what do you get when you photograph a family shortly after they’ve gone to see kung fu panda?
kung fu family!
this is one of my favorite families to photograph. i’m so sad that they’re moving from whitefish bay to chicago, but thankful that they’ve booked a Year in the Life Collection, since that means i’ll get to see them two more times this year. 
hello! happy wednesday! just a reminder that our grand opening party is THIS WEEKEND! join us for Gallery Night this friday from 5-9p and again on saturday, from 9-6! hope to see you there!
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last week, deanna inniss (owner of freckle face) and i were interviewed by tannette johnson-elie of milwaukee’s journal sentinel for an article on the growing number of women-owned businesses in the third ward. i’m thrilled to be mentioned among so many other amazing women (although i wasn’t so thrilled to be on the other side of the camera, hee!). so check out today’s journal - we’re on the front page of the business section.
you can also read the article online here:
a few weeks ago, i had the pleasure of photographing this fun and gorgeous family in brookfield. we had such fun, can’t you tell?
okay, i have to stop myself from posting the whole session!!
i traveled to madison recently to photograph this little love. my goodness, isn’t he perfection? he definitely wins the prize for the most wide awake newborn ever - it took almost three hours for him to fall into a deep sleep!
happy fourth of july everyone! have fun and be safe!!
(my daughter, Rachel, and her cousin, Molly, from last fourth of July!)
anyone expecting twins this summer? if so, please email me: info@christineplamann.com
i recently travelled to glencoe (a suburb of chicago) to photograph two gorgeous families. i spent the morning with the cutest little boy EVER at the chicago botanic garden. two-and-a-half year old toddler + wide open spaces = lots of photographs of him running away.
(this one is too silly not to post!)
all the running around wore him out, so when we got back to the house, i was able to take a more serene photo
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i took a break for a couple of hours to avoid the harsh mid-day sun (and the rain showers that so kindly held off while we did our outside shots!) and then spent the afternoon with another family in glencoe.
To celebrate the studio’s upcoming grand opening, I am offering very special limited edition studio sessions to take place in August.
Here’s the deal: You get a fabulous studio experience with a session that lasts about an hour at the new studio located at 244 N. Broadway in the Historic Third Ward (corner of Buffalo and Broadway). You will recieve a limited edition beautifully bound, hard cover photo album featuring 10 professionally mounted 5×7 prints from your session, as well as your choice of one 11×14 or two 8×10 prints. The cost of the session, album and print(s) is $500 ~ it’s a pretty fantastic opportunity!
For availability call me at 414.744.0995 or email info@christineplamann.com!
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Last month, I traveled to France to photograph this gorgeous family!
This little girl had me cracking up the whole time I was there!
i love love love doing maternity sessions. i think pregnancy is beautiful and i love creating art that reflects that. and how cool is it to show your kids your maternity photo album when they’re old enough to know that they were in there!
here are a few from a recent maternity session! i can’t wait to finish proofing this session - i love them all!
a few weeks ago, i announced our plans for a new studio and gallery in milwaukee’s historic third ward! in july, we’re moving to 244 n broadway, which is on the corner of broadway & buffalo, kitty corner from anthropologie and across the street from shoo. i’m so excited that i can hardly stand it. construction is coming along nicely - the floors are almost done and our work area is being installed next week. i can’t wait for the furniture and all of the amazing prints and canvases that i get to hang on the walls!
since a lot of you have had the same questions, i thought i’d address the most frequently asked questions on the blog. here goes!
absolutely! my goal is to conduct at least 60% of my sessions on location as i always have. there’s nothing better than photographing a family where they’re most comfortable whether that be at home or at their favorite park or beach around milwaukee! what’s so great about the studio is that it has amazing natural light and fabulous textures (brick walls, wood floors, fun furniture) so the studio will be a location option as well, beginning in mid-july!
we chose to open the studio and gallery for several reasons. one of which is that we live in the cutest, tiniest house ever and the business has become so big in recent years that we wanted to move the business out of the house. i know you all understand how excited i am to have a better separation between work and homelife!
another goal was to refine the portrait sales experience to better help clients choose images and products that work best for their homes and lifestyles. beginning in mid-july, all proofing appointments will be held at the studio using state-of-the-art projection equipment. you’ll be able to come in, get comfortable with a glass of wine or cup of tea, and view your session images like you’ve never imagined. you’re going to love it!
in addition to shooting, working and proofing at the studio, we’ll also be offering pre-session consultations to show you all of our amazing products (some new!) and to give you a better feel for the style and experience that christine plamann photography offers to kids and families in milwaukee.
i had to laugh because the sheer number of people who asked me this really surprised me! you guys sure do love portrait day! the answer is YES, portrait day will continue! you know what the best part of this new studio space is? it’s right upstairs from milwaukee’s hottest childrens boutique, freckle face. as many of you have already heard, freckle face is moving from their buffalo location to broadway! how exciting is that? i’m beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to be just upstairs from what is by far the coolest place to shop for kids clothes, toys, strollers, gear and more.
