We've posted this on our Facebook Fan Page already, but have decided to start sharing our videos on our blog too! Bob is beginning a series of short tutorials and we will host them on our SmugMug account. If you don't know about SmugMug, it's an exceptional place to host your videos and photos! One of the best in the industry.

Become a seeker of light. This short tutorial demonstrates how creative you can be with multiple flashes. ENJOY! And stay tuned for more episodes coming soon!

In November of 2009, 4 people, Bob Davis, Anton Lorimer, Kenny Kim and Jim Davis-Hicks, the President of Thirst Relief International journeyed to the East African country of Tanzania. The goal of the trip was to document and create a compelling film that captured the clean water needs of the region and the efforts of Thirst Relief International. Cinematographers Anton Lorimer and Bob Davis shot the project in a documentary style that attempts to capture the real struggles and efforts of the people in Africa. Kenny Kim was the designated photographer and blogger that relayed the day to day progress to the rest of the world. Jim Davis-Hicks acted as guide and spokesperson of Thirst Relief. Post production/editing was performed by Lorimerworks. We are so excited to share the final version of the documentary video.

To make A Donation to Thirst Relief International. $5.00 goes a long way, $10.00 goes even further, etc... For the price of a Starbucks latte, you can make a huge difference in the lives of many people.

To see all versions of the video at Thirst Relief's SmugMug site, click HERE

xoxoxo

~ Dawn & Bob

While at a fundraising event, Kim's best friend pretended to know Greg just so she could introduce her to the "cute" guy. The plan worked...! After dating over a year, one morning Greg woke Kim early to watch the sun rise. Little did she know that he would propose to her on the beach!

We love Kim & Greg and we're super excited to see their wedding featured in THE KNOT Spring/Summer 2010 issue. Click HERE to see images from their wedding from our original blog post. Or HERE to see their amazing engagement session!

Thank you to the incredible team at THE KNOT for featuring Kim & Greg's wedding! And thank you Kenny Kim for 2nd shooting this wedding with Bob. You rock!

xoxoxo

~ Dawn & Bob

A Bar Mitzvah sure to remember! We photographed Jack's brother's, Maxx's Bar Mizvah! and last November we photographed Jack's. The Klein family is one of the most wonderful families ever. They are so loving, so fun, and so true to family.

Thank you Maryfran & Mike for allowing us to be part of your family again! You know how to throw a party!

A special thank you to Ed Weiland and Jen Hester for photographing this AMAZING event with Bob!

With love, ~ Dawn and Bob

Thank you all who bid on our 1 on 1 mentoring auction for Thirst Relief!!! You ROCK!

Meet Lacey and Pat, our super fabulous clients getting married at Ritz Carlton in Chicago this fall. They are such a fun couple and up for anything. We met them through their event planner, Jennifer Anderson. It's the first time we'll be working with Jennifer and we're totally excited. If all her clients are as fun as Lacey and Pat, count us in.

We're so happy to be photographing their wedding!

xoxoxxo

~ Dawn & Bob

It continues to break my heart hearing about Haiti and the people who are hurting, dying, or buried alive. Our family doesn't watch TV, or much of it, so we're not always on top of the news. I get most of my news through feeds like CNN or Twitter. I know... crazy. Bob worked in the newspaper industry for a long time and when he left, we didn't want to hear all the sad news anymore. This doesn't mean that we turn our heads to sad news, we just don't want to be consumed by it daily. When something is hit so hard like Haiti, we want to know, we want to help. We chose to give to DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS for this cause. I have to be completely honest and say the reason why we chose them is because I had heard that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gave a million dollars to them. I hope that is true, and my heart tells me it is. As many people speak negatively about them, I happen to love the things they have done is this world. I aspire to give as much as they have. They have provided a forever family to multiple children, we have for two. Needless to say, Doctors Without Borders is an amazing organization and I hope that the donation we provided, as miniscule as it may seem in this horrific devastation, helps a little bit.

If you can give one dollar or one million dollars, please do. Our brothers and sisters in Haiti need our help.

God bless us all...

~ Dawn

We've posted this on our Facebook Fan Page already, but have decided to start sharing our videos on our blog too! Bob is beginning a series of short tutorials and we will host them on our SmugMug account. If you don't know about SmugMug, it's an exceptional place to host your videos and photos! One of the best in the industry.

Become a seeker of light. This short tutorial demonstrates how creative you can be with one flash. ENJOY! And stay tuned for more episodes coming soon!

All our DVD's are now 50% off ON SALE through January 16, 2010. How cool is this? You can actually view all our products on our workshop website right here on our blog... and order too! So cool. This sale won't last long so don't wait.


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Since the new year, we've been pulling images from last year, updating our site, and gearing up for a very busy year of weddings, mitzvah and workshops. We're working on our workshop schedule and will be posting information about it next week. Keep an eye out for that.

I was just fixing to send some images to The Drake Hotel from Nicolette & Branko's wedding that we photographed forever and a day ago. We were so busy, it completely escaped my mind to share them with the hotel. They are too pretty not to share with you all.

The Drake happens to be one of our most favorite hotels in the city of Chicago. The elegance of this room is undeniable. And they way Nicolette and Branko planned the decor was truly magnificent.

If you've recently gotten engaged over the holidays, this is one hotel you don't want to miss when planning your wedding.

The Drake | Chicago 140 East Walton Place, Chicago, IL • 60611 • t. 312.787.2200 • f. 312.787.1431