Blog - pam lagger

fall beach session [evanston family photographer]

JAN

15

2025

We lucked out with the most gorgeous, warm day for this late October beach session. Lighthouse Beach couldn't have looked any more beautiful, and ...

FEB

02

2024

love this newborn session! [evanston ...

Newborn sessions with siblings are some of my favorites. This little guy was a bit camera shy at first, but once he warmed up we got a ton of cute ...

FEB

15

2023

studio newborn session [evanston ...

Oh my gosh, what a gorgeous family! Both of these boys are just so darn cute. I had a great time photographing them and their lovely parents. ...

OCT

18

2022

fall photos at gallery park [glenview ...

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful evening we got for this late September session at Gallery Park in Glenview. I've been doing fall photos with this ...

OCT

04

2022

family studio session [evanston family ...

I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful family in my Evanston studio a couple weeks ago. Enjoy! Have a question? Want to book a ...

SEP

14

2022

studio newborn session [evanston ...

This lovely family came to my Evanston studio for a newborn session with their adorable girls, ages two-years-old and two-weeks-old. The baby was ...

MAY

03

2022

family photos at the shakespeare garden

I did my first outdoor session of the year a couple weeks ago in the Shakespeare Garden at Northwestern. The weather wasn't exactly screaming ...

MAR

03

2022

cousins session at lighthouse beach ...

I'm still trying to catch up on blogging some of my sessions from last fall. It's been fun looking back through all my fall sessions. Oh my gosh, ...

JAN

12

2022

one-year-old birthday session [evanston ...

I can't tell you how much I love first birthday sessions! Babies at this age are just a joy to photograph—you can really see their little ...

JAN

11

2022

extended family session at lighthouse ...

We did this extended family session on a beautiful October day at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston. This family was a joy to photograph. So much warmth ...

JAN

10

2022

fall photos at lighthouse beach ...

This Lighthouse Beach shoot is another one of my favorites from last fall. Toddler shoots can be challenging, but I actually love them ...

OCT

26

2021

first birthday session [evanston baby ...

First birthday sessions are definitely among my favorites. Babies are so fun and full of personality at this age, and this little girl was no ...

JUL

25

2021

family photos at lighthouse beach ...

Beach sessions at dusk are the best! The lighting is perfect and it's not too hot—or crowded—late in the day. This family was such a ...

JUL

21

2021

a magical session [evanston family ...

The month of June can be such a mixed bag weather-wise—you never know what you're going to get. But we really lucked out for this family ...

JUN

07

2021

eight months old [evanston baby ...

We'd been waiting for this sweet little girl to start sitting up on her own to do her first photo session. The sitting-up-but-not-crawling stage is ...

MAY

11

2021

photos at evanston lighthouse [evanston ...

I met this lovely family at Grosse Point Lighthouse in Evanston for a family photo session. It was a gorgeous early May evening and the wildflowers ...

DEC

02

2020

family photos at crow island woods ...

How is it December already? I'm way behind on blogging my fall shoots. It's funny how little time you have when your kids are around all the time, ...

NOV

19

2020

family photos in wilmette [wilmette ...

This was such a fun shoot. It was a beautiful fall afternoon and these brothers were full of energy, as little boys usually are! It took a bit ...

NOV

10

2020

fall photos at keay nature center ...

I was originally supposed to take newborn photos of this adorable baby girl back in May, but COVID-19 and a stay-at-home order changed our plans. So ...

SEP

30

2020

lighthouse beach family photo session ...

I met up with this family at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston on a beautiful mid-September evening. This was my second time photographing them and ...

SEP

21

2020

northwestern university lakefill family ...

I've ridden my bike by the Northwestern University Lakefill about a gazillion times, but this was my first time doing a photo session there. What a ...

DEC

06

2019

harms woods family photo session

I had the pleasure of photographing this lovely family a few weeks back at Harms Woods. A late October snowstorm a few days before our shoot did a ...

NOV

18

2019

eight months old! [evanston baby ...

My favorite stage to do baby photos is sitting-up-but-not-crawling (usually around 7-9 months). You can really start to see their little ...

NOV

12

2019

crow island woods family photo session

Is it really mid-November? I'm not sure how that happened. I feel like I blinked and summer was over and now my kids are writing wish lists for Santa ...

OCT

29

2019

fall is in the air! [winnetka family ...

Fall is in the air! And for photographers that means lots of family portrait sessions! Here are a few of my favorites from a session with this family ...

SEP

27

2019

studio family photo session

A few of my favorites from a studio session with this family of five...The twins were at the absolute best stage for baby photos—sitting up but ...

MAY

29

2019

spring family photos at ryerson farm

You wouldn't guess it from looking at these photos but it was cold, rainy and crazy windy for most of the day of this shoot. (A typical spring day in ...

OCT

07

2015

sauganash, chicago family photo session

This is absolutely my favorite time of year for family photos. The leaves are just starting to change and the temps are nice and cool, but not too ...

OCT

21

2014

elawa farm family photo session

I headed out to Elawa Farm in Lake Forest last weekend for an amazing shoot with the sweetest little two-year-old girl. It was a gorgeous, sunny ...