Photos by Alexander

Attention business owners in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana

2009-12-15T14:33:00.000-08:00

We are holding a special for all professionals, realtors or anyone looking to update or create business cards. These cards can be for anyone looking to get their name and face out into the community. The special includes an in-studio portrait session along with 500 custom designed business cards. This package is usually priced for $249.99, but right now we are offering this great deal for $149.99. Below you will find the advertisement including our contact information, along with sample cards. Please contact us to set up an appointment or if you have any questions.

Fellowship Baptist Christmas Cards

2009-11-19T16:36:00.000-08:00

View and choose one of the creative Christmas card designs which are posted on the blog. Call us at 888.506.7264. Have your credit card handy and place your order over the phone. All orders must be placed by November 30. All cards will be available for pick up at church on Wednesday, December 9.

Sample 1

Sample 2

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2009 Christmas Special

2009-11-17T15:24:00.001-08:00

Photos by Alexander is getting ready for the holiday season with a Christmas package special. From now through December 15th we are offering you to come in for a photo session with your family. There are four packages to choose from, as well as holiday cards that you can order and send to friends and family. The packages range from 1-3 poses and offer a variety of different size prints including 11 x 14, 8 x 10, 5 x 7 and wallets. The Christmas cards range:

1-25 cards $1.75 each

26-50 cards $1.50 each

51-75 cards $1.25 each

76-100 cards $1.00 each

All orders must be placed by December 15, 2009 to ensure you receive them for the holiday season.

Please call us at 661.8972 to schedule a photo sitting session.

Bridal Show Special

2009-11-17T14:59:00.000-08:00

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2010 Senior Special

2009-11-04T14:05:00.000-08:00

Hey seniors! Now is a great opportunity to get your senior pictures with our new senior special. From now until November 30 we are offering a free session of photography and free digital images with the purchase of a package. Call (219) 661.8927 to schedule an appointment!

New addition to Photos by Alexander

2009-10-27T15:31:00.000-07:00

Meet the new addition to our staff here at Photos by Alexander. Hannah G. has become a vital part of our team as Marketing Manager, as well as conducting our consultations with potential brides. Hannah is a California native and a recent college graduate from Hyles Anderson College. Hannah is very talented with a sweet, outgoing personality and is truly a wonderful fit to our team. We look forward to working together with Hannah to capture your precious memories through our images here at Photos by Alexander.

Extraordinary moments

2009-10-13T14:40:00.000-07:00

When I time the time to reflect upon our lives and the things that make it up, it suddenly dawned upon me that our lives are made up of totally ordinary moments that are intermittently sprinkled with the truly extraordinary ones.

Now some of these are totally spontaneous such as the first time that it dawned on me that I was going to marry the woman that I was dating at the time, but other moments in life are planned and expected. Such is the case for me most every Saturday morning when I gather my gear, shot list, & Mapquest directions and head out for a complete day of what I call planed chaos. From the moment that I greet the couple to the moment that leave for the night, I am constantly looking for unique photographic opportunities.

Such was the case on the day I set out to do this wedding the bride was getting married at the hall so we where taking pictures at the gazebo outside of the hall, during which time I was informed that the bride as allergic to mosquitoes. Since we had to head back in abruptly due to the fact that she was bitten by a mosquito while we where outside. I walked by a window and noticed the way the angle of the sun was hitting it.

I very quickly moved a few things around and asked the bride to posse for me and the following results were nothing short of magical I have included a few pics for you to judge for yourselfs

Until next time

Alex

Happy Anniversary

2009-08-25T15:29:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Although my wife and I won’t be officially celebrating our anniversary until August 27th

We took some time out this Monday to celebrate. I really believe that of all the things that we got to do yesterday, taking some time to just think, reflect and praise God for how good he has been to us was probably the greatest thing that we got to do. We had some time to think of all the good and not so good things that have crossed our paths in the last few years.

Just to think that in last five years we got married, bought a house, left the security of my job for the opportunity that was set before us when we moved the business, we have enjoyed our time together at parties, ball games, and outings. We have also sorrowed together at car accidents, doctor visits and funerals.

I guess that to us life is not so much about what happens to you but whom you are with when it does. To stop and think about all the things in life that really does matter. Such as your faith and family, the core network of people who are with you thru thick and thin. My wish for all of the couples who’s weddings I have had the privilege and honor to shot, document, and photograph is that in your first five years together you really take the time that it takes to share your lives together. That you take the time that is needed to share each other’s dreams, ambitions, goals, hopes and aspirations.

I hope that all of you enjoy looking at our little video of pictures of us sharing our lives together over the past five years we also tried out a place in Crown Point (www.lucreziacafe.com), which I am recommending to everyone that’s looking for a great Italian restaurant.

Alex

Hello from Alex

2009-08-05T15:34:00.000-07:00

Hey there everyone! Starting immediately I will be taking more of an active roll in the writing of the studio blogs. The staff and I feel that it should be the photographers who take the lead in keeping all our blog followers up to date on our happenings.

One of the many perks that we as photographers enjoy is not just getting to document the biggest events in peoples lives, but also getting to travel to the locations where these events take place. Even though I’ve had the privilege of traveling to many great locations, nothing to date beats my July 18^th wedding to the island of Puerto Rico. The location that we stayed at was the Wyndham Grand Resort at Rio Mar next to the rainforest of El Yunque.

I took the following picture from the balcony of the hotel room that we were staying at, and as you can see, it was absolutely breathtaking. It was great to bear witness to the hospitality and friendliness of the Puerto Rican people. It seemed as if everywhere we went everyone just went out of their way to treat us like family.

