As some of you may know by now, Roper Photo has been chosen for this year’s edition of “the Knot” Magazine’s “Best of Weddings”. Well, the issue is now available at the newsstands and we couldn’t be more thrilled or honored.

What sets this honor apart from others is that it’s not just our colleagues (or even The Knot Magazine) bestowing this award on us - the recognition comes from our brides and grooms who were thrilled with the level of service we brought to their wedding day and the quality of the images we captured. This is especially important to us since our goal with all of our clients is to exceed their expectations.

So, thanks to all of our brides and grooms who have given us the privilege to be a part of their big day and inspiring us to create some of our most memorable and heartfelt images.

Eric and Terri Roper

Last week we were in the Janie & Jack kids clothing store in The Bolingbrook Promenade.

For those not in the area-Bolingbrook is a suburb of Chicago. And if you haven’t visited a Janie & Jack store before, you must check them out. The clothes are gorgeous and very well made.

This was an in store promotion and we had 3 full days of photographing many, many kids from newborns to 6 years old.

As always, the 12-24 month olds are the most active, independant ones. We never really know if they will stand still or cooperate until they step onto the backdrop. I have a very fast trigger finger and can usually get some fabulous shots before they run off.

My heart always goes out to the parents as they always get much more stressed and tired than I do. LOL

Here are some of the images from the sessions.

Enjoy!

These two were married at the Church of Holy Apostles in McHenry Illinois, and had the reception in her parents backyard in a neighboring town.

To say the day was hot would be an understatement. Really. I think it was 90 by 8am. Which was the time I started photographing her getting ready at her parents house.

Even though it was hot, the day was fillled with love and laughter. In the late afternoon not too long after the party was over and the last of the guests had left, a thunderstorm came through town and a windstorm nearly destroyed the tent.

Thankfully no one was hurt and they maintained a good sense of humor about the storm.

We shot her senior portrait session in the LODO area of Denver, using alleys, a hotel lobby, Union Station and a parking garage for backgrounds.

Then for the last outfit we headed out to the warehouse district for something different and found the perfect color on the side of a building that matched her outfit. What a great ending for a wonderful session!

Every time I’ve done a shoot at Wild Oats it’s been such a great experience. In addition to everyone being so cooperative and professional, the staff at the stores always keep the property in pristine condition. This makes for a smooth photo shoot since not much time has to be spent on styling the “set” since it is in perfect conditon when I arrive, and more time left to concentrate on getting the shot.

The follow images were taken at their store in Boulder, Colorado for a cover story in “Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Retailer” Magazine. The story highlighted Wild Oates’ Healthy offerings in their refrigerated department.

The first few images are detail and general shots of the refrigerated section of the store and were for used in the magazine’s table of contents and as extra shots for the story. The next two were used to show a customer’s shopping experience. The last three were some of the various poses and angles I shot of the two featured subjects. The last image is how the magazine cover ended up looking (in case you didn’t get your copy of RFF Retailer).

This was a wedding that was steeped in Chinese culture and tradition. As an outsider it is always so amazing to witness and capture the many different customs from all over the globe.

While she was putting on the finishing touches at her parents house-Albert( who lives down the street) and his guys walked over with the pig. They had to beg and bribe the bridesmaids to get into the house. The women actually made out like bandits with the bribes received! It was a hoot to watch : )

Once inside there was a tea ceremony with her side of the family, and afterwards they walked down the street to see his side of the family.

We had some time beforehand for photos with a great view of Chicago. As you can see it was very stormy-those clouds were not enhanced in photoshop!

The ceremony and reception were held at the Riviera Country Club in Orland Park.

By the time the ceremony took place the storm clouds were replaced by sunshine and a clear sky.

It’s kind of hard to believe that I first met Holly more than 5 years ago, when she was a child model. I was so glad when she asked me to shoot her senior portraits, and that she was game to try something different for these.

The session was in the Belmar area of Denver, and Lauren Rennells-www.lrennells.com/
did a fabulous job with her hair and makeup.