about

Thanks for visiting our new BLOG! This is a great place to see some of our current images, get to know us and give us feedback. Please feel free to make comments. We would love to hear from you! A bit about us: We have been photographing weddings together for quite a few years. Lynne, my wife, shoots most of the weddings with me in true photojournalism style. I shoot directed, fun, story telling style images. Love my wife, my cat, Andy, am an artist, guitar player, former wide receiver, sometime gear head. Enjoy the BLOG!

-Tim





We Had The Honor Of Photographing Jean’s 80th Birthday Party. It Was A Surprise And A Lot Of Fun!

jean-blog-0001






Max, Julie, Betsey And Abbey

mj-b-0171

mj-b-0086

mj-b-0059

mj-b-0089

mj-b-0117

mj-b-0159

mj-b-0246

mj-b-0275

mj-b-0290

mj-b-0322

mj-b-0350

mj-b-0331






Karen And Jason Were Married At The Orrington Hotel. Great New York Style Party. Everyone Had So Much Fun!

paugys-wb-0334

Karen Up On The Roof

paugys-wb-0409

The Ladies

paugys-wb-0461

The Men Hanging Out On The Roof

paugys-wb-0197

Jason

paugys-wb-0234

The Rings

paugys-wb-0251

Joe Knows Where To Go

paugys-wb-0221

The Orrington Has Lots Of Cool Windows But Only One With A Beautiful Bride

paugys-wb-0566

Candlelit Ceremony

paugys-wb-0722

Just Married Is A Very Happy Moment

paugys-wb-0804

Outdoor Photos At Night Were Fun

paugys-wb-0896

The First Dance Started A Really Fun Night

paugys-wb-1047

A Romantic Moment At A Rockin Reception

paugys-wb-1073

Cool Good Night

paugys-wb-1401






Claire And Donovan Had A Great Day For Their Wedding! Great Couple! We Had Fun Being Part Of Their Wedding. Enjoy A Few Of Our Favs!

griffith-wb-1138

Claire Is……….

griffith-wb-0146

A Classic Beauty

griffith-wb-0284

Donovan Get’s A Pre Ceremony Look At Claire

griffith-wb-0295

Donovan Is…….

griffith-wb-0479

A Stud

griffith-wb-0483

Cuff And Links

griffith-wb-0490

There Were Two Beatles Songs Playing In My Head When We took This Photo

griffith-wb-05521

Cool Moment Captured By Lynne

griffith-wb-08031

Just Married

griffith-wb-08541

Great Bridal Party

griffith-wb-09941

Cool Kiss

griffith-wb-10681

It Was Windy In A Very Good Way

griffith-wb10811

The Golden Hour Of Wedding Photography Light

griffith-wb-11471

Start The Celebration

griffith-wb-1187

First Dance

griffith-wb-13661

We Love Taking Family Photos At Weddings

griffith-wb-15201

Moonlight Kiss At The Flossmoor Country Club

griffith-wb-15481






We Had The Honor Of Photographing Katie And Dave’s Wedding. Beautiful Couple, Beautiful Day, Great Party! Enjoy A Few Of Our Favorites.

sliwa-b-1173

Dave Gets Ready

sliwa-b-0200

Katie’s Jewelry Box

sliwa-b-0306

Glamour Bridal Photo Inspired By Yervant

sliwa-b-0330

sliwa-b-0349

The Incredibly Beautiful Katie At The Hyatt Lodge - Oak Brook, IL

sliwa-b-0407

Just Married

sliwa-b-0715

sliwa-b-0946

Katie And Dave’s Crew

sliwa-b-0953

sliwa-b-1006

The Ladies And Dave

sliwa-b-1103

The Men

sliwa-b-1095

We Love Shooting Fall Weddings!

sliwa-b-1109

Dave Was A Happy Groom

sliwa-b-1124

Celebrate!

sliwa-b-1140

Sweet!

sliwa-b-1373

Several Blackhawks Were In Attendance

sliwa-b-1433

Purple Background

sliwa-b-1447

Great Night Had By All!

sliwa-b-1662






Christa And Dave Had A Great Time At Their Wedding in Chicago. Christa Had The Most Spectacular Bridal Veil Ever. Enjoy A Few Of Our Favorites.

winikates-b-0126

Ready

winikates-b-0148

Dave Was A Very Happy Groom

winikates-b-0260

First Look

winikates-b-0261

It Was Chilly And Fun!

winikates-b-0283

Cool Bridal Party And The Diamond Building

winikates-b-0391

Windy Day

winikates-b-0425

Dave Has The Rings

winikates-b-0556

Bling

winikates-b-0623

Mag Mile Bridal Party

winikates-b-0675

I Do

winikates-b-0949

Just Married

winikates-b-1015

Dancing Cheek To Cheek To Start The Party

winikates-b-1175

The Wrigley Building

winikates-b-1563






Fred Kunz Is A Custom Builder That Specializes In Remodeling Rooms. We have Worked Together On A Book And On Fred’s Web Page. Fred Is Working On A House In South Haven And He Invited Us Up To Take Some Photos. South Haven Is Beautiful! When We Arrived It Was Late Afternoon And The Light Was So Nice. Enjoy A Few Of Our Favorite Images.

fred-sh-0115

Fred Added This Sun Room To The House. Very Nice!

fred-sh-0048

Looking At Chicago Over Lake Michigan. Seemed Like A Million Miles Away

fred-sh-b-0082

South Haven Light House

fred-sh-b-0116

Really Cool Tree Near The Lake. A Vortex Is Good Luck And Brings Peace.

