Tim Coughlin's Photography Blog

Jillian and Ryan

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:55:13 +0000

We Are Photographing Jill And Ryan’s Wedding This July. We Met At Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo To Take Some Photos And Had A Great Time. Enjoy A Few Of Our Favs.

Johnny Winter

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:36:23 +0000

I Last Saw Johnny Winter At The Arragon Ball Room In 1972. Johnny Was Drinking Jack Daniels Heavily On Stage, Smoking Like A Chimney And Played Hot, Inspirational Music. Truly a Unique Sound. Johnny Is In My Top 50 Guitar Players. Back Then The Radio Advertisement Promoted His Concert As The Blues Playing Albino From Texas. Don’t Think You Can Say That On The Radio Today! I was So Inspired That I Bought A Steel Slide For My Pinky and Played NOTHING But Johnny Winter Songs For 6 Months. Soon After I Switched To A Glass Slide And Placed It On My Ring Finger ALA Duane Allman And Have Never Been Able To Play WIth Steel Or Quite Like I Did In Those 6 Months. Had To See The Legend Again. He Was In Many Ways Better Than Young Johnny. No Drinking, Smoking Or Anything Else.

So I Have Never Posted The Backup Band Until I Heard Brown Bag Backing Johnny Winter. Great Band, Unique Sound, Great Slide Guitar Player. Bonus, They Are From My Home Neighborhood Beverly Hills, Chicago. Growing Up In Beverly, I thought That Every Kid In America Played The Guitar In A Garage Band. So Many Great Players From The Southside and Beverly. Visit Brown Bag’s Website: brownbagmusic.net

As A Slide Guitar Player And A Former Steel Player I Really Appreciated Brown Bag’s Lead Guitarist. He Plays The Coolest Combination Of Steel And Slide Sitting And Standing In Standard Tuning. Very Tasty Licks.

Johnny Is Old and Has A Few Health Issues So He Sits Most Of The Night. Seeing Him Stand To Play And Sing Was Pretty Cool.

Johnny Plays This Dan Erliwine Lazer Guitar Because It Is Light, Stays In Tune No Matter How Hard You Play And Can Sound Like A Fender Stratocaster And A Gibson Les Paul. I Almost Got One Of These But Decided To Wait Until I reach Johnny’s Age.

There Was No Slide Guitar Playing And I was Sad And Disappointed. When The Bad Came Out For An Encore And Johnny Had His Famous 1959 Gibson Firebird And Steel Slide On His Pinky The Place Went Crazy!

The Last Song Was Highway 61. A Slide Show Was Playing Behind The Band And There Were So Many Great Images From The 60s. 70s, Through Today. Johnny Played With Almost Every Blues And Top 10 Guitar Player In The World.
James Marshall Hendrix On Bass Guitar, Johnny Playing Lead

Johnny Then And Now. Still Alive And Well

A Parent Album

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:31:09 +0000

We Were Honored To Photograph Peggy And John’s Three Children’s Weddings. Three Great Celebrations. Wonderful Bridal Parties And Families. Thank You So Much For Inviting Us To Be Part Of These Special Wedding Celebrations. Please Enjoy A Few Images From The Parent Album We Created To Capture All Three Weddings.

Julie, Chris And Katie

Beautiful Day, Beautiful Bride

We Stopped By And Played A Few Innings: Bridal Party 12 – Cubs 0

Good Night Walk On The Mag Mile At The Westin-MagMile Hotel Chicago, IL

The Beautiful Tracy And The Handsome Chris

Private Moments At The Westin RiverNorth Chicago, IL

Happy New Year!

Beautiful Bridesmaids And Parents At The Hyatt Lodge, Oakbook, IL

Just Married

Let’s Dance

Cartha Visits

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:58:22 +0000

My Friend Of 33 Years, Cartha McKenzie, Stopped By Yesterday. We Had A Great Time. Cartha Is A Man Of Many Accomplishments. Father, Grandfather, Pastor, Athlete, Owner and President Of Quality & Excellence Inc. We Enjoyed Looking At Old Football Images. Our Football Legends Get Larger Every Year We Get Older.

Right After My Last Game In a 10 Year Odyssey. We Won The Championship! Woo Hoo! I Am Standing On Something To Get Taller.

This Team Photo Was Taken 5 Minutes Before Kickoff. 10 – 15 Players Missed The Photo Because They Were Late. The Joys Of Minor League Sports. Cartha Is #87

We Won The Game And I Was Fortunate To Catch A Few Passes

Karen and Bob

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:58:26 +0000

Karen And Bob’s Really Cool Wedding Album!

Fun Album Cover

Introducing

Beautiful Album

We Love The Mini Albums Too

Cool Bridal Party

Let’s Get Married

Happy Together

Karen And Bob, Great Couple, Great Party!

Katie and Dave’s Album

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:31:51 +0000

Enjoy A Quick Look At Katie And Dave’s Wedding Album. Very Cool Couple, Wedding And Album.

Happy Valentine’s Day

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:32:05 +0000

The Cats Made Valentine Cards For Lynne!

Happy Birthday Jean

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:40:26 +0000

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

Max Julie Betsey and Abbey

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:22:16 +0000

Max, Julie, Betsey And Abbey

Karen and Jason

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:34:15 +0000

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

Karen Up On The Roof

The Ladies

The Men Hanging Out On The Roof

Jason

The Rings

Joe Knows Where To Go

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

Candlelit Ceremony

Just Married Is A Very Happy Moment

Outdoor Photos At Night Were Fun

The First Dance Started A Really Fun Night

A Romantic Moment At A Rockin Reception

Cool Good Night