We took Friday morning as an opportunity to take some pictures of the bridal couple in this exotic local. As you can see, from the few pictures that I have provided here, the views from the island where nothing short of magical. The wedding on Saturday was just as you would expect, it was on the beach with palm trees full of coconuts on one end and the Atlantic Ocean on the other.

Traveling to a far off place for a wedding comes with it’s own set of problems. You are constantly worried about making sure that you didn’t forget anything and also worried about the new set of challenges that shooting in a new environment brings. I was not used to the tropical storms that looked like they would come out of nowhere. They never lasted long, but when they came they came upon us quickly and violently. I was also not expecting the amount of condensation that my lenses would experience whenever we went from the indoors that was air-conditioned and then the outdoors that was not.

Although at times being a wedding photographer can be quite taxing, part of the fun of it for it me is rising to the challenge that comes with the planned chaos of a wedding day. All I can say is that I just can’t wait until my next destination wedding comes along.

Billy and Jackie's Engagement

2009-08-12T15:19:00.000-07:00

It seems to me that at the end of the day GOD Almighty either blesses you with a great amount of talent or not. To say that I know, or even understand the creative process would be a flat-out lie. But I do know that ideas just come to me. Such was the case last week when I was out with Billy & Jackie, doing the pictures for their engagement session. The plan for the day was to take pictures at the Chicago Lake Front and around the museum campus.

One of the things that I never know is exactly how or when the creativity is going to flow, but this is how it worked on that day. We had just started taking pictures when we came upon a booth that was being run by the folks from Travelers Insurance. They where giving away red umbrellas with their logos and also t-shirts that started with the words “cover my” and got filled in with anything you wanted. Well I suggested to them to get their shirts imprinted with something related to their wedding day so that I might take a picture. One of them got the words “My Wedding” and the other one got “5/8/2010”. I also could not resist taking a picture with the one of the red umbrellas (although I had to fill out a form that will allow them to contact me at a later time and give me a better quote on insurance). I still think it was all worth it. Just take a look at the following pictures that I posted and let me know what you think.

Tyler and Jessica's wedding

2009-07-14T16:05:00.000-07:00

Here are some great pictures from Tyler and Jessica's wedding last month.

Love this one with the car!

Your pictures are fabulous! Congrats on your wedding!

2010 Seniors

2009-06-10T15:07:00.000-07:00

Senior year is such a memorable time in a teens life. We strive to create photos that capture who you are as a senior and let your personality shine through. We are getting ready to begin shooting for 2010 Seniors later this summer! Any parent or senior interested in having their senior pictures should contact us at 661.8927 to set up an appointment. We look forward to meeting with you and arranging a session.

Steve's senior session

2009-06-03T14:23:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, The weather is getting warmer, the flowers are starting to bloom and wedding season is upon us!! All of the weddings that we have been shooting these past few weeks are in the touch up phase, so I don't have anything to post quite yet. As soon as they are ready I will be posting some of my favorites from the day.

I do have some recent senior pictures from Steve's shoot. Here are some of my favorites:

I love the lighting on this one below

This is a great hockey picture

Stephanie and Kevin's engagement session

2009-05-20T15:31:00.000-07:00

I love your engagement pictures. Here are a few of my favorites...

Love, love, love this one by the water.

Your pictures turned out fantastic. Can't wait to see your wedding pictures!

Nicole's senior pictures.

2009-05-14T14:20:00.000-07:00

I love these pictures of Nicole.

Especially this one....

Go Blackhawks!!

Your pictures are amazing!! I love the Blackhawks uniform.

Kasey's senior pictures

2009-05-14T14:14:00.001-07:00

Here are some great collages from Kasey's senior pictures.

The black and white photos are great! You look so pretty in your pictures Kasey.

Kristen and Ray's engagement session

2009-05-05T15:26:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos from Kristen and Ray's engagement session. There are some great ones~

Geo and I love this black and white with a hint of color

This picture is AMAZING...I love the color of the water

Cute picture

You both look great in these pictures. Can't wait for your May wedding!!

Josh's senior pictures

2009-05-05T14:48:00.000-07:00

Here is Alex's recent senior photo session of Josh C. His pictures look great!

Thomas senior pictures

2009-04-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

Here are some great photos of Thomas from his senior pictures.

I like this picture with the black and white and hint of color.

Nick's senior pictures

2009-04-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

Here are Nick's senior pictures, which look great!

I love this collage.

I love the background in this one.

The blue spot like is cool in this picture. They look great Nick.

Belen senior pictures.

2009-04-21T15:39:00.000-07:00

Here are Belen's beautiful senior pictures...

I love the warmth of this picture, the background and her outfit.

I love her dress! The color is great.

Fantastic senior pictures Belen.

Tiffany's senior pictures

2009-04-23T15:07:00.000-07:00

Becky's senior pictures look amazing! I love the colors and the collages! Take a look....

This picture is great! I love it!

Your pictures turned out wonderful!

Becky's senior pictures

2009-04-23T14:56:00.000-07:00

Here are Becky's senior pictures which look fun!

I love the color of Becky's shirt in this black and white photo.

Your pictures are so great Becky!

Melissa senior pictures

2009-04-23T15:26:00.000-07:00

Here are Melissa AMAZING senior photos!

I love this black and white photo!!

They are great Melissa!

Brittany senior pictures

2009-04-21T15:11:00.000-07:00

Here are Brittany's senior pictures. They look great!

I like how Geo created these collages

Brittany must love pink!!

You look beautiful Brittany!