emotionally.

I was so excited to meet this sweet boy, as I captured his brother when he was born. Getting to work with a family twice is a gift for me and like Christmas morning.

And it was so fun to get to see his big brother too and capture some brother pics.

First Year milestone sessions and family sessions can be booked through the website or contact me directly to book a time good for you and your family and determine a location that works. While I am located in Tinley Park I do travel throughout the Chicago suburbs for sessions.

Prom Photos | Senior High School Photographer | Christina Bailitz Photography | Tinley Park

SENIOR PROM - HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES

Spring is around the corner, a time for many high school seniors that represents prom, college decisions, and graduation. Last year many proms were cancelled as the pandemic was happening. Dresses were bought and ready to be worn, so it was the perfect time to schedule a photo session. So this group of beautiful seniors in high school in Arlington Heights didn’t miss the chance to have prom photos. They ordered some flowers or pulled together a loose bouquet and then they all gathered together for this senior year moment.

Prom sessions can be groups, couples or individual or a combo of all. It is a time to stop and freeze this time. While some schools are having proms in a new fashion, and some groups are planning their own gatherings. If you have your dress and are ready, make sure you capture prom moments, prom is milestone for many high schoolers, and moments you look back on.

As Proms are being planned if you are interested in a session for your prom goers - reach out to reserve your date!!

First Year milestone sessions can be booked through the website or contact me directly to book a time good for you and your family.

Baby Milestone Session | Tinley Park Baby Photographer | Christina Bailitz Photography

First year of Milestones

Babies first years are a time filled with so many milestones they all reach at different times. It truly is a special time in a family watching these miracles from above grow from fresh newborns into little people. Milestones happen at different ages/months for each child so I always tell my clients to book milestone sessions when you are ready for them and they are at a stage you want to happen, with the exception of first birthday! That one I suggest close to their birthday.

I met this family for the twins 6 month session, which was a newborn gift given my a friend. I may be biased but I truly think a Christina Bailitz Photography gift certificate is a wonderful gift, it is a gift that they don’t outgrow and brings smiles to many now and future generations. How many times do you look for baby pictures to see who a baby looks like? Pictures are a gift that freeze time and connect generations.

First Year milestone sessions can be booked through the website or contact me directly to book a time good for you and your family.

Winter Family Session | Bird Haven Greenhouse | Christina Bailitz Photography

When you live in Chicago, greenhouses are an awesome little photo session location, when you don’t want to deal with the snow and cold.

I met this sweet family of four at the Bird Haven Greenhouse in Joliet for an indoor family photography session. From our precession consult, I knew I would have to shoot fast as their sweet little girl is 1.5 and on the move and loves to explore. The greenhouse is a great area to explore and has awesome light too and greenery backdrop. We had fun watching the fish in each room and capturing family, sibling and individual pictures in between. It was a great location for this mini session.

Sports Photography | Tinley Park Sports Photographer | Christina Bailitz Photography

Sports Photo Sessions - Capture this season

When you have 5 boys all playing baseball, it’s not often that they all have game day at the same time at the same field to grab pictures. So a baseball session was the perfect photo session for this family. From high school to grade school, this was the last season they were all playing for the this program.

Mom had a vision and it truly captured a very big part of motherhood for her. While the schedule is crazy busy she knows one day these are going to be some of the best memories for them all.

For many parents some days we don’t know how we do it. And if one thing we have learned during the last year is that when that season doesn’t happen we miss it and the crazy schedule! Sports truly are a part of many families everyday. A time of learning lessons on and off the field as a family and teammate. While sports may keep your calendar full for that season, think of booking a sports session! Capture that sport your child loves and where you have spent so many hours and created memories and friendships.

Contact Christina Bailitz Photography to set up your sports session.

Class of 2021 Graduation Pictures | Tinley Park Senior Photographer | Christina Bailitz Photography

Graduation Time is Near!

CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2021 your graduation is almost here. It has not been an ordinary senior year. Actually, it has been a senior year like no other senior year in history. But you have walked through the unknown path and adapted and you now see the light at the end of the path of high school. Soon you will have your cap and gown and be given the diploma.

Graduation time is a time of celebration and what better than a graduation photo session. Graduation photo sessions can be done at a location of your choice, studio or even your high school. A session can include the graduate or a group of friends. If a group session is done, we can do individual pictures too for each graduate. Graduation night is a busy time and getting graduation photo’s ahead of time let’s you enjoy that celebration and visit with family and community you are with. And you don’t have any extra people in your pictures.

The session featured on this blog post was a Class of 2020 graduation session at Andrew High School with these beautiful girls. After four years of high school, they were heading in different paths but high school brought them together. This session was ALL about them. Many smiles and hugs and so much laughter. I hope they look back on these pictures and remember that joy every time!!

Caps and Gowns are a timeless tradition! Graduation is great time to for a milestone session!

Contact Christina Bailitz Photography to set up your senior photo session or graduation session.

Newborn In Home Photography Session | Downers Grove | Christina Bailitz Photography

When a baby is born, you fill a spot in your heart you didn’t know was so big and find so much joy and love!!

They are truly blessings and miracles from above.

Newborn sessions are a time to capture the little moments that will be end up big moments you treasure. The moments your baby snuggled just perfectly in the nook of your arm and neck and their head first perfectly in the palms of your hands. Newborn sessions are as much about capturing the sweet baby as it is the connection with the parents. I always encourage parents to jump in the session as your baby will never be this little again.

So if you are expecting a baby or just delivered and thought you missed newborn pictures. Masks and handsanitizer and a little help from mom & dad - we make these newborn sessions happen. They can be in your home or in the studio. And even if outside the two weeks of typical newborn sessions, it is NOT too late. We make it work!

Family Photography Session | Tinley Park | Christina Bailitz Photography

Each Family has a Story

Family photography sessions capture your family in a moment. While this moment is a snippet of your family story. It captures this stage. And all families have many stages to enter and pass through. Some families get family photos annually some have more years between, but I always say you never regret taking family pictures, as they tell part of your story.

Studio photography sessions are a great way to get some classic photos, with no worries on the weather, which is changing often in the Chicago area. Studio sessions are available in Mokena for newborn, babies, children and family photos!!

She Said Yes | Engagement Proposal Photographer | Frankfort IL

Engagements are the start of the next chapter in a love story for two!

Getting engaged is a moment many have thought about. However they say you know when you meet the one. Once you meet that person, wether you are the one getting down on one knee or the one waiting for the proposal to say yes, it is something you are thrilled when it is time. Your proposal is time you never forget and when your fiancee hires a photographer to capture your proposal, it is a moment captured to treasure. The excitement, happiness and love that is captured in those quick minutes lasts a lifetime.

This couple came in for a Christmas Photo session and little did she know it was really the proposal she was hoping for one day. It was truly full of surprise, excitement, and joy.

Cheers to the soon to be Mr & Mrs

It all happens because two people fell in love!