fred-sh-b-0140

Back Of The House

fred-sh-b-0171






Justin

justin-b-0120

justin-b-0126

justin-b-0079

justin-b-0053

justin-0222

justin-b-0171

justin-b-0179

justin-b-0232

justin-b-02921

justin-b-0278






The Pursuit Of Great Tone Has Been My Holy Grail For Years. Being Able To Hear The Difference Between Great And Many Times Better Than Great can Be A Curse. After Leaving Maken Music In Chicago A Few Years Ago, I Stumbled Into Schroeder Guitar Repair. Now Schroeder Audio. Tim Schroeder Has Repaired All My Guitars And Amps At One Time Or Another And Every Time I Get Something Back From His Shop It Played And Sounded SO Much Better. A While Back Tim Introduced The DB7. We Have Similar Tastes In Music And I Toyed With The Idea Of Getting A DB7. Finally Ordered My DB7 And Could Not Be Happier.

The DB7 Is Hand Made With The Best Stuff You Can Make An Amp With. (If You Want A Technical Explanation, Call Tim Schroeder) Quality is Beyond Superior, However, That Is Not The Most Important Factor In Choosing This Amp. The Sound Is So Wonderful. Clean, Punchy, Rocks, Smooth, Creamy, Chimey. Usually When I get A New Amp It Takes A few Hours Over A Few Sessions To Get The Mojo. The DB7 Responded Exactly As expected From The First Cowboy Chord I Played. My Initial Session Went 3 Hours Because I Was Floating On Tone Clouds From Heaven. Played A Little Wes Montgomery, A Little Jackson Brown - David Lindley, A Little Neil Young, A Lot Of Duane Allman (This Amp Loves Slide Guitar) A Little Zepplin, A Lot Of Santana, A Little Beatles, A Little Who (Live Magic Bus). The Les Paul Has Never Had As Much Clean Sustain. Even At Loud Volumes When I Went From Playing A lead To Chords, I Can Get Clean Chords Without Dialing Down The Volume, Then Get A little Dirty By Attacking The Strings Harder.

My Gang Of Electric Guitars Have All Been Played Through The DB7. Some Amps Sound Better With Humbuckers, Some With Single Coil Pups. The DB7 Sounds Great With Both. I am Look Forward To Many Years Of Playing The DB7 With A Big Smile On My Face.

In The Photo Below Tim Schroeder And  Myself. I was Thinking, Wow, Is This What It Was Like In The 60’s When You Went To Jim Marshall Or Leo Fender To Pick Up Your New Amp? Enjoy A few Of My Favorite Photos Of The DB7!

db7-b-1

Blue Is My Color And Tim Nailed It For Me. Does The Color Or The Look Of An Amp Make A Difference To The Sound? Yes Because It Makes Me Want To Play It More.

db7-b-0014

The Sidecar Speaker Bottom. This One Has An Alnico Speaker And Something Else In It. 2 12s That Just Rock!. Like The Handle Built In. This Is A Ported Cabinet That Adds To The Chimeyness.

db7-b-0006

Get The Better Cables. Clean Power You Can Hear.

db7-b-0011

Very Simple Controls. I Played For Over An Hour With These Settings And The Tone Was Excellent. Then I realized The Bass Was On Zero And That Tim Told Me That The Magic Starts When You Play With The Boost Lever. YES IT DOES!!!

db7-b-0035

The Back. Simple And Easy.

db7-b-0051

The Bias Pot Is Adjustable For All You Gearheads That Go Under The Hood. Very Handy. Note That I Have #35 And It Is Hand Signed.

db7-b-0046

This Was A Great Surprise. I Never Know What Ohm Rating My Cabinets Are. Schroeder Must Have Done This With People Like Me In Mind.

db7-b-0003

This Is My Number One Electric Guitar. Best Les Paul I Have Ever Played. Went Through 6 To Find This One In 1972. This late 50’s - Early 60″s LP Has Had A Lot Of Modifications Including WCR Pickups. I could Not Stop Playing The Les Paul And The DB7. What A Combination. Got The Best Duane Allman Sounds. Great Sounding Slide Guitar Amp.

db7-b-0031

63 Strat With Lindy Fralins. Got Everything From Clapton To Country To Jeff Beck Sounds With The DB7. Very Clean And Chimey!

db7-b-0023

This Is The Last PRS Santana I Made. It Has Great Sustain And Loud Pickups. The DB7 Brought Out Sounds I Have Not Been ABle To Produce With My Other Amps. Great Combo.

db7-b-0022

My Test Lab With The Shameless Studio Promotion On The Wall. Note My Pedal Board. Never Used A Pedal. They Say That The DB7 Is Pedal Friendly But The Sounds You Get Will Make You Think Twice About Adding Pedals. My Late 60’s Marshall 50 Watt And Early 90’s Vibro King Thought They Were Up To The Challenge.

db7-b-0054






Karen And Jason Met Us At The Adler Planetarium For Some Engagement Photos. We Had A Great Time. Enjoy A Few Of Our Favorites!

paugys-0016

Part Of The Pop Art

paugys-b-0034

Looking At…………….

paugys-b-0054

The Ring

paugys-b-0046

The Cover Shot! Cool Chicago Skyline Behind A Very Nice Couple!

paugys-b-0081

Jason And Karen

paugys-2-b

Photo Safari Hike

paugys-b-0115

Special Couple! Going To Be A Great Wedding!

paugys-b-0203


Next Page »