Alessi Photography

Leaves In Brooklyn

2009-08-02T13:34:00.000-05:00

Stroller

2009-08-02T13:29:00.003-05:00

Great lighting even makes toys look beautiful. Our girls loved these strollers my mom bought for them this summer.

Joy.

2009-07-26T00:04:00.000-05:00

Family Is Forever

2009-07-26T00:03:00.001-05:00

The Dance.

2009-07-26T00:03:00.000-05:00

Prayer. Exit. Family. Rings.

2009-07-26T00:02:00.000-05:00

Prayer.

Ceremony

2009-07-25T23:55:00.002-05:00

Nate and Allie's Wedding

2009-07-13T06:12:00.000-05:00

I have known Allie since she was born. This was a great opportunity to get some photojournalistic shots of their wedding. I loved Philadelphia, dancing and great times with the family.

Mary and Joseph's Wedding

2009-05-10T08:39:00.000-05:00

On short notice I was asked to photograph Joseph and Mary's wedding. I took the opportunity to share in their special day and approach the assignment as a photojournalist would.

Reception Kiss

2009-01-28T15:37:00.000-06:00

I have known Jim since he was in Junior High. His wedding was a beautiful celebration. As always, I enjoyed getting photojournalistic style shots. This was one of my favorite, capturing the view of his best friend Paul and mentor Reg.

John and Catherine's Engagement

2008-08-31T22:58:00.000-05:00

John and Catherine will be having a destination wedding in Hawaii so for the engagement shoot we used the south view of the Chicago lakefront to bring Hawaii to the Windy City. I look forward to working with them.

Jon Troast Concert in Our Living Room

2008-04-27T22:55:00.005-05:00

Jon Troast is an artist we have come to respect. And his music is great. He's honestly one of the most listened to artists in our collection. Here's what happened in our living room tonight. A concert...in our living room. It was as cool as is sounds. From the first sound of his voice and guitar he captivated those who were there. Imagine one of your favorite artist doing a live concert in your living room. Cool Huh?

Keepsake Guestbook Idea

2008-04-26T00:09:00.007-05:00

These look pretty cool sitting 0n your coffee table. We are excited about our new Bridal Keepsake Books and Parent Keepsake Books. It's great way to keep your captured wedding memories accessible. We got a great idea sitting down with Bob and Dawn Davis who shot Eva Longoria and Tony Parker's wedding. It's to fill one of these with your Engagement shots and use it as your guestbook.

Wow! Amazing time with Bob and Dawn Davis

Here is an excerpt from my best friend (other than my wife) Kevin's blog. I agree that meeting with Bob and Dawn was an amazing experience. I echo much of Kevin's sentiments. We think alike in many areas of life, including wedding photography, faith and almost everything else. Kevin Keith Photography is based in Kansas City.

Kevin wrote, "So I have been in Chicago for a few days. I have been spending time relaxing. My friend Jeremy and I had the great pleasure of spending Monday evening with Bob and Dawn Davis. If you are not familiar with Bob and Dawn they run La Storia foto and recently shot the 'Wedding Of The Year' for Eva Longoria and Tony Parker. They invited me and my friend Jeremy over for the evening. We planned on hanging out for a couple of hours and 5 hours later we were still sitting at their table. Bob and Dawn are just amazing! They shared so many stories of their experiences. Bob has done a lot of work for Oprah and photographed some big events for her. He was so open in sharing his knowledge. It was great just to get to know both of them. Dawn does all the designing for La Storia foto and she was so encouraging and really pushed the idea of believing is achieving. I can really see that in their lives too. I felt so blessed and encouraged by them. What an amazing couple and I was so humbled that they took a whole evening to spend with me and Jeremy. They have two beautiful children and they already have to balance family with work. When we were leaving Dawn came running after our car to make sure we didn't forget the delicious cookies that she had for us."

Bob and Dawn, thanks for imparting your wisdom,
Jeremy

Labels: Bob and Dawn Davis, Kevin Keith Photography, La Storia foto

Scott and Kellie's Engagement

2008-04-18T01:57:00.005-05:00

One of the great challenges in photography is capturing all that sums up a moment; emotion, laughter, timing and a great sense of humor. If pictures are worth a thousand words, I far fall short here. Maybe only one word hits it. Laughter. I love laughing along with and enjoying the company of our clients. I had fun laughing with and capturing one of many "moments" at Scott and Kellie's Engagement Session.

Jackie and Chris's Engagement Shoot

2008-02-24T16:37:00.005-06:00

We had a great time doing Chris and Jackie's engagement shoot. This is my favorite picture from the shoot.

Renee and Lewis's Wedding Reception

2008-02-21T21:11:00.007-06:00

Renee and Lewis were a pleasure to shoot. Their wedding was graced with beautiful music. I was able to capture some great moments with available light, atmosphere and the life of the party.

Weddings are sometimes a microcosm of so many of the emotions life contains. Capturing the celebration of joy is one of the pursuits I like best about weddings.

Family Portrait, and Gracie Makes Four

2008-02-21T17:29:00.005-06:00

Pastor Ron and Karen Allen Family Portraits

2008-02-07T21:19:00.000-06:00

It was an honor to spend the afternoon with Pastor Ron and his family to capture some moments for a family portrait. With three active daughters and three very active grandkids it is not often that everyone is together at the same time. During the six years we have known Pastor Ron and Karen their friendship has come to mean a lot to us.

My Favorite Subjects

2008-02-06T09:24:00.001-06:00

We had an around the house day. And captured
a few moments of our little princesses. And yes,
their cheeks are actually as soft as they seem.

Grace is living up to her name. These two
are truly our favorite models to capture.