some more exciting news which really deserves (and will eventually get) a post to itself, if that i’ve hired two amazing employees to help create the best portrait experience you can ask for. maryssa is our super friendly, hard-working, energetic new studio assistant. if you haven’t already spoken with her, you will soon! melinda will be there to guide clients through the portrait selection process. she has impeccable taste and is the sweetest woman you’ll ever meet. you’re going to love both of them and i can’t wait for you to meet them!
ha! yes, there’s going to be a party. mark your calendars for july 25 and 26. we’ll be throwing one heck of a grand opening party. details coming soon!!
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okay. one last thing. thank you. thank you SO MUCH for allowing me into your lives to capture the essence of who your family is. thank you for letting me capture your child’s milestones, for letting me document what’s so important to you. without you, i wouldn’t be living my dream right now. and this IS my dream. so thank you. from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
i really don’t think i’ve ever gone this long without posting to my blog. i’ve been meaning to for weeks, but i’ve been so busy photographing all of YOU that i haven’t had a chance! and oh my gosh, do i have some beautiful images to show you. so many that i don’t even know where to start: beautifully squishy newborns, goofy toddlers, hot mamas-to-be, a beautiful extended family. but first, how about some updates?
where i’ve been:
okay, so maybe the question should be, where haven’t i been? soon after my sunny florida mini-vacation, i spent ten days in europe for work and for fun. my oldest daughter rachel came with me and we had such a wonderful visit with my sister and her family, who live in luxembourg. (to answer the next logical question: she was great on the plane!) while there, i travelled within luxembourg and to france to photograph some seriously gorgeous children. i really do think i have the coolest and most fun job in the world!
we were back for only two weeks before we left for door county. my husband and daughters and i rent a house up there every year at the beginning of summer. the house is amazing and it’s such a wonderfully relaxing and rejuvenating trip for us.
in between trips, the chicken pox hit our house! first rachel got it, then two weeks later, little ellie did. we’re just getting over it now. whew.
how about some photos? while i work on getting some amazing client photos ready for the blog, here are some of our door county trip photos:
goodness, i’m on a blogging spree this week! i don’t usually post two sessions so close together but i’m leaving for europe tomorrow and probably won’t be able to post again until i get back. i’ll be back in the office on may 20 and will return all phone calls and emails at that time! once i get back, i’ll be sure to post lots of photos from the sessions that i’ll be doing while i’m there!
a few weeks ago, i photographed a milwaukee family at discovery world which once again proved to be a fantastic destination for family photos. these girls LOVE it there and had a blast, and so did i! but look at these girls, how could i NOT have fun with them?
so how cool is this new blog? i’m super excited about this because it means i can post bigger images for your viewing pleasure. :) there are still a few kinks here and there, but we’ll get them ironed out over the new few weeks.
want to hear some EXCITING news? christine plamann photography is opening a studio & gallery in milwaukee’s historic third ward, on the corner of broadway and buffalo, kitty-corner from anthropolie. the space is to-die-for gorgeous - incredible natural light, super tall ceilings, cream city brick walls - i could go on and on and on. this has been in the works for a long time and i’m so thrilled that it’s all coming together. we’ll be open in july and i can’t wait for you all to see it. yay!
a few weeks ago, i had the pleasure of photographing these two beautiful sisters! little miss d just celebrated her first birthday and miss k is 4! aren’t they gorgeous?
in a few hours, we’ll be getting up to catch an early flight so we can hang out at the beach for a week. a last minute but much needed break from this dreary milwaukee weather! i’m so excited for warm weather. hopefully, i’ll have some sunny photos to warm you up when i get back. meanwhile, here are a few silly shots of my silly daughters from this afternoon.
pieces of our day:
ellie’s feet. i could eat them up.
sleepy girl. or maybe just hiding?
the girls, pretending to nap.
cozy rachel, through the crib slats. that blanket has been her lovey (she calls is deetdeet) since she was only a few months old. it was my husband’s lovey when he was a baby, too.
feet on the window sill, watching the airplanes.
my ellie. doesn’t she look grown up?
something about her posture reminds me of a page from “where the wild things are”
rachel’s cheese smile
she always touches her mouth when she smiles genuinely
feet
i’ve been photographing so many newborn babies lately! all of the beautiful pregnant mothers i photographed in december and january are having their babies and keeping me busy!
remember that maternity portraits are best scheduled during your sixth or seventh month (but are beautiful regardless of timing!) and newborn portraits are best taken within the first two weeks of life.
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meet baby luke! isn’t he perfect?
here are some more images from my trip to north carolina a few weeks ago. i love urban photography and i’m so excited to do more urban sessions here in milwaukee once it warms up a bit!
